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Peter R. Hunt(1925-2002)

  • Editor
  • Director
  • Producer
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Peter R. Hunt and Michael Reed
Hunt started out in the film industry as a clapper boy. By the 40's, he was working in the editing department and by the 50's he was an assistant editor, then a fully fledged editor. In 1962, as editor on the first James Bond film, Dr No, he helped to create a new fast style which put its mark on action editing. From then on, he was associated with all the early Bond films, working his way up to second unit director before making his directorial debut with 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' in 1969.
BornMarch 11, 1925
DiedAugust 14, 2002(77)
BornMarch 11, 1925
DiedAugust 14, 2002(77)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, and George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.7
  • Director(as Peter Hunt)
  • 1969
Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Eric Coverley, Eunice Gayson, Zena Marshall, Joseph Wiseman, Henry Lopez, and Charles Edghill in Dr. No (1962)
Dr. No
7.2
  • Editor(as Peter Hunt)
  • 1962
Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice (1967)
You Only Live Twice
6.8
  • Editor(as Peter Hunt)
  • 1967
Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Martine Beswick, Luciana Paluzzi, and Molly Peters in Thunderball (1965)
Thunderball
6.9
  • Editor(as Peter Hunt)
  • 1965

Credits

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Editor

  • Mickey Rourke in Desperate Hours (1990)
    Desperate Hours
    5.4
    • supervising editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1990
  • Night Games (1980)
    Night Games
    4.8
    • Editor
    • 1980
  • Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in The Persuaders! (1971)
    The Persuaders!
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1971
  • Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice (1967)
    You Only Live Twice
    6.8
    • supervising editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1967
  • Strange Portrait
    • Editor
    • 1966
  • Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Martine Beswick, Luciana Paluzzi, and Molly Peters in Thunderball (1965)
    Thunderball
    6.9
    • supervising editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1965
  • The Ipcress File (1965)
    The Ipcress File
    7.1
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1965
  • Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, and Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger (1964)
    Goldfinger
    7.7
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1964
  • Sean Connery, Martine Beswick, Daniela Bianchi, Robert Shaw, Lisa Guiraut, and Aliza Gur in From Russia with Love (1963)
    From Russia with Love
    7.3
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1963
  • Anita Ekberg and Bob Hope in Call Me Bwana (1963)
    Call Me Bwana
    5.4
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1963
  • Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Eric Coverley, Eunice Gayson, Zena Marshall, Joseph Wiseman, Henry Lopez, and Charles Edghill in Dr. No (1962)
    Dr. No
    7.2
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1962
  • Damn the Defiant! (1962)
    Damn the Defiant!
    7.1
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1962
  • On the Fiddle (1961)
    On the Fiddle
    5.7
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1961
  • Loss of Innocence (1961)
    Loss of Innocence
    6.7
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1961
  • Norman Wisdom in There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
    There Was a Crooked Man
    6.6
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1960

Director

  • Eyes of a Witness (1991)
    Eyes of a Witness
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
    Assassination
    5.2
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1987
  • Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986)
    Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Barbara Carrera, Scott Glenn, and Edward Fox in Wild Geese II (1985)
    Wild Geese II
    4.9
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1985
  • Olivia Hussey, Nicholas Clay, and Franco Nero in The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
    The Last Days of Pompeii
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1984
  • Powers Boothe in Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983)
    Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Charles Bronson, Angie Dickinson, and Lee Marvin in Death Hunt (1981)
    Death Hunt
    6.9
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1981
  • David Niven, Burt Reynolds, and Lesley-Anne Down in Rough Cut (1980)
    Rough Cut
    5.7
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • The Beasts Are on the Streets (1978)
    The Beasts Are on the Streets
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Richard Harris in Gulliver's Travels (1977)
    Gulliver's Travels
    5.5
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1977
  • Shout at the Devil (1976)
    Shout at the Devil
    6.2
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1976
  • Roger Moore, Ray Milland, Bradford Dillman, and Susannah York in Gold (1974)
    Gold
    5.7
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1974
  • Shirley MacLaine in Shirley's World (1971)
    Shirley's World
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in The Persuaders! (1971)
    The Persuaders!
    8.0
    TV Series
    • directed by (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1971
  • Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, and George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    6.7
    • directed by (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1969

Producer

  • This Week (1956)
    This Week
    6.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1956–1959
  • Salute to Show Business
    TV Special
    • producer (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • P. Hunt
  • Born
    • March 11, 1925
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 14, 2002
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(heart failure)
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    • 1 Interview

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Developed a style he called "crash cutting" for Dr. No (1962).
  • Quotes
    [on the Bond films, which he likened to paperback novels] My feeling was always that one should make the films seriously, but never take them seriously.

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