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John Glen

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John Glen

Born May 15, 1932 in Sunbury-on-Thames, London, England, UK10 films

John Glen (born 15 May 1932) is a British film director. He was born in Sunbury-on-Thames, England. He is best known for his work as a film editor, and director of five James Bond movies, he also worked as film editor and second unit director on three previous Bond movies: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979). Glen's other films as second unit director include Superman and The Wild Geese, both in 1978.  He also directed the feature films Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) and The Point Men (2001) and directed the TV series Space Precinct. In 2001, he published his memoir "For My Eyes Only."

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The Living Daylights posterFirst watchThe Living Daylights19876.6After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of…View film

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For Your Eyes Only poster6.6For Your Eyes Only1981Licence to Kill poster6.4Licence to Kill1989Octopussy poster6.4Octopussy1983A View to a Kill poster6.3A View to a Kill1985Christopher Columbus: The Discovery poster4.8Christopher Columbus: The Discovery1992Iron Eagle III poster4.1Iron Eagle III1992

Filmography

10 films as director
  1. 2025Space Precinct: The Fire WithinDirector
  2. 2001The Point MenDirector
  3. 1992Christopher Columbus: The DiscoveryDirector
  4. 1992Iron Eagle IIIDirector
  5. 1990Checkered FlagDirector
  6. 1989Licence to KillDirector
  7. 1987The Living DaylightsDirector
  8. 1985A View to a KillDirector
  9. 1983OctopussyDirector
  10. 1981For Your Eyes OnlyDirector