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James Bond films celebrate 50th anniversary
CBS News ^

Posted on 10/05/2012 5:23:59 AM PDT by Perdogg

On this day 50 years ago, James Bond became a movie star.

The British superspy first hit the big screen on Oct. 5, 1962, when "Dr. No" opened in theaters, introducing Ian Fleming's suave 007 to the masses.

Now, a half-century and six Bond actors later, the series is one of the longest running in history, having made $4.9 billion in ticket sales over 22 films. The 23rd Bond movie, "Skyfall," will be released in U.S. theaters on Nov. 9.

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To: Perdogg

Interesting that the movies are nothing like the books.
They bought the rights to the books, then made up their own stories.


21 posted on 10/05/2012 8:02:51 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Perdogg

Wow! I’m feeling old!!


22 posted on 10/05/2012 8:24:03 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Perdogg; All; y'all

Of note:

Ian Flemming also wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang...

I noticed that as a kid and went and got out my dad’s 007 books to read them...


23 posted on 10/05/2012 2:27:06 PM PDT by Rightly Biased (How do you say Arkanicide in Kenyan?)
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To: Perdogg

The early Bond films in the early ‘60s upped the ‘sex and violence’ quotient on screen and set the stage for the late ‘60s revolution in film content.


24 posted on 10/06/2012 1:41:59 PM PDT by Borges
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To: massgopguy

Iirc he won for untouchables


25 posted on 10/06/2012 1:45:31 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: massgopguy

Iirc he won for untouchables


26 posted on 10/06/2012 1:45:36 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: massgopguy

Iirc he won for untouchables


27 posted on 10/06/2012 1:45:53 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: massgopguy

Iirc he won for untouchables


28 posted on 10/06/2012 1:45:53 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: morphing libertarian

Hiccups


29 posted on 10/06/2012 1:48:58 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: Terry L Smith

That was Robert shaw. He also played the boat captain in jaws.


30 posted on 10/06/2012 1:53:56 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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