The Man With the Goldeneye
Best of British|September 2024
Film stills photographer Keith Hamshere describes how he came to enter the world of James Bond
Keith Hamshere
The Man With the Goldeneye

The summer of 1976 had been a quiet time in the British film industry and UK cinema admissions were falling massively - they'd plummeted to 103 million from an earlier all-time high of 1.6 billion. Set against this backdrop was little old me, self-employed with a young family and a mortgage. I was always very anxious when I didn't have my next job lined up and this was one of the most anxious times as I'd been out of work for several weeks after a holiday in Devon.

Every time the phone rang, I jumped up hoping it was word about a job, but invariably it would be a neighbour or friend calling about something quite inconsequential.

It got to the point I thought I might never work again.

However, then came one call that changed my life forever. A lovely woman named Golda Offenheim was at the other end of the phone; she was a production secretary and coordinator of some note, and a really lovely person, too. "Keith? Derek Meddings suggested you might come and help us as we need some plates photographing" "OK," I answered, "and where are you working?"

"At the moment I'm standing near Love Beach in the Bahamas," she replied.

I think I'd already packed my bags and was on my way to the airport before she'd finished talking. Not only was it to end the temporary drought of work I found myself in, the film was The Spy Who Loved Me and marked my first contact with the world of 007 and Eon Productions.

この記事は Best of British の September 2024 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

この記事は Best of British の September 2024 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。