Goldeneye, also sometimes called Golden Eye, and subtitled “the Secret Life of Ian Fleming”, is a British television movie of 1989 about the life of the author Ian Fleming, directed by Don Boyd.
| Goldeneye | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Don Boyd |
| Written by | Reg Gadney[1] |
| Based on | Biography by John Pearson about life of Ian Fleming |
| Produced by | Graeme MacDonald |
| Starring | Charles Dance |
| Cinematography | Richard Greatrex[2] |
| Edited by | David Spiers |
| Music by | Michael Berkeley |
Production company | Anglia Films[2] |
Release date | 27 August 1989 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film is based on The Life of Ian Fleming (1966), a biography by John Pearson, who was Fleming's assistant in the 1950s and has access to his private papers.[3][4]
The film's screenwriter, Reg Gadney, also has a small part as James Bond, the American ornithologist who lent his name to Fleming's eponymous spy.