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Bond, James Bond. Perhaps the greatest fictional cinema icon ever. He first appeared on the big screen in 1962 in Dr. No, and has remained the most powerful action hero ever since. The secret to his success is his adaptability. No matter what tight spot he finds himself, he always appears to be suave, sophisticated and cool.
As a spy, Bond is constantly reinventing himself, and on the big screen he has done this five times, as Sean Connery, Roger Moore, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan. The documentary looks at the different characterizations each actor has brought to the role to discover the elements that make up Bond novels by Ian Fleming, whose creation was semi-autobiograpical.
From the gadgets to the girls, The James Bond Story also features interviews with Q (the late Desmond Llewelyn), Maud Adams, Jane Seymour, director Terence Young, producer Cubby Broccoli, Ian Fleming and more, along with extensive clips from "Dr. No" to "The World Is Not Enough." This action-packed documentary presents an in-depth look at the quintessential spy who has a license to kill.
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Cast
Sean Connery
UK
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The Rock (1996)
The Untouchables (1987)
Roger Moore
UK
Best movies:
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Octopussy (1983)
George Lazenby
Australia
Best movies:
Gettysburg (1993)
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) (TV movie)
The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
Tom Mankiewicz
USA
Pierce Brosnan
Ireland
Best movies:
GoldenEye (1995)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Terence Young
China
Best movies:
From Russia with Love (1963)
John Glen
UK
Desmond Llewelyn
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
Hamlet (1948)
Cleopatra (1963)
Jane Seymour
UK
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
Maud Adams
Sweden
Best movies:
Playing for Time (1980) (TV movie)
Laura, Shadows of a Summer (1979)
The Boys in the Band (1970)
Lewis Gilbert
UK
Best movies:
Moonraker (1979)
Michael Apted
UK
Best movies:
Spies Like Us (1985)
Timothy Dalton
UK
Best movies:
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Jane Eyre (1983) (series)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Miranda Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
The Crying Game (1992)
The Hours (2002)
Famke Janssen
Netherlands
Best movies:
Taken (2008)
When They See Us (2019) (series)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Telly Savalas
USA
Best movies:
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Cape Fear (1962)
Robert Davi
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Kill the Irishman (2011)
The Goonies (1985)
Robert Carlyle
UK
Best movies:
Trainspotting (1996)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Priest (1994)
Diana Rigg
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
Julius Caesar (1970)
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Michael Lonsdale
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Order of the Daisy (1967)