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Bond girl. A Bond girl is a character (or the actress portraying a character) who is a love interest of James Bond in a film, novel, or video game.

Bond girl

Bond girls occasionally have names that are double entendres or puns, such as Pussy Galore, Plenty O'Toole, Xenia Onatopp, or Holly Goodhead, and are considered "ubiquitous symbol[s] of glamour and sophistication. "[1] In novels[edit] In Fleming's novels, many Bond girls have some sort of independent job or even career, often one that was considered inappropriate for women in the 1950s. Several Bond girls have obvious signs of inner turmoil (Vesper Lynd or Vivienne Michel), and others have traumatic pasts.

Inspiration[edit] The inspiration for all of Fleming's Bond girls may be his onetime lover Muriel Wright, who has a claim to be the fons et origo of the species: pliant and undemanding, beautiful but innocent, outdoorsy, physically tough, implicitly vulnerable and uncomplaining, and then tragically dead, before or soon after marriage.[27] On film[edit] Ian Fleming. Ian Fleming While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, Fleming was involved in planning Operation Goldeneye and in the planning and oversight of two intelligence units, 30 Assault Unit and T-Force.

Ian Fleming

His wartime service and his career as a journalist provided much of the background, detail and depth of the James Bond novels. He was married to Ann Charteris, who was divorced from the second Viscount Rothermere as a result of her affair with Fleming. Fleming and Charteris had a son, Caspar. Fleming was a heavy smoker and drinker who suffered from heart disease; he died in 1964, aged 56, from a heart attack. Biography[edit] Birth and family[edit] James Bond. Publication history Creation and inspiration When I wrote the first one in 1953, I wanted Bond to be an extremely dull, uninteresting man to whom things happened; I wanted him to be a blunt instrument ... when I was casting around for a name for my protagonist I thought by God, (James Bond) is the dullest name I ever heard.

James Bond

On another occasion, Fleming said: "I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could find, 'James Bond' was much better than something more interesting, like 'Peregrine Carruthers'. Exotic things would happen to and around him, but he would be a neutral figure—an anonymous, blunt instrument wielded by a government department. " List of James Bond films. The current official logo of the James Bond (007) Eon series Series of films by Eon Productions[edit] Plots[edit] Dr.

List of James Bond films

No (1962)[edit] List of James Bond novels and stories. Ian Fleming[edit] Books, by publication sequence[edit] Short stories[edit] After Fleming's death, a second collection featuring two short stories was released, Octopussy and The Living Daylights.

List of James Bond novels and stories

James Bond (fictional character. List of James Bond vehicles. James Bond in film. Secret Intelligence Service. It is frequently referred to by the name MI6 (Military Intelligence, Section 6), a name used as a flag of convenience during the First World War when it was known by many names.[2] The existence of MI6 was not officially acknowledged until 1994.[3] In late 2010, the head of SIS delivered what he said was the first public address by a serving chief of the agency in its 101-year history.

Secret Intelligence Service

The remarks of Sir John Sawers primarily focused on the relationship between the need for secrecy and the goal of maintaining security within Britain. His remarks acknowledged the tensions caused by secrecy in an era of leaks and pressure for ever-greater disclosure.[4] Since 1995, the SIS headquarters, have been based at Vauxhall Cross on the South Bank of the River Thames. History and development[edit] Foundation[edit] Its first director was Captain Sir George Mansfield Smith-Cumming, who often dropped the Smith in routine communication. First World War[edit] Inter-War period[edit] Second World War[edit] List of James Bond villains. The James Bond novels and film series feature a number of villainous characters who serve as primary antagonists.

List of James Bond villains

Each story normally features a main villain bent on world domination or destruction who seeks to defeat or kill Bond, often with the assistance of secondary characters. Bond typically confronts the villain during the story's climax and exposes the evil plot. Main villains[edit] Novel villains by author[edit] List of James Bond firearms. The following is a list of firearms used by Agent 007, Bond girls, Bond allies, and Bond villains in the James Bond novel, film, and video game adventures.

List of James Bond firearms

Novels[edit] Ian Fleming[edit] In an interview published posthumously in the December 1964 issue of Playboy Magazine, Fleming admitted that he was not an expert in the field of firearms, and "Quite honestly, the whole question of expertise in these matters bores me. The World Is Not Enough (1999. Dr. No (film) Dr.

Dr. No (film)

No was produced with a low budget and was a financial success. While critical reaction was mixed upon release, the film over time gained a reputation as one of the series' best instalments. From Russia with Love (film) Diamonds Are Forever (film) Diamonds Are Forever (1971) is the seventh spy film in the James Bond series by Eon Productions, and the sixth and final Eon film to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond.

Diamonds Are Forever (film)

James Bond—agent 007—pursues Ernst Stavro Blofeld and eventually finds him at a facility where Blofeld look-alikes are being created through surgery. The World Is Not Enough. Yacht used in the opening boat chase, on display at boot Düsseldorf in spring 2000. The film's plot revolves around the assassination of billionaire Sir Robert King by the terrorist Renard, and Bond's subsequent assignment to protect King's daughter Elektra, who had previously been held for ransom by Renard. For Your Eyes Only (film) For Your Eyes Only was released on 24 June 1981 to a mixed critical reception; the film was a financial success, generating $195.3 million worldwide.

This was the last Bond film to be distributed solely by United Artists; the studio merged with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer soon after this film's release. The head of the KGB, General Gogol has also learnt of the fate of the St Georges and already notified his contact in Greece. A marine archaeologist, Sir Timothy Havelock, who had been asked by the British to secretly locate the St Georges, is murdered with his wife by a Cuban hitman, Hector Gonzales. Bond goes to Spain to find out who hired Gonzales. There, at the casino, Bond meets with Kristatos and asks how to meet Columbo, not knowing that Columbo's men are secretly recording their conversation.

Live and Let Die (film) Three MI6 agents, including one "on loan" to the American government, are killed within 24 hours, under mysterious circumstances, while monitoring the operations of Dr. Kananga, the dictator of a small Caribbean island, San Monique. James Bond, agent 007, is sent to New York to investigate the first murder. Kananga is also in New York, visiting the United Nations. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film) In the film, Bond faces Blofeld (Telly Savalas), who is planning to sterilise the world's food supply through a group of brainwashed "angels of death" (which included early appearances by Joanna Lumley and Catherina von Schell) unless his demands are met for an international amnesty, for recognition of his title as the Count De Bleuchamp (the French form of Blofeld) and to be allowed to retire into private life. Along the way, Bond meets, falls in love with, and eventually marries Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg). This is the only Bond film to be directed by Peter R.

Hunt, who had served as a film editor and second unit director on previous films in the series. Hunt, along with producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, decided to produce a more realistic film that would follow the novel closely. Tomorrow Never Dies. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, with the screenplay written by Bruce Feirstein, the film follows Bond as he attempts to stop a power-mad media mogul from engineering world events to initiate World War III.

Plot[edit] Media baron Elliot Carver, head of the Carver Media Group Network (CMGN), begins his plans to use the encoder to provoke war between China and the United Kingdom, which would replace the current Chinese government with one more supportive to Carver's plans of exclusive broadcast rights. Meaconing the GPS signal using the encoder, Gupta sends the British frigate HMS Devonshire off-course into Chinese-held waters in the South China Sea, where Carver's stealth ship, commanded by Mr. Stamper, sinks the frigate with a sea drill and steals one of its missiles. The Spy Who Loved Me (film) It was shot on location in Egypt and Italy, with underwater scenes filmed at the Bahamas, and a new soundstage being built at Pinewood Studios for a massive set which depicted the interior of a supertanker. The Spy Who Loved Me was well received by critics.

The Man with the Golden Gun (film) Goldfinger (film) In London, Bond learns that his objective is determining how Goldfinger smuggles gold internationally. Bond arranges to meet Goldfinger socially and wins a high-stakes golf game against him with a recovered Nazi gold bar at stake. Bond follows him to Switzerland, where Tilly, Jill Masterson's sister, makes an unsuccessful attempt at revenge by firing a sniper rifle at Goldfinger. You Only Live Twice (film) In the film, Bond is dispatched to Japan after American and Soviet manned spacecraft disappear mysteriously in orbit. Moonraker (film) The Living Daylights. GoldenEye. Thunderball (film) The film follows Bond's mission to find two NATO atomic bombs stolen by SPECTRE, which holds the world ransom for £100 million in diamonds, in exchange for not destroying an unspecified major city in either England or the United States (later revealed to be Miami).

The search leads Bond to the Bahamas, where he encounters Emilio Largo, the card-playing, eye-patch-wearing SPECTRE Number Two. Backed by CIA agent Felix Leiter and Largo's mistress, Domino Derval, Bond's search culminates in an underwater battle with Largo's henchmen. A View to a Kill. Plot[edit] Octopussy. Licence to Kill. Die Another Day. Casino Royale (2006 film) Quantum of Solace. Casino Royale (2006. 50 Years of James Bond. James Bond. Classic James Bond car Aston Martin DB5 reappears in ‘Skyfall’ thanks to 3D printing. James Bond and Aston Martin. 10 Cocktails from the James Bond Movies and Novels. James bond. Thesuitsofjamesbond.com. James Bond: 50 Years of Main Title Design. CommanderBond.net - Bond At Its Best. Who Played James Bond: A Complete History - 007james. How James Bond Works" James Bond - James Bond 007 Wiki. James Bond multimedia. Fans notice 24 mistakes in new James Bond film Skyfall.

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