Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Directed by	Ferdinand Fairfax
Written by	Robert J. Avrech
Produced by	Aida Young
Starring	Jason Connery; Kristin Scott Thomas; Joss Ackland; Patricia Hodge; David Warner
Cinematography	Mike Southon
Edited by	Lesley Walker
Music by	Carl Davis
Distributed by	Turner Pictures
Release date	March 5, 1990
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming is a 1990 TV biographical film of the life of Ian Fleming, creator of the James Bond spy character, retracing his playboy youth, his expulsion from several colleges, his experiences as a newspaper writer and his tour of duty for the British intelligence agency during World War II. Fleming himself is played by Jason Connery, son of Sean Connery, the actor who first played Bond in the film series. Ex-Bond girl Fiona Fullerton, who appeared in A View To A Kill, made an appearance.

Plot[]

This movie follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming (Jason Connery), the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books and movies. As a womanizer and a hopeless romantic, Fleming got himself expelled from Eton and other prestigious public schools before his mother, fed up, sent him to work for Reuters, the news bureau. While covering a show-trial of British engineers in Soviet Moscow, Fleming pulled his first Bond-like escapade, almost losing his life in the process. This caught the interest of Britain's dormant yet watchful military intelligence, later to become the highly acclaimed Special Operations Executive (S.O.E.). After Fleming's recruitment into His Majesty's Service, his exploits become increasingly fantastic. It is difficult to believe that this is not fiction. This movie goes to prove, once again, that truth is stranger than fiction.

Cast[]

Jason Connery as Ian Fleming
Kristin Scott Thomas as Leda St Gabriel
Joss Ackland as German SS Generaloberst Hielstien
Patricia Hodge as Lady Evelyn Fleming
David Warner as Admiral Godfrey, S.O.E. Military Intelligence
Colin Welland as Reuters World News Editor
Fiona Fullerton as Lady Caroline Hornsby
Richard Johnson as General Hornsby
Julian Firth as Quincy
Marsha Fitzalan as Miss Delaney
as Countess De Turbinville
as German SS Major
Clive Mantle as Marine Sergeant Ellis
as young Ian Fleming
as Daphne
Edita Brychta as Maya
as Colette
as S.O.E. Agent
Kate Humble as The Red-Head (credited as Lauren Heston)
Robert Longden as Professor Whitman

External links[]

Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming at IMDb

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