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| After George Lazenby portrayed James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Sean Connery returned to the tux, gimmicks, and catchphrases of Secret Agent 007 in his penultimate Bond outing, Diamonds Are Forever. Fragments of Ian Fleming's original 1954 novel remain, including the characters of the alluring Tiffany Case (Jill St. John) and fey hitmen Wint (Bruce Glover) and Mr. Kidd (Putter Smith). The remainder of Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz's script diverges dramatically from the novel, involving Bond in a scheme by the insidious Ernst Blofeld (Charles Gray) to force the world powers to disarm so that he can take over the globe. Folksinger Jimmy Dean shows up briefly as a Howard Hughes-like reclusive billionaire, while Lana Wood (Natalie's sister) participates in one of the film's edgiest cliffhangers. Agreeing to make Diamonds Are Forever only because of the money offered him, Sean Connery parted company with the role for 12 years after this film; he returned to the role once more in 1983, for Irvin Kershner's underrated Thunderball remake Never Say Never Again. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide | |
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| This live television adaptation of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, Casino... Full Synopsis Terence Young directed this first of a long line of screen adventures with Ian... Full Synopsis "From Russia With Love", the second in the series of James Bond films, is the... Full Synopsis With Goldfinger, the James Bond series took a turn away from relatively... Full Synopsis "Thunderball" finds James Bond matching wits with the sinister espionage... Full Synopsis James Bond heads East to save the world (and to learn how to serve saki... Full Synopsis It wasn't as well received at the box office as the pictures that preceded it or... Full Synopsis After "George Lazenby" portrayed James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service,... Full Synopsis "Roger Moore" makes his first appearance as "Bond...James Bond" in 1973's "Live... Full Synopsis The Man With the Golden Gun, Roger Moore's second outing as James Bond ("Live... Full Synopsis Though not "Ian Fleming"'s most famous James Bond novel, 1962's "The Spy Who... Full Synopsis In this adaptation of "Ian Fleming"'s 1955 novel, James Bond ("Roger Moore")... Full Synopsis "For Your Eyes Only" eschews the gimmickry and campiness of earlier James Bond... Full Synopsis This (13th) time around, "007" receives the usual call to come and visit... Full Synopsis The title of the 1983 James Bond adventure "Never Say Never Again" is a... Full Synopsis Secret Agent 007 must stop a megalomaniacal technology mogul from destroying... Full Synopsis "The Living Daylights" represents the first appearance by "Timothy Dalton" as... Full Synopsis "Timothy Dalton" is better in "Licence to Kill" than in his first James Bond... Full Synopsis "Pierce Brosnan" made his first appearance as James Bond in this action... Full Synopsis "Roger Spottiswoode" ("Air America") directed this film, the 18th chapter in the... Full Synopsis James Bond, the world's greatest secret agent, is sent once more into the breach... Full Synopsis Pierce Brosnan makes his fourth appearance as suave super-spy James Bond in this... Full Synopsis Actor Daniel Craig assumes the role formerly occupied by such screen greats as... Full Synopsis A devastating betrayal sends James Bond from Australia to Italy and South... Full Synopsis | |
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