Post by ©DURANMANIA Board Team on Jun 22, 2004 7:06:53 GMT -5
Date of Release
World Premiere 18th December 1969, Odeon Leicester Square, London.
the story
When Bond's usual intelligence sources fail, he enlists the aid of crime boss Draco to track down Ernst Blofeld , head of the evil SPECTRE organization. The trail leads to the mountains of Switzerland, where Bond goes undercover in Blofeld's hi-tech headquarters. He encounters a bevy of seductive women, but none more beautiful than Draco's daughter, Tracy , who wins 007 over with her fervent independence, caustic wit and love of adventure. Bond pledges his eternal devotion to her, but there are more immediate concerns: Blofeld is poised to unleash horrific germ warfare weaponry that will endanger every living thing on earth.
Bond’s Women
Comtesse Teresa di Vicenzo [known as Tracy] (Diana Rigg)
Ruby Bartlett (Angela Scoular)
Nancy (Catherine Von Schell)
Bond’s Enemies
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas)
Irma Bunt (Ilse Steppat)
Grunther (Yuri Borienko)
Bond’s Allies
Marc Ange Draco (Gabriele Ferzetti)
Sir Hilary Bray (George Baker)
Campbell (Bernard Horsfall)
‘M’ (Bernard Lee)
Miss Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell)
‘Q’ (Desmond Llewelyn)
Bond's Car
Aston Martin DBS V8
Bond’s Gadget
A combination safe-cracking and photocopying machine
Main Title Music
‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ (Instrumental)
Songs featured within the film
‘We Have All The Time In The World’<br>sung by Louis Armstrong
‘Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown’ sung by Nina [Van Pallendt]
End Title Music
‘We Have All The Time In The World’ / ‘The James Bond Theme’ (Instrumentals)
Music Score
John Barry
Production Design
Syd Cain
Main Titles Designer
Maurice Binder
Screenplay
Richard Maibaum
Director of Photography
Michael Reed
Director
Peter Hunt
Editor
John Glen
Producers
*Harry Saltzman & Albert R. Broccoli
The listing shown is contractual for the Eastern Hemisphere and is reversed for the Western Hemisphere
Budget
$9 million
Worldwide Box Office
$64.6 million
Worldwide Box Office Gross Income 2002 inflation-adjusted
$317 million
Review: First off, I like George Lazenby as 007. He had the panache and the looks to become a good Bond. If he had stuck with it he would have grown into the role, just as Connery did. As for the movie, if it had Connery it would have been the best of the series. The story was moving, touching, exciting, action packed, and by far the most emotional of all the Bond films. Other highlights include the original Bond ski-chase, a thrilling bobsled sequence, a strong plot and a great Blofeld. The film's greatest problem is the continuity issue with Bond and Blofeld not recognizing each other. True, the producers wanted to follow Fleming's book, but it just didn't work. Aside from that it was a flawless movie.
Comtesse Teresa di Vicenzo [known as Tracy] (Diana Rigg), James Bond (George Lazenby)
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas)
peace & love
SLIM K
