Maurice Binder

Maurice Binder

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Maurice Binder (December 4, 1918 – April 9, 1991) was an American film title designer best known for his work on 16 James Bond films including the first, Dr. No (1962) and for Stanley Donen's films from 1958.

He was born in New York City, but mostly worked in Britain from the 1950s onwards. In 1951, Binder directed two short films in the obscure Meet Mister Baby series; these films were preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015. He did his first film title design for Stanley Donen's Indiscreet (1958). The Bond producers first approached him after being impressed by his title designs for…

Filmography

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The Strauss Dynasty ★ 8.4 The Strauss Dynasty 1991 Hamlet ★ 6.6 Hamlet 1990 A Captive in the Land ★ 5.6 A Captive in the Land 1990 Licence to Kill ★ 6.4 Licence to Kill 1989 The Deceivers ★ 5.2 The Deceivers 1988 The Last Emperor ★ 7.6 The Last Emperor 1987 The Living Daylights ★ 6.5 The Living Daylights 1987 Max My Love ★ 5.7 Max My Love 1986 Shanghai Surprise ★ 4.3 Shanghai Surprise 1986 If Tomorrow Comes ★ 7.3 If Tomorrow Comes 1986 A View to a Kill ★ 6.2 A View to a Kill 1985 Rustlers' Rhapsody ★ 5.6 Rustlers' Rhapsody 1985 King David ★ 5.6 King David 1985 Oxford Blues ★ 5.6 Oxford Blues 1984 Octopussy ★ 6.4 Octopussy 1983 Who Dares Wins ★ 6.3 Who Dares Wins 1982 For Your Eyes Only ★ 6.5 For Your Eyes Only 1981 Green Ice ★ 5.7 Green Ice 1981 The Awakening ★ 5.5 The Awakening 1980 The Sea Wolves ★ 6.0 The Sea Wolves 1980 The Final Countdown ★ 6.6 The Final Countdown 1980 Dracula ★ 6.4 Dracula 1979 Moonraker ★ 6.2 Moonraker 1979 The Passage ★ 6.2 The Passage 1979 Brass Target ★ 5.5 Brass Target 1978 The Wild Geese ★ 6.8 The Wild Geese 1978 The Spy Who Loved Me ★ 6.8 The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 Shout at the Devil ★ 6.0 Shout at the Devil 1976 Forever Young, Forever Free ★ 7.8 Forever Young, Forever Free 1975 The Man with the Golden Gun ★ 6.5 The Man with the Golden Gun 1974 The Little Prince ★ 6.9 The Little Prince 1974 The Tamarind Seed ★ 6.2 The Tamarind Seed 1974 Gold ★ 5.8 Gold 1974 Live and Let Die ★ 6.5 Live and Let Die 1973 Young Winston ★ 6.2 Young Winston 1972 Diamonds Are Forever ★ 6.4 Diamonds Are Forever 1971 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes ★ 6.8 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes 1970 On Her Majesty's Secret Service ★ 6.6 On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969 Battle of Britain ★ 6.9 Battle of Britain 1969 Staircase ★ 5.7 Staircase 1969 A Talent for Loving ★ 5.2 A Talent for Loving 1969 The Magus ★ 5.6 The Magus 1968 Billion Dollar Brain ★ 5.6 Billion Dollar Brain 1967 Fathom ★ 6.0 Fathom 1967 You Only Live Twice ★ 6.6 You Only Live Twice 1967 Two for the Road ★ 7.0 Two for the Road 1967 After the Fox ★ 6.1 After the Fox 1966 Kaleidoscope ★ 5.3 Kaleidoscope 1966 Arabesque ★ 6.3 Arabesque 1966 Promise Her Anything ★ 4.1 Promise Her Anything 1966 Thunderball ★ 6.7 Thunderball 1965 The Wild Affair ★ 5.3 The Wild Affair 1965 Repulsion ★ 7.4 Repulsion 1965 Charade ★ 7.7 Charade 1963 Espionage ★ 10.0 Espionage 1963 The Running Man ★ 6.7 The Running Man 1963 Call Me Bwana ★ 5.8 Call Me Bwana 1963 The Mouse on the Moon ★ 6.3 The Mouse on the Moon 1963 Dr. No ★ 7.0 Dr. No 1962 The Road to Hong Kong ★ 5.8 The Road to Hong Kong 1962 Goodbye Again ★ 7.1 Goodbye Again 1961 Surprise Package ★ 6.6 Surprise Package 1960 Purple Noon ★ 7.6 Purple Noon 1960 Once More, with Feeling! ★ 6.4 Once More, with Feeling! 1960 The Mouse That Roared ★ 6.3 The Mouse That Roared 1959 The Young Philadelphians ★ 7.4 The Young Philadelphians 1959 Indiscreet ★ 6.6 Indiscreet 1958 The James Dean Story ★ 5.4 The James Dean Story 1957