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- Birth namePeter Roger Hunt
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: tonyman5
- Developed a style he called "crash cutting" for Dr. No (1962).
- Although there were talks, he refused to direct the remake of Thunderball (1965), Never Say Never Again (1983), because he was afraid producer Albert R. Broccoli would consider him a traitor. "Never Say Never Again" was produced by old rival Kevin McClory and EON (Broccoli's company) had tried to prevent the making of this non-EON Bond movie.
- Studied violin at the London College of Music and the history of art at the University of Rome before becoming a clapper-boy at Denham Studios in 1947.
- Edited 'You Only Live Twice' uncredited as the original editor was not competent enough for the film.
- Remained in Italy after the war and studied art history at the University of Rome.
- [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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