
Directing
John Glen
Born 1932-05-15 · Sunbury-on-Thames, London, England, UK
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."
Acting credits
7.3Pull back the curtain on the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, from Sean Connery’s Dr No through to Daniel Craig’s final outing in No Time to Die.
The Sound of 007
2022
8.0Friends, family and co-stars take part in this revealing and entertaining look at British icon Roger Moore and his rise to global fame. With rare home-movie footage.
From Roger Moore with Love
2024
6.7Documentary looking at the production of the James Bond movie 'Moonraker'. Narated by Patrick Macnee.
Inside 'Moonraker'
2000
5.7Roger 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
7.9Behind-the-scenes look at more than three decades of the James Bond feature film series.
The Secrets of 007
1997
6.2Documentary looking at the production of the James Bond movie 'Octopussy'. Narrated by Patrick Macnee.
Inside 'Octopussy'
2000
7.4A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film 'Licence to Kill'.
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
2000
5.1Documentary 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
8.0The 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
6.7A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "The Living Daylights"
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
2000
6.0A documentary about For Your Eyes Only filming in Greece.
Bond in Greece
2006
4.0The making of the James Bond movie Octopussy (1983) in Udaipur, India during 1982.
James Bond in India
1983
6.7A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "A View to a Kill"
Inside 'A View to a Kill'
2000
6.4A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
2000
6.6A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only"
Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'
2000
5.3Inside the lab of Q.
Inside Q's Lab
2000
5.0The demonic Nicholas Diabolus is put on trial accused of interfering with people's lives.
Views on Trial
1954
6.5An examination of why the James Bond films have proved so popular including a discussion between the four actors who have played Bond, an interview with Cubby Broccoli and contributions from the directors, production designers, special effects and stuntmen.
30 Years of James Bond
1992
On set interview with John Glen.
On the Set with John Glen
2006
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
6.5A 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
6.3A 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
6.5After 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
6.4After 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
6.4James 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
4.8Genoan 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
4.1Chappy 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
4.4Some 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
NRA 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
3.3Unsold TV pilot about two young race car drivers compete on and off the track.
Checkered Flag
1990