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Syd Cain(1918-2011)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Department
  • Art Director
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Syd Cain in Designing Bond: Peter Lamont (2000)
Syd Cain was born on 16 April 1918 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was a production designer and art director, known for GoldenEye (1995), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) and From Russia with Love (1963). He died on 21 November 2011 in England, UK.
BornApril 16, 1918
DiedNovember 21, 2011(93)
BornApril 16, 1918
DiedNovember 21, 2011(93)
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Known for

Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, and Izabella Scorupco in GoldenEye (1995)
GoldenEye
7.2
  • Art Department
  • 1995
Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, and George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.7
  • Production Designer(production designed by)
  • 1969
Sean Connery, Martine Beswick, Daniela Bianchi, Robert Shaw, Lisa Guiraut, and Aliza Gur in From Russia with Love (1963)
From Russia with Love
7.3
  • Art Director
  • 1963
Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)
Live and Let Die
6.7
  • Production Designer(uncredited)
  • 1973

Credits

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Production Designer

  • Andrew Stevens and John Rhys-Davies in Tusks (1988)
    Tusks
    3.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1988
  • Tusks: Fire in Eden
    • Production Designer
    • 1985
  • Barbara Carrera, Scott Glenn, and Edward Fox in Wild Geese II (1985)
    Wild Geese II
    4.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1985
  • The Final Option (1982)
    The Final Option
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1982
  • Loophole (1981)
    Loophole
    6.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1981
  • Lion of the Desert (1980)
    Lion of the Desert
    8.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1980
  • David Niven, Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, Trevor Howard, and Barbara Kellerman in The Sea Wolves (1980)
    The Sea Wolves
    6.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1980
  • Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, and Hardy Krüger in The Wild Geese (1978)
    The Wild Geese
    6.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1978
  • Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, and Joanna Lumley in The New Avengers (1976)
    The New Avengers
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1976
  • John Gielgud, Malcolm McDowell, Ray Milland, Christopher Plummer, Trevor Howard, Peter Firth, Richard Johnson, and Simon Ward in Aces High (1976)
    Aces High
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1976
  • Shout at the Devil (1976)
    Shout at the Devil
    6.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1976
  • Gold (1974)
    Gold
    5.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1974
  • Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)
    Live and Let Die
    6.7
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Fear Is the Key (1972)
    Fear Is the Key
    6.3
    • Production Designer (as Sidney Cain)
    • 1972
  • Anna Massey in Frenzy (1972)
    Frenzy
    7.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1972

Art Department

  • Jeremy Irons, Jason Priestley, and Forest Whitaker in The Fourth Angel (2001)
    The Fourth Angel
    5.3
    • storyboard artist
    • 2001
  • Michael Caine in Shiner (2000)
    Shiner
    5.9
    • storyboard artist
    • 2000
  • Casper Van Dien and Jane March in Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
    Tarzan and the Lost City
    4.0
    • storyboard artist
    • 1998
  • Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, and Izabella Scorupco in GoldenEye (1995)
    GoldenEye
    7.2
    • storyboard artist
    • 1995
  • Jack Black, Julie Cox, Freddie Jones, Jason James Richter, and Gord Robertson in The NeverEnding Story III (1994)
    The NeverEnding Story III
    3.2
    • storyboard artist
    • 1994
  • Uma Thurman, Patrick Bergin, Jürgen Prochnow, Edward Fox, and Jeroen Krabbé in Robin Hood (1991)
    Robin Hood
    5.7
    • storyboard artist (as Sydney Cain)
    • 1991
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    7.7
    • storyboard artist: UK
    • 1988
  • Peter O'Toole, Helen Slater, Hart Bochner, Faye Dunaway, Mia Farrow, Peter Cook, Marc McClure, Brenda Vaccaro, and Simon Ward in Supergirl (1984)
    Supergirl
    4.4
    • research art director
    • 1984
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
    6.8
    • executive art director
    • 1966
  • Sue Lyon in Lolita (1962)
    Lolita
    7.5
    • associate art director (as Sidney Cain)
    • 1962
  • William Holden and Nancy Kwan in The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
    The World of Suzie Wong
    6.9
    • assistant art director (as Sydney Cain)
    • 1960
  • Our Man in Havana (1959)
    Our Man in Havana
    7.2
    • assistant art director
    • 1959
  • Tank Force (1958)
    Tank Force
    5.6
    • assistant art director
    • 1958
  • High Flight (1957)
    High Flight
    5.5
    • assistant art director
    • 1957
  • How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957)
    How to Murder a Rich Uncle
    6.9
    • assistant art director
    • 1957

Art Director

  • Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)
    Live and Let Die
    6.7
    • supervising art director
    • 1973
  • Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
    Fahrenheit 451
    7.2
    • Art Director
    • 1966
  • Mister Moses (1965)
    Mister Moses
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1965
  • Susan Strasberg, Dirk Bogarde, and George Chakiris in McGuire, Go Home! (1965)
    McGuire, Go Home!
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1965
  • Dirk Bogarde and Sylva Koscina in Agent 8 3/4 (1964)
    Agent 8 3/4
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1964
  • Sean Connery, Martine Beswick, Daniela Bianchi, Robert Shaw, Lisa Guiraut, and Aliza Gur in From Russia with Love (1963)
    From Russia with Love
    7.3
    • Art Director
    • 1963
  • Anita Ekberg and Bob Hope in Call Me Bwana (1963)
    Call Me Bwana
    5.3
    • Art Director
    • 1963
  • Lionel Murton, Lauri Peters, and Cliff Richard in Summer Holiday (1963)
    Summer Holiday
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1963
  • Sean Connery and Ursula Andress in Dr. No (1962)
    Dr. No
    7.2
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
    The Road to Hong Kong
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1962

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Sidney Cain
  • Born
    • April 16, 1918
    • Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 21, 2011
    • England, UK

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Devised the lethal spiked shoe wielded by Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya) in From Russia with Love (1963). Also designed Bond's briefcase which concealed an AR-7 sniper's rifle, 40 rounds of ammunition, a tear gas canister disguised as talcum powder, 50 Gold Sovereigns and a throwing knife for the same movie.

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