Eon Productions, the company of Canadian Harry Saltzman and American Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, released the first cinema adaptation of an Ian Fleming novel, "Dr. No" (1962), based on the eponymous 1958 novel and featuring Sean Connery as 007. Connery starred in a further four films before leaving the role after "You Only Live Twice" (1967), which was taken up by George Lazenby for "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969). Lazenby left the role after just one appearance and Connery was brought back for his last Eon-produced film "Diamonds Are Forever". Roger Moore was appointed to the role of 007 for "Live and Let Die" (1973).
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Commander James Bond RN—code number 007—is a fictional character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1952. The character appeared in a series of twelve novels and two short story collections written by Fleming and a number of continuation novels and spin-off works after Fleming's death in 1964. There have been twenty-seven films in total, produced between 1962 and 2020. Fleming portrayed Bond as a tall, athletic, handsome secret agent in his thirties or forties; he has several vices, including drinking, smoking, gambling, automobiles and womanising. He is an exceptional marksman, and he is skilled in unarmed combat, skiing, swimming and golf.
Portrayal of James Bond in film | Introduction
A Secret Service agent, James Bond was a composite based on a number of commandos that author Ian Fleming had known during his service in the Naval Intelligence Division during World War II, to whom he added his own style and a number of his own tastes. Fleming appropriated his character's name from the American ornithologist of the same name. Bond's code number 007 comes from one of British naval intelligence's key achievements of World War I: the breaking of the German diplomatic code. One of the German documents cracked and read by the British was the Zimmermann Telegram, which was coded 0075, and which was one of the factors that led to the US entering the war as an ally against the Central Powers.
Portrayal of James Bond in film | Fleming's literary characterisation
The character—also known by the code number 007—has also been adapted for television, radio, comic strip, video games and film. The films are the longest continually running film series of all time and have grossed over US$7.04 billion in total, making it the sixth-highest-grossing film series to date, which started in 1962 with "Dr. No", starring Sean Connery as Bond. As of 2020, there have been twenty-four films in the Eon Productions series. The most recent Bond film, "Spectre" (2015), stars Daniel Craig in his fourth portrayal of Bond; he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series.
James Bond | Introduction
James Bond is a fictional character created by the novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. Bond is a British secret agent working for MI6 who also answers to his codename, 007. He has been portrayed on film by the actors Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, in twenty-seven productions. All the films but two were made by Eon Productions. Eon now holds the full adaptation rights to all of Fleming's Bond novels. In 1961 the producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman joined forces to purchase the filming rights to Fleming's novels.
List of James Bond films | Introduction
In 1962 Eon Productions, the company of Canadian Harry Saltzman and American Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli released the first cinema adaptation of an Ian Fleming novel, "Dr. No", featuring Sean Connery as 007. Connery was the first of seven actors to play Bond on the cinema screen, six of whom appeared in the Eon series of films. As well as looking different, each of the actors has interpreted the role of Bond in a different way.
James Bond (literary character) | Adaptations
The character was also featured in both non-Eon Bond films, "Casino Royale" (1967) and "Never Say Never Again" (1983).
Q (James Bond) | Introduction
The 007 number assigned to James Bond may have been influenced by any number of sources. In the films and novels, the "00" prefix indicates Bond's discretionary "licence to kill", in executing his duties. Bond's number—007—was assigned by Fleming in reference to one of British naval intelligence's key achievements of World War I: the breaking of the German diplomatic code. One of the German documents cracked and read by the British was the Zimmermann Telegram, which was coded 0075, and which was one of the factors that led to the US entering the war. Subsequently, if material was graded 00 it meant it was highly classified and, as journalist Ben Macintyre has pointed out, "to anyone versed in intelligence history, 007 signified the highest achievement of British military intelligence."
Inspirations for James Bond | Inspiration for "007"
After learning this, Blofeld kills Number 9 for disobeying orders and returns half the ransom money. In the movie "Thunderball", Number 9 is killed for embezzlement rather than rape. Blofeld is absent from the next novel, "The Spy Who Loved Me", though its events take place while Bond is battling SPECTRE in North America. In "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1963), Bond learns that Blofeld has altered his appearance radically —he is now tall and thin; has reduced his weight to ; sports long silver hair, a syphilitic infection on his nose, and no earlobes; he wears dark green tinted contact lenses to hide his distinctive eyes.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld | In novels
Ian Fleming created the fictional character of James Bond as the central figure for his works. Bond is an intelligence officer in the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6. Bond is known by his code number, 007, and was a Royal Naval Reserve Commander. Fleming based his fictional creation on a number of individuals he came across during his time in the Naval Intelligence Division and 30 Assault Unit during the Second World War, admitting that Bond "was a compound of all the secret agents and commando types I met during the war". Among those types were his brother, Peter, who had been involved in behind-the-lines operations in Norway and Greece during the war.
James Bond | Creation and inspiration
Albert R. Broccoli, the producer of the James Bond film series, objected to the character name "James Bind agent 006½" (intended for Charles Hawtrey) and threatened legal action. Hence, producer Peter Rogers changed the name to Charlie and the agent's code number to double 0 – ooh! Poster artist Tom Chantrell also had to modify the poster when similar complaints were voiced that the artwork was too similar to "From Russia with Love". The film pokes fun at various spy movies, the James Bond series being the least of them. They include "The Third Man" (coincidentally, Eric Pohlmann, who plays The Fat Man, had a minor part in "The Third Man" and was the voice of SPECTRE No 1 in "From Russia with Love").
Carry On Spying | Production
Eon Productions, the company of Canadian Harry Saltzman and American Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, released the first cinema adaptation of an Ian Fleming novel, "Dr. No" (1962), based on the eponymous 1958 novel and featuring Sean Connery as 007. Connery starred in a further four films before leaving the role after "You Only Live Twice" (1967), which was taken up by George Lazenby for "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969). Lazenby left the role after just one appearance and Connery was brought back for his last Eon-produced film "Diamonds Are Forever". Roger Moore was appointed to the role of 007 for "Live and Let Die" (1973).
James Bond | Eon Productions films
A number of real-life inspirations have been suggested for James Bond, the fictional character created in 1953 by British author, journalist and Naval Intelligence officer Ian Fleming; Bond appeared in twelve novels and nine short stories by Fleming, as well as a number of continuation novels and twenty-six films, with seven actors playing the role of Bond. Although the stories and characters were fictional, a number of elements had a real-life background, taken from people whom Fleming knew or events he was aware of. These included the spy's name, which Fleming took from the American ornithologist James Bond, and the code number—007—which referred to the breaking of a World War I German diplomatic code.
Inspirations for James Bond | Introduction
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a fictional character and villain from the James Bond series of novels and films, created by Ian Fleming. A criminal mastermind with aspirations of world domination, he is the archenemy of the British Secret Service agent James Bond. Blofeld is head of the global criminal organisation SPECTRE and is commonly referred to by the codename Number 1 within this organisation. The character was originally written by Fleming as a physically massive and powerfully built man, standing around 6'3" (1.90 m) and weighing 20 st (280 lbs, 127 kg), who had become flabby with a huge belly.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld | Introduction
Llewelyn was chosen for the role of Q because of his work with director Terence Young in the 1950 war film "They Were Not Divided", in which he played a tank gunner. Beginning with "From Russia with Love" in 1963, Llewelyn appeared as Q, the quartermaster of the MI6 gadget Lab (also known as Q Branch), in every EON Bond film until his death, with the exception of "Live and Let Die" in 1973, in which the character Q did not appear. Llewelyn was the only actor in the original Bond series to have worked alongside five of the actors who played the spy, who were Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan in 17 films, more than any other actor in the series.
Desmond Llewelyn | "James Bond" series
Subsequently, if material was graded 00 it meant it was highly classified. Fleming later told a journalist: "When I was at the Admiralty ... all the top-secret signals had the double-0 prefix ... and I decided to borrow it for Bond." Although James Bond is in his mid-to-late thirties, he does not age in Fleming's stories. Fleming biographer Andrew Lycett noted that, "within the first few pages [of "Casino Royale"] Ian had introduced most of Bond's idiosyncrasies and trademarks", which included his looks, his Bentley and his smoking and drinking habits: Bond's penchant for alcohol runs throughout the series of books and he smokes up to 70 cigarettes a day.
Portrayal of James Bond in film | Fleming's literary characterisation
Commander James Bond is a fictional Intelligence Agent created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the protagonist of the "James Bond" series of novels, films, comics and video games. Fleming wrote twelve Bond novels and two short story collections. His final two books—"The Man with the Golden Gun" (1965) and "Octopussy and The Living Daylights" (1966)—were published posthumously. The character is a Secret Intelligence Service agent, code number 007, residing in London but active internationally. Bond was a composite character who was based on a number of commandos whom Fleming knew during his service in the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, to whom Fleming added his own style and a number of his own tastes.
James Bond (literary character) | Introduction
M is a Rear Admiral of the Royal Navy, and the head of the Secret Intelligence Service. Fleming based the character on a number of people he knew who commanded sections of British intelligence. M has appeared in the novels by Fleming and seven continuation authors, as well as 24 films. M has been portrayed by Bernard Lee, Robert Brown, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, John Huston and Edward Fox.
List of James Bond allies | M
Q (standing for Quartermaster), like M, is the head of Q Branch (or later Q Division), the fictional research and development division of the British Secret Service. His real name is Major Boothroyd, but Bond and M never use his name. He has appeared in 20 of 23 Eon Bond films; all except "Live and Let Die", "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solace". The character was also featured in the non-Eon Bond films "Casino Royale" (1967) and "Never Say Never Again". He has been portrayed by Desmond Llewelyn for most of the films, but has also been portrayed by Peter Burton, Geoffrey Bayldon, Alec McCowen, John Cleese (who is initially credited as R), and Ben Whishaw.
List of James Bond allies | Q
007 is a code name of James Bond, a fictional character in the eponymous series "James Bond". 007 may also refer to:
007 (disambiguation) | Introduction
M is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond book and film series; the character is the Head of the Secret Intelligence Service—also known as MI6—and is Bond's superior. Fleming based the character on a number of people he knew who commanded sections of British intelligence. M has appeared in the novels by Fleming and seven continuation authors, as well as appearing in twenty-four films. In the Eon Productions series of films, M has been portrayed by four actors: Bernard Lee, Robert Brown, Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes, the incumbent; in the two independent productions, M was played by John Huston, David Niven and Edward Fox.
M (James Bond) | Introduction
006 is the code name of Alec Trevelyan, a villain in the James Bond film "GoldenEye". 006 may also refer to:
006 (disambiguation) | Introduction
His first appearance, long before becoming a producer, was in "Goldfinger" in which he appeared as a soldier. Wilson has made cameo appearances in every Eon-produced Bond film since 1977.
Michael G. Wilson | James Bond franchise
"Skyfall" marked Dench's seventh appearance as M, where she is targeted by former MI6 agent Raoul Silva, whom she turned over to the Chinese in order to save six other agents. She is shot and killed in the film, making her the only M to die in the Eon Bond films. Dench's M makes a final appearance in "Spectre" in a video will, giving Bond a final order to hunt down and terminate someone, which ultimately leads him to the film's titular criminal organisation. There have also been brief references to M's family: in "GoldenEye," she responds to Tanner calling her the "Evil Queen of Numbers" by telling him that when she wants to hear sarcasm she will listen to her children.
M (James Bond) | Judi Dench: 1995–2015
The 1967 film adaptation of Fleming's first novel, "Casino Royale", spoofed the EON film series. As part of its storyline, Sir James Bond (David Niven), after having assumed the position of M, mandates that all MI6 agents - male and female - be renamed James Bond 007 in order to confuse enemy agents of SMERSH.
00 Agent | False 00 Agents from "Casino Royale" (1967)
It turns out that M's suspicion of the shortcomings was right, as Eidolon is revealed to be a system of SPECTRE stay-behinds initiated during World War II, along with the exposition of Hawkwood's identity, a former apparent war hero, as one of the four global lead assets of the operation.
James Bond (Dynamite Entertainment) | "Eidolon"
This is a list of the recurring characters and the cast members who portray them in the "James Bond" film series. List indicator(s)
List of recurring characters in the James Bond film series | Introduction
Documents on the Welsh Bond's war record were released to the public in 2014.
James Bond (literary character) | Origins of the name
Q is a fictional character in the James Bond films and film novelisations. Q (standing for Quartermaster), like M, is a job title rather than a name. He is the head of Q Branch (or later Q Division), the fictional research and development division of the British Secret Service. The use of letters as pseudonyms for senior officers in the British Secret Intelligence Service was started by its first director Captain Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming (1859–1923) who signed himself with a C written in green ink. Q has appeared in 21 of the 24 Eon Productions James Bond films, the exceptions being "Live and Let Die", "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solace".
Q (James Bond) | Introduction
Blofeld appears or is heard in three novels: "Thunderball", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"; and "You Only Live Twice"; as well as eight films from Eon Productions: "From Russia with Love" (1963), "Thunderball" (1965), "You Only Live Twice" (1967), "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969), "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971), "For Your Eyes Only" (1981; the pre-title sequence of which shows an unnamed character resembling him fall to his death), "Spectre" (2015), and "No Time to Die" (2020). The latter two films are set in a rebooted continuity, which started with "Casino Royale" (2006). He also appears in "Never Say Never Again" (1983), a remake of "Thunderball" that was not produced by Eon.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld | Introduction
In the 1983 film "Never Say Never Again", Bond received his gadgets from a man (played by Alec McCowen) he referred as Algernon and Algy. His opening line is "Nice to know old Q can still surprise you 00s," indicating that Q is an unseen character. In sharp contrast to the personality of Q in EON film series, Algy hopes to hear about "Lots of sex and violence" from James Bond following his mission. In the closing credits, he is named as "Q Algy". Q Branch itself is depicted as underfunded and ramshackle compared to the high-tech surroundings of the Eon films.
Q (James Bond) | Alec McCowen: 1983
While Bond kills without hesitation or regret, he usually kills only when carrying out orders, while acting in self-defence, and occasionally as revenge. American actor Barry Nelson was the first to portray Bond on screen, in a 1954 television adaptation, "Casino Royale". In 1961, Eon Productions began work on "Dr. No", an adaptation of the novel of the same name. The result was a film that spawned a series of twenty-four films produced by Eon Productions and two independent films. After considering "refined" English actors such as Cary Grant and David Niven, the producers cast Sean Connery as Bond in the film.
Portrayal of James Bond in film | Introduction
In the EON Productions James Bond series, which began in 1962 with "Dr. No", SPECTRE plays a more prominent role. The organisation is first mentioned in "Dr. No" as the organisation for which Dr. No works, though the main villain organisation is No's personal army. This was changed from Fleming's novels, which had Dr. No working for the USSR. In the films, SPECTRE usually replaced SMERSH as the main villains, although there is a brief reference to SMERSH in the second EON Bond film, "From Russia with Love" (1963). The film adaptation of "From Russia with Love" also features the first on-screen appearance of Blofeld, although he is only identified by name in the closing credits of the film and his face is not seen at all.
SPECTRE | Films
He played Bond a further six times over twelve years, before being replaced by Timothy Dalton for two films. After a six-year hiatus, during which a legal wrangle threatened Eon's productions of the Bond films, Irish actor Pierce Brosnan was cast as Bond in "GoldenEye" (1995); he remained in the role for a total of four films, before leaving in 2002. In 2006, Daniel Craig was given the role of Bond for "Casino Royale" (2006), which rebooted the series. Craig has appeared for a total of four films, and his fifth is scheduled for release in 2021. The series has grossed almost $7 billion to date, making it the third-highest-grossing film series (behind the "Harry Potter" and Marvel Cinematic Universe films), and the single most successful adjusted for inflation.
James Bond | Eon Productions films
In the movie "" by J.J. Abrams, after the main character, Rey, is captured by the First Order, she uses the Force to convince a stormtrooper into setting her free. The actor who played the stormtrooper was Daniel Craig, and the crew of "The Force Awakens" unofficially dubbed the character "FN-007", in reference to Craig's role as James Bond. Fans adopted this name, as well as "JB-007", for the character. However, the video game "" identified the character as FN-1824, which is now considered his official name.
List of James Bond parodies and spin-offs | Daniel Craig cameo in "Star Wars"
From 1962 to 1979 Lee featured in eleven James Bond films as the character M, Bond's superior.
Bernard Lee | Filmography and other works
The story is sometimes mentioned speculatively as one of many possible inspirations for 007, the code number of Ian Fleming's fictional detective James Bond, but no connection is known.
.007 | The 007 connection
He was also placed at number 11 on a similar list by "Empire" and as the fifth greatest movie character of all time by "Premiere". The 23 James Bond films produced by Eon Productions, which have grossed $4,910 million in box office returns alone, have made the series one of the highest-grossing ever. It is estimated that since "Dr. No", a quarter of the world's population have seen at least one Bond film. The UK Film Distributors' Association have stated that the importance of the Bond series of films to the British film industry cannot be overstated, as they "form the backbone of the industry".
James Bond | Cultural impact
Two notable exceptions in which Q becomes directly involved in Bond's missions occur in "Octopussy", in which Q actually participates in field work—including the final battle against the villain's henchmen—and "Licence to Kill" in which he joins Bond in the field after 007 goes rogue.
Q (James Bond) | Films
Fleming based his creation on a number of individuals which he came across during his time in the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, admitting that Bond "was a compound of all the secret agents and commando types I met during the war". Among those types were his brother, Peter, whom Fleming worshipped and who had been involved in behind the lines operations in Norway and Greece during the war. Aside from Fleming's brother, a number of others also provided some aspects of Bond's make up, including Conrad O'Brien-ffrench, a skiing spy whom Fleming had met in Kitzbühel in the 1930s, Patrick Dalzel-Job, who served with distinction in 30 AU during the war, and Bill "Biffy" Dunderdale, station head of MI6 in Paris, who wore cuff-links and handmade suits and was chauffeured around Paris in a Rolls-Royce.
James Bond (literary character) | Inspiration for the character
Bond applies to M for a position within the "Secret Service", part of the Civil Service, and rises to the rank of principal officer.
James Bond (literary character) | Background
The "James Bond" film series is a series of spy films based on the fictional character of MI6 agent James Bond, "007", who originally appeared in a series of books by Ian Fleming. It is one of the longest continually-running film series in history, having been in on-going production from 1962 to the present (with a six-year hiatus between 1989 and 1995). In that time Eon Productions has produced 25 films (including one due for release in 2021), most of them at Pinewood Studios. With a combined gross of over $7 billion to date, the films produced by Eon constitute the sixth-highest-grossing film series.
Production of the James Bond films | Introduction
In the sixth novel, "Dr. No", the service armourer Major Boothroyd appears for the first time. Fleming named the character after Geoffrey Boothroyd, a firearms expert who lived in Glasgow, who had written to the novelist suggesting that Bond was not using the best firearms available.
Q (James Bond) | Major Boothroyd
In 1962 Lee was cast in the role that "The Illustrated Who's Who of the Cinema" described as his best remembered. playing the character of M, the head of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)—and the superior of James Bond—in the first Eon Productions film, "Dr. No". A number of writers have noted that Lee's interpretation of the character was in line with the original literary representation; Cork and Stutz observed that Lee was "very close to Fleming's version of the character", whilst Rubin commented on the serious, efficient, no-nonsense authority figure. Smith and Lavington, meanwhile, remarked that Lee was "the very incarnation of Fleming's crusty admiral." One American newspaper, "The Spokesman-Review", described Lee as "a real roast-beef-and-Yorkshire-pudding type of British actor." Murray Pomerance refers to Lee as a "paternal actor" in embodying this role.
Bernard Lee | James Bond series
Exotic things would happen to and around him, but he would be a neutral figure—an anonymous, blunt instrument wielded by a government department." After Fleming met the ornithologist and his wife, he described them as "a charming couple who are amused by the whole joke". In the first draft of "Casino Royale" he decided to use the name James Secretan as Bond's cover name while on missions. In 2018, reports emerged on numerous British and American websites alike that the name could have emerged from an actual secret agent. A Welsh ex-lollipop man named James Charles Bond, according to released military records, had served under Fleming in the Special Operations Executive (SOE), an intelligence agency tasked by Winston Churchill to "set Europe ablaze" behind enemy lines.
James Bond (literary character) | Origins of the name
British actor George Baker, who originally appeared in an uncredited role as a NASA engineer in "You Only Live Twice" (1967), is known for his roles as Sir Hilary Bray in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and as Captain Benson in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977).
List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series | George Baker
This is a list of actors and actresses that have appeared physically (but not always characteristically) in the Eon Productions series of the James Bond film series more than once.
List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series | Introduction
One of Bond's closest allies in both the novels and films is CIA operative Felix Leiter. Fleming wrote twelve novels, of which Leiter appears in six; in the second book, "Live and Let Die", Leiter was attacked by a shark and lost his right arm and half his left leg and his subsequent appearances were with prosthetics. For the film series the shark attack occurred in "Licence to Kill", the fifteenth instalment in the series. Following "Licence to Kill", Leiter did not appear until the reboot of the franchise with "Casino Royale". In total Leiter appears in nine Eon Bond films: four out of the six Connery films, one film with Moore, both Dalton instalments and none with Brosnan (where Bond's CIA contact is Jack Wade), but returned for Craig's; he is also not in George Lazenby's sole Bond film.
Motifs in the James Bond film series | Felix Leiter
Following is a list of recurring and notable allies of "James Bond" who appear throughout the film series and novels.
List of James Bond allies | Introduction
"Premiere" also listed Bond as the fifth greatest movie character of all time.
Dr. No (film) | Critical response
The 1967 satire "Casino Royale" featured not one but two Ms. The first is played by John Huston, who also co-directed. In this film, M's real name is McTarry and he is accidentally killed when, in order to get Bond out of retirement, he orders the military to fire mortars at Bond's mansion when the retired spy refuses to return to duty. The first quarter of the film features Bond's subsequent visit to McTarry Castle in Scotland, on a quest to return the only piece of M's remains recovered after the attack—his bright red toupée. Subsequently, Bond—played by David Niven—becomes the new M and proceeds to order that all MI6 agents, male and female, be renamed "James Bond 007" in order to confuse the enemy.
M (James Bond) | John Huston/David Niven: 1967
Oddjob appears in the animated series "James Bond Jr." with a miniature top hat (in place of the customary bowler hat), sunglasses and hip-hop style clothes (not only does he wear purple instead of black, but he wears more casual clothes as opposed to his live action counterpart's dress suit), revealing that the electric shock did not kill him, but knocked him unconscious. The Americans arrest him, before he escapes again in the series. When not wearing his hat, his hair is now more flat-top. He rarely speaks, unlike his movie counterpart. In the video game "James Bond 007", Oddjob appears as a henchman for the main villain, General Golgov.
Oddjob | Other appearances
Dr. Julius No is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1958 "James Bond" novel and its 1962 film adaptation "Dr. No", the first of the series, in which he was portrayed by actor Joseph Wiseman.
Julius No | Introduction
In all, Llewelyn appeared in 17 Bond films, more than any other actor, and worked with the first five James Bond actors. He also portrayed Q in a 1967 made-for-television special (produced by Eon Productions) entitled, "Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond" which was included in the 2006 special edition DVD release of "You Only Live Twice". Desmond Llewelyn appears as Major Boothroyd/Q in the following films:
List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series | Desmond Llewelyn
It was a success and three print runs were needed to cope with the demand. The novel centres on the exploits of James Bond, an officer in the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6. Bond is also known by his code number, 007, and was a commander in the Royal Naval Reserve. Fleming took the name for his character from that of the American ornithologist James Bond, an expert on Caribbean birds and author of the definitive field guide "Birds of the West Indies". Fleming, himself a keen birdwatcher, had a copy of Bond's guide, and later told the ornithologist's wife, "that this brief, unromantic, Anglo-Saxon and yet very masculine name was just what I needed, and so a second James Bond was born".
Ian Fleming | 1950s
The "James Bond" series of films contain a number of repeating, distinctive motifs which date from the series' inception with "Dr. No" in 1962. The series consists of twenty five films produced by Eon Productions featuring the James Bond character, a fictional British Secret Service agent. The most recent instalment is the 2015 film "Spectre", which was released in UK cinemas on 26 October 2015. There have also been two independently made features, the satirical "Casino Royale", released in 1967, and the 1983 film "Never Say Never Again". Whilst each element has not appeared in every Bond film, they are common threads that run through most of the films.
Motifs in the James Bond film series | Introduction
So many French and Italian films used "007" that United Artists told the Italian film industry that only James Bond could be 007, and threatened legal action. Working around this restriction, many films were given similar, but legally acceptable, three-digit numbers in their titles such as the Italian-Spanish "A 001, operazione Giamaica" a.k.a. "Our Man in Jamaica" (1965) and the Secret Agent 077 trilogy starring Ken Clark ("Agent 077 – Mission Bloody Mary", "Agent 077 From the Orient with Fury", and "Special Mission Lady Chaplin"). "" (1965) from director Umberto Lenzi features the first female Bond-type hero. Lenzi also made three films starring Roger Browne, "Superseven chiama Cairo" (1965), "Last Man to Kill" (1966), and "The Spy Who Loved Flowers" (1966).
Eurospy film | Continental Europe
Eon's choice of Connery was also based on his looks and sex appeal, an appeal that would later be echoed by Honor Blackman who said, after appearing with Connery in "Goldfinger", "He was exceedingly handsome, virile and sexy and that really was the tenor of what the script was always trying to display". After Connery was chosen, director Terence Young took the actor to his tailor and hairdresser, and introduced him to the high life, restaurants, casinos and women of London. In the words of Bond writer Raymond Benson, Young educated the actor "in the ways of being dapper, witty, and above all, cool".
Portrayal of James Bond in film | Sean Connery: 1962–1967, 1971 and 1983
In the novels (notably "From Russia, with Love"), Bond's physical description has generally been consistent: slim build; a three-inch long, thin vertical scar on his right cheek; blue-grey eyes; a "cruel" mouth; short, black hair, a comma of which rests on his forehead. Physically he is described as 183 centimetres (6 feet) in height and 76 kilograms (168 lb) in weight. During "Casino Royale", a SMERSH agent carves the Russian cyrillic letter "Ш" (SH) (for "Shpion": "Spy") into the back of Bond's right hand; by the start of "Live and Let Die", Bond has had a skin graft to hide the scars.
James Bond (literary character) | Looks
The Institute of National Remembrance revealed in 2020 that James Albert Bond, a British diplomat, had worked at the British Embassy in Warsaw. Released documents confirm that he conducted espionage activities. It is unclear whether Ian Fleming was aware of the existence of an actual spy named James Albert Bond.
Inspirations for James Bond | Character inspirations
Early in most plots Bond is called in to see M, the head of the UK's Secret Intelligence Service (also known as MI6) in his or her office to receive his assignment. In several films, Bond receives the assignment outside the MI6 offices, or at a local secret office. Bond often finds M in a subdued state of agitation over a new threat to world peace. M typically shows confidence in the service's best agent but feels a need to rein in Bond for his risky methods and often chides him for his indiscretions. The first actor to portray M was Bernard Lee, who appeared in all eleven Bond films from "Dr.
Motifs in the James Bond film series | Receiving assignment from M
007 is sent to Japan to investigate the spacecraft theft and astronaut kidnapping in orbit of American Project Gemini spacecraft "Jupiter 16" by an unidentified spacecraft. Upon his arrival, Bond is contacted by Aki, assistant to the Japanese secret service leader Tiger Tanaka. Bond established that the mastermind behind the hijacking is SPECTRE's Number One, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, in conjunction with Osato, a local industrialist. Bond follows the trail to Blofeld's island headquarters and spaceport, while the spacecraft, "Bird One", attacks a Soviet capsule. Blofeld explains to Bond that his plot is to fake in front of each superpower that "Bird One" is an enemy spacecraft to transform the Cold War into World War III.
List of James Bond films | "You Only Live Twice" (1967)
In the first twenty two films of the Eon Bond series, only "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "Casino Royale", have ended with the central Bond girl deceased. In all other films, except "Quantum of Solace" and "Skyfall", Bond is kissing her, making love, or implying that he will do so. Sometimes an embarrassed M catches Bond during his embraces. Most endings feature a double entendre and, in many of the films, the Bond girl purrs, "Oh, James." Until "A View to a Kill", the title of the next film to be produced was also usually named, in the format "James Bond will return..." or "James Bond will be back", although these were sometimes incorrect: "The Spy Who Loved Me" promised James Bond would return in "For Your Eyes Only", but after the success of "Star Wars", the producers decided to make "Moonraker" instead and "For Your Eyes Only" followed in 1981.
Motifs in the James Bond film series | Ending
Major Boothroyd appears in "Dr. No" and in the script of "From Russia with Love". Desmond Llewelyn stated that, although he was credited as playing "Major Boothroyd" in the latter film, his name as said by M was replaced with "the equipment officer", as director Terence Young stated that Boothroyd was a different character. Beginning in Guy Hamilton's "Goldfinger" and in each film thereafter Major Boothroyd is most often referred to as Q; however, in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) he is referred to once again as Major Boothroyd in dialogue. In most films in which Q appears, he is restricted to a "behind the scenes" involvement, either based in London or in secret bases out in the field.
Q (James Bond) | Films
British actor Bob Simmons, although uncredited, is notable in appearing as 007 in the pre-title sequences of the first three Bond films. He also appeared, uncredited, in the roles of three villains in later films.
List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series | Bob Simmons
Brosnan was seen by many as the quintessential James Bond in appearance and manner; displaying an air of coolness, elegance and a grace which made him believable as an international playboy, if not purely as an assassin. John G. Stackhouse, for instance, argues that it is preposterous that any man as strikingly handsome as Brosnan, or Connery, could be a secret agent, saying, "When Sean Connery or Pierce Brosnan enters a room, everyone notices. Thus it is ridiculous to suppose that James Bond, looking like that, could be a secret agent for longer than about two seconds". Brosnan's Bond was introduced in "GoldenEye"; James Chapman argues that the film works his portrayal of Bond into the history of the others in the series through the post-credits sequence use of the , previously seen in "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball", "thus immediately evoking the memory of [Sean] Connery".
Portrayal of James Bond in film | Pierce Brosnan: 1994–2004
Charles Gray appears as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971). In the earlier "You Only Live Twice" (1967), he had played a British agent, Henderson, (though Australian in the novel) making him one of a small number of actors to have played a villain and a Bond ally in the series.
List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series | Charles Gray
Most identification badges are white, but occasionally black. The only character never seen wearing a number badge (other than Number Six, who refuses and is only seen wearing a badge on a couple of occasions) is the unnamed Butler who serves Number Two; his number (if he has one) is never revealed. Similarly, only one character - a woman in "The Schizoid Man" who befriends Number Six - is consistently identified by a proper name, and never by her number.
The Village (The Prisoner) | Identification badges
The series of James Bond books and films often use double entendres for the names of Bond girls, such as "Honey Rider" from "Dr. No", "Bibi Dahl" from "For Your Eyes Only", "Holly Goodhead" from "Moonraker", "Xenia Onatopp" from "GoldenEye", "Chu Mei" (chew me) from "The Man with the Golden Gun", "Plenty O'Toole" from "Diamonds Are Forever" and, most famously, "Pussy Galore" from "Goldfinger". This is parodied in the "Austin Powers" series of spoofs on the spy genre; "" features a villain named "Alotta Fagina", who must repeat her name several times because Austin misunderstands it. Another example being a character from the animated Danish film "Terkel in Trouble" named "Dick Balsac".
Gag name | Film
Beginning with "From Russia with Love", Desmond Llewelyn portrayed the character in every official film except "Live and Let Die" until his death in 1999. In the 1977 film "The Spy Who Loved Me", as Q delivered the underwater Lotus, Major Anya Amasova/Agent XXX (Barbara Bach) greets Q as "Major Boothroyd". Starting with "Goldfinger", the notion that Bond and Q would have an often strained relationship with each other was introduced by Guy Hamilton; it continued in the series thereafter. While briefing Bond on the gadgets that he is going to use on his mission, Q often expresses irritation and impatience at Bond's short attention span, often telling him to "pay attention, 007", and Bond's playful lack of respect for his equipment, telling the agent, "I "never" joke about my work, 007".
Q (James Bond) | Desmond Llewelyn: 1963–1999
Fleming based much of M's character on Rear Admiral John Godfrey, who was Fleming's superior at the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War. After Fleming's death, Godfrey complained "He turned me into that unsavoury character, M." Other possible inspirations include Lieutenant Colonel Sir Claude Dansey, the deputy head of MI6 and head of the wartime Z network, who achieved different interpretations of his character from those who knew him: Malcolm Muggeridge thought him "the only professional in MI6", while Hugh Trevor-Roper considered Dansey to be "an utter shit, corrupt, incompetent, but with a certain low cunning". A further inspiration for M was Maxwell Knight, the head of MI5, who signed his memos as "M" and whom Fleming knew well.
M (James Bond) | Background
Bond subsequently drives a Mark II Continental Bentley, which he uses in the remaining books of the series, although he is issued an Aston Martin DB Mark III with a homing device during the course of "Goldfinger".
James Bond (literary character) | Abilities
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a villain in the "James Bond" series of novels and films. The name may also refer to:
Blofeld (disambiguation) | Introduction
Number Six always assumed that someone designated ""Number One"" was in charge of the Village, but only twice do any of the Village's visible authorities directly acknowledge the existence of such a person. In the final scene of "Once Upon a Time", Number Six, having trounced Number Two, is asked by the Supervisor, "What do you desire?" When Six answers, "Number One," the Supervisor responds, "I'll take you." At the end of "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling," the Colonel implores of Number Two, "You must contact Number One and tell him I did my duty." It is unclear if the Colonel is simply assuming that Number Two's superior is Number One or if he has actually met Number One, although the original shooting script makes it clear that "Oscar" (the Colonel) has indeed met One, and has a conversation with him whilst observing Six behind a two-way mirror.
List of The Prisoner characters | Number One
He also portrayed Q in a 1967 EON produced television documentary entitled "Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond", which was included in the 2006 special edition DVD release of "You Only Live Twice".
Desmond Llewelyn | "James Bond" series
Trevelyan is the only 00 Agent (other than Bond himself) to have a substantial role in a Bond film, which includes a sizeable screen and speaking time. The only other 00 agent to have any amount of screentime in a Bond film is "Octopussy"s 009, portrayed by stuntman Andy Bradford. Apart from seeing the back of their heads or shortly before they are killed and/or dead already ("Thunderball", "A View to a Kill", and "The Living Daylights"), other 00 agents are rarely seen and only spoken of. When Bean auditioned for the film, he was considered for the role of Bond (see List of actors considered for the James Bond character).
Alec Trevelyan | Reception
Jeremy Bulloch played a submariner in "The Spy Who Loved Me" and then Q's assistant in "For Your Eyes Only" and "Octopussy":
List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series | Jeremy Bulloch
In the first film, "Dr. No", Boothroyd is played by Peter Burton in only one scene, in which he replaces Bond's .25 ACP Beretta 418 pistol with the signature .32 Walther PPK handgun. He is referred to by M as "the armourer," and later as Major Boothroyd. Scheduling conflicts prevented Burton from reprising the role in "From Russia with Love", although he made two later uncredited appearances in Bond films, first as an RAF officer in "Thunderball" (1965) and later as a secret agent in the satirical "Casino Royale".
Q (James Bond) | Peter Burton: 1962 (as "Major Boothroyd")
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to James Bond: James Bond is a fictional character created in 1953 by the journalist and writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. The character has also been used in the long-running and sixth most financially successful English-language film series to date (after "Marvel Cinematic Universe", "Star Wars", "Wizarding World", "Avengers", and "Spider-Man"). The film series started in 1962 with "Dr. No", starring Sean Connery as James Bond, and has continued with other actors.
Outline of James Bond | Introduction
Felix Leiter, James Bond's CIA ally and friend, played a part in six of the Fleming novels; he is introduced in "Casino Royale" as being thin, tall, about thirty-five years old and a former U.S. Marine who was working with the Joint Intelligence Staff of NATO. Fleming named the character after two of his American friends: "Felix" was Ivar Bryce's middle name, whilst Tommy Leiter was a mutual friend. Academic Kerstin Jütting describes Leiter as "a cool and quiet no-nonsense character who knows 007's strengths and weaknesses well". Physically, Fleming describes Leiter in "Casino Royale": "a mop of straw-coloured hair lent his face a boyish look which closer examination contradicted".
Felix Leiter | Novels
SPECTRE's expert planner Kronsteen, known as "Number Five", upon order of the organisation's Number One, devises a plot to steal a Lektor cryptographic device from the Soviets and sell it back to them while exacting revenge on Bond for killing their agent Dr. No; ex-SMERSH operative Rosa Klebb, SPECTRE's Number Three, is in charge of the mission. She recruits Donald "Red" Grant as an assassin and Tatiana Romanova, a cipher clerk at the Soviet consulate in Istanbul, as the unwitting bait. Bond travels to Turkey and meets Ali Kerim Bey, the MI6 officer in Turkey. Between them, they obtain the Lektor, and the three escape with the device on the Orient Express.
List of James Bond films | "From Russia with Love" (1963)
Although uncredited, the actor who played Number 1 was Anthony Dawson, who had played Professor Dent in the previous Bond film, "Dr. No", and appeared in several of Terence Young's films. In the end credits, Blofeld is credited with a question mark. Blofeld's lines were redubbed by Viennese actor Eric Pohlmann in the final cut. Peter Burton was unavailable to return as Major Boothroyd, so Desmond Llewelyn, a Welsh actor who was a fan of the Bond comic strip published in the "Daily Express", accepted the part. However, screen credit for Llewelyn was omitted at the opening of the film and is reserved for the exit credits, where he is credited simply as "Boothroyd".
From Russia with Love (film) | Casting
One of Q's assistants, Smithers makes two film appearances: in "For Your Eyes Only" and "Octopussy". He is played by Jeremy Bulloch. He is a distinct character from Colonel Smithers, a Bank of England official whom Bond consults in the novel "Goldfinger" and its film version.
List of James Bond allies | Smithers
The film is a continuation of the OSS 117 series of Eurospy films from the 1950s and 1960s, which were in turn based on a series of novels by Jean Bruce, a prolific French popular writer. The main character in the OSS 117 series is a secret agent of the SDECE, Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, also known by his code name OSS 117. The character is played by Jean Dujardin. However, instead of taking the genre seriously, the film parodies the original André Hunebelle OSS 117 series and other conventional spy and Eurospy films such as "Se Tutte le Donne del Mondo" with its sequence on top of the Christ the Redeemer statue, and most noticeably the early James Bond series right down to the cinematography, art direction and costumes of the 1960s–1970s.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio | Parody
It is also possible that Number One is, like The General, not a human being. In their official functions, Number Two and the Village operations staff even avoid referring to Number One by title. Some have interpreted this as indicating that there actually is no ""Number One"" in the personal sense, much like the non-existent Big Brother in George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four". It is evident, however, that there is someone who certainly seems to give direct orders to Number Two, because in several episodes, Number Two appears intimidated by telephone calls from a person addressed only as "Sir". According to co-creator George Markstein, "Number One is the villain in charge."
List of The Prisoner characters | Number One
Broccoli to replace original Bond actor Sean Connery. At the age of 29, he was the youngest actor to have portrayed Bond and the only non-European actor to take on the role in the Eon film series. He declined subsequent Bond films and instead pursued a career in Britain, Italy, Hong Kong, Australia, and Hollywood, with his most notable works during this period including the anti-war satire "Universal Soldier" (1971), the giallo "Who Saw Her Die?" (1972), the martial arts films "Stoner" (1974), "The Man from Hong Kong" (1975), and "A Queen's Ransom" (1976), and the comedy anthology "The Kentucky Fried Movie" (1977).
George Lazenby | Introduction
The concept of Bond is that once Niven's Bond retired, his name and 007 designation was passed to another agent to keep the legend alive; James Chapman notes that the implication was that the "other Bond" was that played by Connery. Chapman considered the concept of an elderly Bond interesting, with Bond referring to Connery's Bond as a "sexual acrobat who leaves a trail of beautiful dead women behind like blown roses". In line with the literary Bond, Niven's character drives a vintage Bentley, rather than the Aston Martin favoured by Connery. Bond scholar Steven Jay Rubin thought Niven perfectly cast as the retired Bond, and saw him as "a throw-back to the hell-for-leather adventure heroes" of the character, which paralleled Niven's own life and career.
Portrayal of James Bond in film | David Niven: 1967
Austrian actor George Roubicek plays an American astronaut in "You Only Live Twice" (1967) and Stromberg One Captain in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977).
List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series | George Roubicek
, James Rhodes has appeared in 8 films: "Iron Man", "Iron Man 2", "Iron Man 3", "", "", "", "Captain Marvel" (mid-credit cameo) and "".
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe | James Rhodes / War Machine / Iron Patriot
His last appearance as Q prior to his death was in "The World Is Not Enough" in 1999. During his briefing of 007 in the film, Q introduces John Cleese's character, , as his heir presumptive, and the film alludes to Q's retirement, to which Bond, after seeing Q, expresses his hope that it will not be any time soon. Q's response is to admonish Bond to "always have an escape plan", after which he lowers himself through the floor of his lab. Llewelyn had stated not long before his death that he had no plans to retire and that he would continue playing Q "as long as the producers want me and the Almighty doesn't." In the 2002 film "Die Another Day", John Cleese's character is the head of Q branch, having inherited the title of quartermaster from his predecessor.
Desmond Llewelyn | "James Bond" series
However, in the EON films the number indicates rank within the organisation: Blofeld is always referred to as "Number 1" and Emilio Largo, in "Thunderball", is "Number 2". This particular example of numbering is perhaps deliberately borrowed from revolutionary organisations, wherein members exist in cells, and are numerically defined to prevent identification and cross-betrayal of aims. By deliberately drawing attention away from the true leader of the organisation, he is protected by masquerading as a target of lower importance, and the structure of the organisation is also obscured from intelligence services.
SPECTRE | Leadership
Dr. No made several appearances in the cartoon series "James Bond Jr.". His skin, however, was rendered bright green similar to the Mandarin in "Iron Man" possibly due to the chemicals he was exposed to in the film. Julius No also appeared in the video game "" (almost-completely unrelated, especially in the meaning of the title, to the 1995 film) voiced by Carlos Alazraqui. Despite his death in both the book and film, he appears alongside fellow enemies Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Auric Goldfinger, Francisco Scaramanga and Xenia Onatopp. In the game, Xenia Onatopp works for No and he seems to possess a considerable army of well-equipped henchmen as well as numerous tanks and helicopter gunships that resemble V-22 Ospreys.
Julius No | Other appearances
In the first two James Bond films, "Dr. No" and "From Russia with Love", Gayson played James Bond's love interest in London, Sylvia Trench. In early scenes, Bond attempts to set up a liaison with her but gets called away on a mission before anything serious can develop. This was intended to be a running motif in multiple films, but the character was dropped after the second film. The character is responsible for Bond's iconic introductory catchphrase, "Bond, James Bond"; when Trench introduces herself to Bond as "Trench, Sylvia Trench" during a game of baccarat in "Dr. No", Bond replies in kind, mimicking Trench's own cadence.
Eunice Gayson | Bond films
He played the role of Frederick Gray, the Minister of Defence in six James Bond films between 1977 and 1987:
List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series | <a href="Geoffrey%20Keen">Geoffrey Keen</a>
M was played by Bernard Lee from the first Bond film, "Dr. No", until "Moonraker" (1979). In "Dr. No," M refers to his record of reducing the number of operative casualties since taking the job, implying someone else held the job recently before him. The film also saw M refer to himself as head of MI7; Lee had originally said MI6, but was overdubbed with the name MI7 prior to the film's release. Earlier in the film, the department had been referred to as MI6 by a radio operator. A number of Bond scholars have noted that Lee's interpretation of the character was in line with the original literary representation; Cork and Stutz observed that Lee was "very close to Fleming's version of the character", while Rubin commented on the serious, efficient, no-nonsense authority figure.
M (James Bond) | Bernard Lee: 1962–1979
The film contains direct nods to James Bond in a comedic and outlandish style. Flint is initially offered a Walther PPK and an attache case with a concealed throwing knife with Flint dismissing both as "crude". During the French strip club sequence, Flint stages a mock brawl with a patron who is identified as Agent 0008, a British secret agent. Flint asks if SPECTRE (the criminal organization in the early Bond movies) is involved, to which Agent 0008 replies, "It's bigger than SPECTRE!" The actor playing the role is similar in appearance to Sean Connery. Later in the film, Gila is shown reading a 0008 novel, a reference to the James Bond novels.
Our Man Flint | Influences
His Bacon number is also three, due to his appearance as an extra in the movie "", giving a combined Erdős–Bacon number of six.
Jeff Westbrook | Introduction
Eon asked several directors—Bryan Forbes, Guy Green, Val Guest and Guy Hamilton—to helm the film, but all declined, before Terence Young agreed. Eon had originally hired Wolf Mankowitz and Richard Maibaum to write "Dr. No"s screenplay, partly because of Mankowitz's help in brokering the deal between Broccoli and Saltzman. An initial draft of the screenplay was rejected because the scriptwriters had made the villain, Dr. No, a monkey, and Mankowitz left the film. Maibaum then undertook a second version, more closely in line with the novel; Johanna Harwood and Berkely Mather then worked on Maibaum's script, with Harwood in particular being described as a script doctor credited with improving the British characterisations.
Production of the James Bond films | "Dr. No" (1962)
In the first novel, "Casino Royale", and the 2006 film adaptation, the 00 concept is introduced and, in Bond's words, means "that you've had to kill a chap in cold blood in the course of some assignment." Bond's 00 number (007) was awarded to him because he twice killed in fulfilling assignments. (This differentiates from deadly force used by non-00 agents in the course of self-defence or offensive action; plus, in the original time frame of the novel—the early 1950s—many MI6 agents would have had recent war service.) In the second novel, "Live and Let Die", the 00 number designates a past killing; not until the third novel, "Moonraker", does the 00 number designate a licence to kill.
00 Agent | Description
Terence Pettigrew, in his study "British film character actors: great names and memorable moments" agreed, noting that Lee was a "gruff, reliable, no-nonsense role character actor", with "kindly eyes, droll manner and expressly Anglo-Saxon level-headedness". In 1967, Lee appeared in "O.K. Connery", a spoof of the James Bond film series which starred Connery's brother Neil Connery, Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny), and several former actors of the series. During this period he also appeared in several ITC television productions such as "The Baron", "Man in a Suitcase", and "Danger Man". In 1972, he portrayed Tarmut the sculptor in Terence Fisher's Hammer Horror picture "Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell", alongside Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, and David Prowse; it was not released until 1974.
Bernard Lee | James Bond series
Saltzman's interests continued to range apart from the series, including production of a loose trilogy of spy films based on Len Deighton's Harry Palmer, a character who operates in a parallel universe to Bond, with all the danger but none of the glamour and gadgets. Saltzman and Broccoli had differences over Saltzman's outside commitments; however, in the end, it was Saltzman who withdrew from Danjaq and EON after a series of financial mishaps. While Saltzman's departure brought the franchise a step closer to corporate control, Broccoli lost relatively little independence or prestige in the bargain. From then until his death, the racy credits sequence to every EON Bond film would begin with the words "Albert R.
Albert R. Broccoli | UK subsidy and the origins of Bond