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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Interesting that the movies are nothing like the books.
They bought the rights to the books, then made up their own stories.
Wow! I’m feeling old!!
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...
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.
Iirc he won for untouchables
Iirc he won for untouchables
Iirc he won for untouchables
Iirc he won for untouchables
Hiccups
That was Robert shaw. He also played the boat captain in jaws.
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