007 director Guy Hamilton attends Cannes Film Festival

Guy Hamilton was the assistant director for a film called, `The Third Man`, directed by Carol Reed in 1949. Now, a new documentary is being shown at Cannes, detailing how that film came to be. And Guy Hamilton is on hand to show his support.

The director is best known for his work on the early James Bond films - Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Live And Let Die (1973) and The Man With The Golden Gun (1974).

The following is an excerpt from a report by The Chicago Tribune.

Guy Hamilton, 82, assistant director on `The Third Man,` still bristles at the thought of Welles taking credit for the work of Reed, who died in 1976. Hamilton, who provides recollections in `Shadowing the Third Man,` came to Cannes to help plug the documentary.

`Carol was basically my father. He taught me everything I know,` said Hamilton, who later directed such James Bond flicks as Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and Live and Let Die. `I adored him and we remained very, very friendly.

`I care about his reputation. I like to see justice done, or at least my version of justice. And that's why I'm here. If anything, it's my tribute to Carol.`

Thanks to `Kyvan` for the alert.

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