Underplayed Gems

Goldeneye (1989)

Goldeneye poster
Directed by
Don Boyd
Genre
tv movie, drama, history
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
15
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a dramatized biography of Ian Fleming, the man who created James Bond. It follows his life during World War Two, his romantic relationships, and how he came to write the Bond novels. Charles Dance plays Fleming.

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What happens

Goldeneye, also sometimes called Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming, is a 1989 British television film loosely based on the life of the author Ian Fleming, portrayed by Charles Dance, focusing on Fleming's life during the Second World War, his love life and the writing of James Bond, and directed by Don Boyd. The film is based on The Life of Ian Fleming (1966), a biography by John Pearson, who was Fleming's assistant in the 1950s and has access to his private papers. The film's screenwriter, Reg Gadney, also has a small part as James Bond, the American ornithologist who lent his name to Fleming's famous spy. The Anglia Television's dramatised biography takes its name from Fleming's estate in Jamaica (the title was later used for the James Bond film). The film received mixed reviews, with praise for Dance's portrayal of Fleming. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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