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Release Date:
18 December 1969 (USA)
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James Bond 007 is back! more
Plot:
James Bond woos a mob boss's daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps that involves beautiful women from around the world. full summary | add synopsis
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Switzerland
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British
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British Agent
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
James Bond In Jersey: Cinema Retro Goes Lounging With Lazenby
(From CinemaRetro. 1 November 2009, 3:12 AM, PST)
Shelf Life: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
(From Cinematical. 29 October 2009, 5:45 PM, PDT)
(From CinemaRetro. 1 November 2009, 3:12 AM, PST)
Shelf Life: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
(From Cinematical. 29 October 2009, 5:45 PM, PDT)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| George Lazenby | ... | James Bond | |
| Diana Rigg | ... | Tracy Di Vicenzo | |
| Telly Savalas | ... | Ernst Stavro Blofeld | |
| Gabriele Ferzetti | ... | Marc Ange Draco | |
| Ilse Steppat | ... | Irma Bunt | |
| Angela Scoular | ... | Ruby Bartlett | |
| Lois Maxwell | ... | Miss Moneypenny | |
| Catherine Schell | ... | Nancy (as Catherina Von Schell) | |
| George Baker | ... | Sir Hilary Bray | |
| Bernard Lee | ... | 'M' | |
| Bernard Horsfall | ... | Campbell | |
| Desmond Llewelyn | ... | 'Q' | |
| Yuri Borionko | ... | Grunther (as Yuri Borienko) | |
| Virginia North | ... | Olympe | |
| Geoffrey Cheshire | ... | Toussaint |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Ian Fleming's On Her Majesty's Secret Service (UK) (complete title) (USA) (complete title)
O.H.M.S.S. (UK) (promotional abbreviation)
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O.H.M.S.S. (UK) (promotional abbreviation)
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Runtime:
142 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Iceland:12 |
Brazil:12 |
Portugal:M/18 (original rating) |
Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Ireland:PG |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:16 (original rating) |
Peru:14 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:M (original rating) |
USA:PG (re-rating) (1994) |
West Germany:16 |
UK:A (original rating) (cut)
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The John Barry score for this movie was the first in the EON Production series to extensively use synthesizers and electric guitars.
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Revealing mistakes: When the three helicopters are attacking the Piz Gloria and are about to land pay attention to the helicopter on the far right. It fades out and fades back in again on the landing pad. At the same time on the left side a helicopter fades in.
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Q: I've been saying for years, sir, that our special equipment is obsolete. And now, computer analysis reveals an entirely new approach: miniaturization. For instance, radioactive lint. When placed in an opponent's pockets, the anti-personnel and location fix seems fairly obvious.
M: What we want is a location fix on 007.
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Q: I've been saying for years, sir, that our special equipment is obsolete. And now, computer analysis reveals an entirely new approach: miniaturization. For instance, radioactive lint. When placed in an opponent's pockets, the anti-personnel and location fix seems fairly obvious.
M: What we want is a location fix on 007.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "20 to 1: Memorable Movie Characters (#3.11)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
We have all the time in the world
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Does the movie title appear somewhere during the movie?A Note Regarding Spoilers
Did Bond ever avenge Tracy's death?
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Giving the series a radical twist after the glorious Connery's farewell to 007 movies in You Only Live Twice, the producers intended for the first time to introduce a new take on Bond, returning to the literary roots of the character, as originally described in Fleming's novels and short stories. So Maibaum this time faithfully adapted one of Fleming's most successful and appreciated works: On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The screenplay is so close to the book that actually the movie is somewhat contradictory with previous Bond installments: Bloefeld and Bond don't know each other (???), and, in order to make the plot line look more logical, by changing the physical appearance of the villain, the part was given to Telly Savallas, who looks too amiable to be the bad guy, instead of the scarred and terrific Donald Pleasance. The plot is also very different from what the usual fans expect from Bond movies, being mainly focused on the romance between Bond and Tracy during the first half, then moving to Bloefeld's stronghold in Switzerland, and ending with 45 minutes of extremely exciting, non stop action.
The film's pacing is pretty irregular. The romance is probably the best part, at the best of Bond tradition, mainly thanks to Diana Rigg's inspired performance as Tracy, perfectly depicting an emotionally unbalanced, yet appealing and glamorous, woman. Lazenby's OK (at least at this part of the movie), but he lacks the masculinity and roughness Connery showed, what ultimately damages the movie, specially during the disastrous sequences which take place in Bloefeld's research facility in the Swiss Alps, which are laughable). There's nothing remarkable about them. (what a silly conspiracy!!), but 45 minutes spent, which make the movie overlong. When everything seems ruined, the film revives and takes us on a wild ride on an action packed roller-coaster (ski chase, Bond and Draco raid on Bloefeld's base), with a brief romantic rest as Bond and Tracy talk about their future life in common (Bond a journalist?),a very touching scene.
The ending remains as one of the top Bond moments, tragical and romantic. The stylish pre-credit sequence is equally brilliant,showing the natural elegance and "joie de vivre" we all associate with Bond.
A question: what if Connery had accepted to play Bond this time? I think this could be the best Bond movie ever made. But the producers came up with a martial arts expert with no experience in acting, which sadly overshadows many good points(on Lazenby's defense, it was his first performance), but this film still intensely shines as an interesting, strange gem in the Bond canon.