Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

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Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Poster of the movie Spymaker.jpg
Written by Robert J. Avrech
Directed byFerdinand Fairfax
Starring Jason Connery
Kristin Scott Thomas
Joss Ackland
Patricia Hodge
David Warner
Music by Carl Davis
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Aida Young
CinematographyMike Southon
Editor Lesley Walker
Running time100 minutes
Original release
ReleaseMarch 5, 1990 (1990-03-05)

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.

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The film follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books and movies. As a womanizer and a romantic Fleming got himself expelled from Eton and other prestigious public schools before his mother sent him to work for the news bureau Reuters. Whilst covering a show-trial of British engineers in Soviet Moscow, Fleming caught the interest of Britain's dormant yet watchful military intelligence, later to become S.O.E. After Fleming's recruitment into His Majesty's Service, his exploits become increasingly fantastic.

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