Martin Campbell

Martin Campbell

Born: October 24, 1943
in Hastings, New Zealand
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.

Movies for Martin Campbell...

Being James Bond
Title: Being James Bond
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 29, 2021
Type: Movie
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.
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Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
Title: Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
Character: Self
Released: May 4, 2010
Type: Movie
Interviews analyzing and looking back at the making of, and the impact made by, of one of the greatest epic films ever produced.
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Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation
Title: Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation
Released: October 21, 2008
Type: Movie
A documentary about Ian Fleming.
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The Road to Casino Royale
Title: The Road to Casino Royale
Released: October 21, 2008
Type: Movie
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.
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James Bond in the Bahamas
Title: James Bond in the Bahamas
Released: October 21, 2008
Type: Movie
A documentary about James Bond in the Bahamas.
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Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo
Title: Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
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).
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07 Spaceys
Title: 07 Spaceys
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
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!
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James Bond: For Real
Title: James Bond: For Real
Character: Self
Released: November 22, 2006
Type: Movie
The stunts and action set pieces for the the 2006 James Bond adventure 'Casino Royale'.
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Casino Royale
Title: Casino Royale
Character: Airport Worker (uncredited)
Released: November 14, 2006
Type: Movie
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.
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Becoming Bond
Title: Becoming Bond
Character: Self
Released: November 7, 2006
Type: Movie
A documentary which shows the creation of Casino Royale (2006).
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Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
Title: Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
Released: July 17, 2006
Type: Movie
Martin Campbell directs Goldeneye.
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The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
Title: The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
Released: July 17, 2006
Type: Movie
A short documentary about the press of GoldenEye.
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Anatomy of a Stunt: Tank vs. Perrier
Title: Anatomy of a Stunt: Tank vs. Perrier
Released: July 17, 2006
Type: Movie
Breaking down the Perrier truck stunt in GoldenEye.
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Derek Meddings: Making It Small in Pictures
Title: Derek Meddings: Making It Small in Pictures
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
A short documentary about Derek Meddings.
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Building a Better Bond
Title: Building a Better Bond
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
Teaser promotional documentary made for theaters and exhibitors, shot in 1994 during pre-production to promote the then upcoming James Bond movie GoldenEye (1995).
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Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Title: Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Released: December 26, 1995
Type: Movie
Made for TV documentary including interview and behind the scenes footage from the James Bond movie GoldenEye (1995).
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The World of James Bond
Title: The World of James Bond
Released: October 29, 1995
Type: Movie
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.
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GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Title: GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
A short documentary about the cast of GoldenEye.