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John Glen

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John Glen

  • He has directed the most number of James Bond movies totaling five: For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989). He also edited three films in the series: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) , The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).
  • The foreword of his autobiography, "For My Eyes Only: My Life with James Bond" (2001), was written by Roger Moore, who played James Bond in 3 of the 5 Bond movies directed by Glen.
  • Directed all five of the 1980s era James Bond films.
  • Claims that Maryam d'Abo is one of his favorite actresses, since he cast her in three projects: the main James Bond girl role in The Living Daylights (1987), Takeover (1995) and The Point Men (2001).
  • Started work in the cutting rooms, then got his directing experience on the television series Man in a Suitcase (1967).

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