Martin Campbell
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Biography: Martin Campbell knows how to entertain an audience when he steps behind the camera. When he directed The Mask of Zorro (1998), the movie earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and launched the international careers of Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Next, when he helmed Vertical Limit (2000), the film was well received by the critics and earned over $200 million in worldwide box-office sales. In addition, Campbell is credited with rejuvenating the James Bond franchise when he directed GoldenEye (1995), Pierce Brosnan's first outing as the famed British spy, which went on to gross more than $350 million. He also directed Daniel Craig's debut Bond feature as well, Casino Royale (2006). Born in New Zealand, Campbell moved to London where he began his career as a cameraman. He went on to produce the controversial British feature Scum (1979), as well as Black Joy (1977), which was selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Campbell made his directorial debut on the British police action series The Professionals (1977) and continued with the popular BBC series Shoestring (1979) and Thames TV's Minder (1979) Considered one of the U.K.'s top directors by the mid-'80s, he directed the highly praised British telefilm, Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983). For his work on Edge of Darkness (1985), a five-hour BBC miniseries about nuclear contamination in England that depicted murder and high-ranking corruption, he won six BAFTA awards. Campbell's first Hollywood movie was Criminal Law (1998) and he went on to direct Defenseless (1991) and No Escape (1994). Some of his American credits include directing HBO's Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) and two episodes of NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), among others. He also directed the epic romance Beyond Borders (2003) starring Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Hastings, New Zealand
Birthday: October 24, 1943
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Gender: Male
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07 Spaceys
Overview: Canada's only sci-fi and fantasy television awards show. SPACE's annual celebration of genre entertainment. In a sea of boring television award shows, the SPACEYS is the only one that avoids podiums and red carpets. Instead, we take the show around the globe to stalk find the winners, wherever they happen to be, and present them with our much coveted silver alien-head statuette!
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Being James Bond
Overview: Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming 25th film No Time To Die, Craig shares his personal memories in conversation with 007 producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-29
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Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
Overview: Interviews analyzing and looking back at the making of, and the impact made by, of one of the greatest epic films ever produced.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-04
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Casino Royale
Overview: Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-14
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The World of James Bond
Overview: Elizabeth Hurley hosts a one hour documentary on the history of the James Bond film series to tie in with the seventeenth Bond film, GoldenEye.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-29
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Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
Overview: Martin Campbell directs Goldeneye.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-17
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Building a Better Bond
Overview: Teaser promotional documentary made for theaters and exhibitors, shot in 1994 during pre-production to promote the then upcoming James Bond movie GoldenEye (1995).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
Overview: A short documentary about the press of GoldenEye.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-17
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Anatomy of a Stunt: Tank vs. Perrier
Overview: Breaking down the Perrier truck stunt in GoldenEye.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-17
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Derek Meddings: Making It Small in Pictures
Overview: A short documentary about Derek Meddings.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Overview: Made for TV documentary including interview and behind the scenes footage from the James Bond movie GoldenEye (1995).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-26
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GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Overview: A short documentary about the cast of GoldenEye.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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The Road to Casino Royale
Overview: Documentary that traces the tangled rights to Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale," the first James Bond story, which took over a half century to reach the screen in recognizable form.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-21
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Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo
Overview: Short behind the scenes making-of documentary about the filming of the sinking house palazzo and the Venetian piazza chase from the James Bond movie Casino Royale (2006).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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Becoming Bond
Overview: A documentary which shows the creation of Casino Royale (2006).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-07
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James Bond in the Bahamas
Overview: A documentary about James Bond in the Bahamas.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-21
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Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation
Overview: A documentary about Ian Fleming.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-21
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James Bond: For Real
Overview: The stunts and action set pieces for the the 2006 James Bond adventure 'Casino Royale'.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-22
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