John Glen

Directing

John Glen

Born

1932-05-15 (94)

Place of birth

Sunbury-on-Thames, London, England, UK

Known for

Directing

Credits

30 titles

John Glen (born 15 May 1932) is a British film director. He was born in Sunbury-on-Thames, England. He is best known for his work as a film editor, and director of five James Bond movies, he also worked as film editor and second unit director on three previous Bond movies: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979). Glen's other films as second unit director include Superman and The Wild Geese, both in 1978.  He also directed the feature films Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) and The Point Men (2001) and directed the TV series Space Precinct. In 2001, he published his memoir "For My Eyes Only."

Known for

A View to a Kill poster
6.3

A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin who forms a plan to destroy his only competition in Silicon Valley by triggering a massive earthquake in the San Francisco Bay.

A View to a Kill

1985

Octopussy poster
6.4

James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.

Octopussy

1983

Licence to Kill poster
6.4

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.

Licence to Kill

1989

For Your Eyes Only poster
6.5

A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.

For Your Eyes Only

1981

The Living Daylights poster
6.6

After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the West.

The Living Daylights

1987

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery poster
4.8

Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the unchartered Ocean sea. After failing to find backing from the Portugese, he goes to the Spanish court to ask Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand for help. After surviving a grilling from the Head of the Spanish Inquisition Tomas de Torquemada, he eventually gets the blessing from Queen Isabella and sets sail in three ships to travel into the unknown. Along the way he must deal with sabotage from Portugese spies and mutiny from a rebellious crew.

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

1992

Film credits

2000s · 14 titles

Inside 'Moonraker' poster
6.8

Documentary looking at the production of the James Bond movie 'Moonraker'. Narated by Patrick Macnee.

Inside 'Moonraker'

2000

Bond in Greece poster
6.0

A documentary about For Your Eyes Only filming in Greece.

Bond in Greece

2006

Inside The Living Daylights poster
8.0

The making of the film that introduced Timothy Dalton as James Bond, who gave Bond a darker edge for a new generation.

Inside The Living Daylights

2000

Best Ever Bond poster
5.7

Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.

Best Ever Bond

2002

Inside 'A View to a Kill' poster
6.7

A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "A View to a Kill"

Inside 'A View to a Kill'

2000

Inside 'Octopussy' poster
6.2

Documentary looking at the production of the James Bond movie 'Octopussy'. Narrated by Patrick Macnee.

Inside 'Octopussy'

2000

Inside 'Licence to Kill' poster
7.4

A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film 'Licence to Kill'.

Inside 'Licence to Kill'

2000

Inside 'The Living Daylights' poster
6.7

A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "The Living Daylights"

Inside 'The Living Daylights'

2000

Inside 'For Your Eyes Only' poster
6.6

A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only"

Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'

2000

Inside Q's Lab poster
5.3

Inside the lab of Q.

Inside Q's Lab

2000

Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles poster
5.1

Documentary exploring the famous title sequences used in the Bond movies. Narrated by Patrick Macnee. Included on the 'You Only Live Twice' Bluray disc

Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles

2000

Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' poster
6.4

A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"

Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

2000

No artwork available
6.0

On set interview with John Glen.

On the Set with John Glen

2006

No artwork available
6.0

Short documentary of the aerial footage of the fight atop the Beechcraft C-45 'Twin Beech' (twin-engine) Beech 18 airplane for the finale of the James Bond movie "Octopussy".

Testing the Limits: The Aerial Team

2006

Behind the camera

A View to a Kill poster
6.3

A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin who forms a plan to destroy his only competition in Silicon Valley by triggering a massive earthquake in the San Francisco Bay.

A View to a Kill

1985

Octopussy poster
6.4

James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.

Octopussy

1983

Licence to Kill poster
6.4

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.

Licence to Kill

1989

For Your Eyes Only poster
6.5

A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.

For Your Eyes Only

1981

The Living Daylights poster
6.6

After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the West.

The Living Daylights

1987

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery poster
4.8

Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the unchartered Ocean sea. After failing to find backing from the Portugese, he goes to the Spanish court to ask Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand for help. After surviving a grilling from the Head of the Spanish Inquisition Tomas de Torquemada, he eventually gets the blessing from Queen Isabella and sets sail in three ships to travel into the unknown. Along the way he must deal with sabotage from Portugese spies and mutiny from a rebellious crew.

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

1992

Iron Eagle III poster
4.1

Chappy discovers a drug-smuggling scheme at his own air base. It turns out that the lives of some village people in Peru are at stake, and he decides to fly there with ancient airplanes and friends to free them.

Iron Eagle III

1992

The Point Men poster
4.4

Some time after their botched operation to capture a known Palestinian terrorist, a team of Israeli agents starts to get killed off one by one. Their leader must get to the bottom of things before the killer(s) plan is complete.

The Point Men

2001

Checkered Flag poster
3.2

Unsold TV pilot about two young race car drivers compete on and off the track.

Checkered Flag

1990

Space Precinct: The Fire Within poster
NR

A priest spontaneously combusts during a ceremony at the Pyrist Temple; Brogan investigates, finding that the death was likely a homicide and all evidence points to a fellow priest being the culprit.

Space Precinct: The Fire Within

2025