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The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

1990TV Movie⏱️ 1h 40mNot Rated
AdventureBiographyWar
6.2
IMDB Rating
695 votes

Ian Fleming's life (1908-64) as a journalist and a naval intelligence officer was a lot like the womanizing James Bond, about whom he would later write 12 spy novels.

Director
Ferdinand Fairfax
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jason Connery, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joss Ackland
Release Date
March 5, 1990
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jason Connery
Jason Connery
as Ian Fleming
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
as Leda St Gabriel
Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland
as Gen. Gerhard Hellstein
Patricia Hodge
Patricia Hodge
as Lady Evelyn
David Warner
David Warner
as Adm. Godfrey
Colin Welland
Colin Welland
as Reuters Editor
Fiona Fullerton
Fiona Fullerton
as Lady Caroline
Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
as Gen. Halmsden
Julian Firth
Julian Firth
as Quincy
Marsha Fitzalan
Marsha Fitzalan
as Miss Delaney

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Highclere Castle, Highclere Park, Highclere, Newbury, Hampshire, England, UK
Production
Gary Hoffman Productions, Saban/Scherick Productions, Turner Pictures (I)

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

SpyAdventureBiographyWar

⭐ Featured Review

The very model of a super spy
by mosmanic1999-10-04

"The impact of James Bond, 007, on 20th century popular culture is such that we deserve to know something of his creator. The details of the character and the situations into which he is thrust suggest that it would be beyond anyone's imagination to conjure up in a vacuum. Clearly Bond must have been based on a model, and this film leaves us in doubt that Fleming's own life forms at least part of the myth. The film is of course a hokey collection of picaresque adventures that strain the credulity of the 90's viewer (unlike the 60's spectator who was only too ready to accept..."

💡 Did You Know?

Jason Connery played James Bond Creator Ian Fleming. Jason is the son of Sir Sean Connery and Diane Cilento, Sir Sean famously played Bond in seven movies, with six in the official EON Productions film franchise.

📖 Synopsis

Ian Fleming's life (1908-64) as a journalist and a naval intelligence officer was a lot like the womanizing James Bond, about whom he would later write 12 spy novels.