Peter R. Hunt(1925-2002)

Editor
Director
Editorial Department

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Peter R. Hunt and Michael Reed

Having started out in the film industry as a clapper boy, by the 40's he was working in the editing department and by the 50's he was an assistant editor then a fully fledged editor. In 1962 as editor on the first James Bond film, Dr No, he helped to create a new fast style which put it's mark on action editing. From then on he was associated with all the early Bond films working his way up to second unit director then his directorial debut with 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' in 1969.

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Awards
- 1 nomination

Known for

Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, and George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

6.7

Director(as Peter Hunt, directed by)

1969

Sean Connery and Ursula Andress in Dr. No (1962)

7.2

Editor(as Peter Hunt)

1962

Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice (1967)

You Only Live Twice

6.8

Editorial Department(as Peter Hunt)

1967

Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, and Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger (1964)

7.7

Editor(as Peter Hunt)

1964

Credits

Editor

Night Games
4.8
- Editor
- 1980
The Persuaders!
8.0
TV Series
- Editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1971
Strange Portrait
- Editor
- 1966
The Ipcress File
7.2
- Editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1965
Goldfinger
7.7
- Editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1964
From Russia with Love
7.3
- Editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1963
Call Me Bwana
5.3
- Editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1963
Dr. No
7.2
- Editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1962
Damn the Defiant!
7.1
- Editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1962
On the Fiddle
5.7
- Editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1961
Loss of Innocence
6.7
- Editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1961
There Was a Crooked Man
6.6
- Editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1960
Sink the Bismarck!
7.2
- Editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1960
Ferry to Hong Kong
5.5
- Editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1959
Next to No Time!
5.7
- Editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1958

Director

Eyes of a Witness
4.8
TV Movie
- Director
- 1991
Assassination
5.2
- Director (as Peter Hunt)
- 1987
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
4.7
- Director
- 1986
Wild Geese II
4.9
- Director (as Peter Hunt)
- 1985
The Last Days of Pompeii
7.0
TV Mini Series
- Director (as Peter Hunt)
- 1984
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1983
Death Hunt
6.9
- Director (as Peter Hunt)
- 1981
Rough Cut
5.7
- Director (uncredited)
- 1980
The Beasts Are on the Streets
5.5
TV Movie
- Director
- 1978
Gulliver's Travels
5.4
- Director (as Peter Hunt)
- 1977
Shout at the Devil
6.1
- Director (as Peter Hunt)
- 1976
Gold
5.7
- Director (as Peter Hunt)
- 1974
Shirley's World
6.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1972
The Persuaders!
8.0
TV Series
- Director (as Peter Hunt, directed by)
- 1971
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.7
- Director (as Peter Hunt, directed by)
- 1969

Editorial Department

Desperate Hours
5.4
- supervising editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1990
Arthur? Arthur!
5.6
- editorial director
- 1969
You Only Live Twice
6.8
- supervising editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1967
Thunderball
6.9
- supervising editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1965
Burnt Evidence
5.7
- assistant editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1954
Orders Are Orders
4.8
- associate editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1954
House of Blackmail
6.0
- assistant editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1953
The Paris Express
6.3
- assembling editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1952
Cheer the Brave
6.0
- assistant editor (as Peter Hunt)
- 1951
Gone to Earth
6.9
- associate editor (uncredited)
- 1950
They Were Not Divided
6.1
- associate editor
- 1950
Badger's Green
6.8
- associate editor
- 1949
A Gunman Has Escaped
4.8
- assistant editor (uncredited)
- 1948
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
8.0
- associate editor (uncredited)
- 1943
The Thief of Bagdad
7.4
- associate editor (uncredited)
- 1940

Personal details

Alternative names
- P. Hunt
Born
- March 11, 1925
- London, England, UK
Died
- August 14, 2002
- Santa Monica, California, USA(heart failure)
Publicity listings
- 1 Interview

Did you know

Trivia
Developed a style he called "crash cutting" for Dr. No (1962).

Quotes
[on the Bond films, which he likened to paperback novels] My feeling was always that one should make the films seriously, but never take them seriously.

FAQ9

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