Post by ©DURANMANIA Board Team on Jun 22, 2004 7:21:20 GMT -5
Date of Release
World Premiere December 17th 1971, U.S.A
the story
When Bond investigates mysterious activities in the world diamond market, he discovers that the evil Ernst Stavro Blofeld is stockpiling the precious gems to use in his deadly laser satellite capable of destroying massive targets on land, sea and air. Bond, with the help of beautiful smuggler Tiffany Case sets out to stop the madman, but first he must grapple with a host of enemies. He confronts offbeat assassins Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd, as well as Bambi and Thumper -- two scantily clad beauties who are more than a match for Bond in hand-to-hand combat. Finally, there's the reclusive billionaire Willard Whyte, who just may hold a vital clue to Blofeld's whereabouts.
Bond’s Women
Tiffany Case (Jill St. John)
Plenty O’Toole (Lana Wood)
Bond’s Enemies
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Charles Gray)
Mr. Wint (Bruce Glover)
Mr. Kidd (Putter Smith)
Professor Dr. Metz (Joseph Furst)
Bert Saxby (Bruce Cabot)
Peter Franks (Joe Robinson)
Morton Slumber (David Bauer)
Shady Tree (Leonard Barr)
Bambi (Lola Larson) [credited to
Donna Garrett]
Thumper (Trina Parks)
Bond’s Allies
Felix Leiter (Norman Burton)
Willard Whyte (Jimmy Dean)
‘M’ (Bernard Lee)
Miss Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell)
‘Q’ (Desmond Llewelyn)
Bond's Car
Mustang Mach 1 Coupe
Bond’s Gadget
Pocket mousetrap-style finger clamp
Main Title Music
‘Diamonds Are Forever’ performed by Shirley Bassey
End Title Music
‘Diamonds Are Forever’ performed by Shirley Bassey
Music Score
John Barry
Production Design
Ken Adam
Main Titles Designer
Maurice Binder
Editors
Bert Bates and John W. Holmes, A.C.E.
Screenplay
Richard Maibaum & Tom Mankiewicz
Director
Guy Hamilton
Producers
*Harry Saltzman & Albert R. Broccoli
The listing shown is contractual for the Eastern Hemisphere and is reversed for the Western Hemisphere
Budget
$7.2 million
Worldwide Box Office
$116 million
Worldwide Box Office Gross Income 2002 inflation-adjusted
$516 million
Review: Returning to the role that made him famous, Sean Connery once again dons the tux of the world's most well-known secret agent. Diamonds Are Forever, while a decent entry to the Bond series, suffers from numerous flaws. Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of the movie was the locations, or lack thereof. The majority of the film took place in Las Vegas which, in the 1970's, was a far darker and seedier place than it is today. Another fault with the movie is Connery's looks. He seems to have aged more than 4 years since You Only Live Twice and is really showing his age here. Lastly, Diamonds Are Forever seemed to be lacking the Bondian feel that the previous movies had. There is no finite reason for this, it just felt different. On the positive side, there were several good action scenes such as the moon buggy chase and the final battle on the oil rig. The fight between Bond and Peter Franks inside the elevator was brilliantly filmed and there was a lot of tounge-in-cheek humor throughout the movie. The movie proved, once again, that nobody does it better than Sean Connery.
Tiffany Case (Jill St. John), James Bond (Sean Connery)
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Charles Gray)
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