FILM DIRECTOR

Martin Campbell

1943 - Today

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Martin Campbell (born 24 October 1943) is a New Zealand film and television director and producer. He is best known for his works in the action and thriller film genres, including the James Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and Casino Royale (2006), The Mask of Zorro (1998) and its sequel The Legend of Zorro (2005), Vertical Limit (2000), and The Foreigner (2017). Earlier in his career, he directed the critically acclaimed BBC drama serial Edge of Darkness (1985), which earned him a British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series. He later directed the 2010 theatrical film adaptation of the serial. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Martin Campbell is the 406th most popular film director (down from 271st in 2024), the 23rd most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 14th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular New Zealander Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Martin Campbell ranks 406 out of 2,041. Before him are Robert Stevenson, Just Jaeckin, Albert Lamorisse, Ishirō Honda, Anthony Minghella, and Tom Hooper. After him are Jacques Deray, Paweł Pawlikowski, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Lo Wei, Louis Delluc, and Roland Joffé.

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Among people born in 1943, Martin Campbell ranks 186. Before him are David Morrell, Tadao Onishi, Louis E. Brus, Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Surayud Chulanont, and Jean Zerbo. After him are Rolf Stommelen, Edward Herrmann, Charles H. Bennett, Joan Manuel Serrat, Nicolae Văcăroiu, and Jil Sander.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Martin Campbell ranks 23 out of 303. Before him are Chris Amon (1943), John Walker (1952), Bruce Spence (1945), Robert Muldoon (1921), Burt Munro (1899), and Thomas Williams (1930). After him are Karl Urban (1972), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), John Money (1921), John Dew (1948), Nancy Wake (1912), and Geoffrey Palmer (1942).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In New Zealand

Among film directors born in New Zealand, Martin Campbell ranks 3. Before him are Peter Jackson (1961), and Jane Campion (1954). After him are Andrew Niccol (1964), Fran Walsh (1959), Rupert Julian (1879), Lee Tamahori (1950), Andrew Adamson (1966), Geoff Murphy (1938), Niki Caro (1967), and Andrew Dominik (1967).

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