Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Brief Synopsis:

Resolved to avenge Tracy's murder, Bond tracks Blofeld to Egypt and watches him die in a mud pool. Back in London, M assigns 007 to infiltrate a smuggling ring and find out who is stock piling stolen diamonds. Impersonating a gang member named Franks, Bond contacts another, Tiffany Case, and travels to Las Vegas with a hoard of gems hidden in Franks' coffin. The diamonds are acquired by a hi-tech empire belonging to a reclusive tycoon. But lurking in the background, back from the dead, is Bond's most bitter foe, Blofeld.

Release Date:

• December 17, 1971

Plot:

• The extortion of nations for nuclear supremacy, using the incentive of a high-powered diamond-encrusted laser satellite

Box Office Results:

• $116.0 million

Running Time:

• 2 hours, 1 minute

Issued Sidearm:

• Walther PPK

Gadgets:

• Voice Algorithm Recorder
• Grappling Hook Gun
• Fake fingerprints
• Slot-machine RPM controller
  

Director:

• Guy Hamilton

Screenplay:

• Richard Maibaum
• Tom Manckiewicz

Starring:

• Sean Connery as James Bond

Villain:

• Charles Gray as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Henchmen:

• Bruce Glover as Mr. Wint
• Putter Smith as Mr. Kidd
• Leonard Barr as Shady Tree
• Bruce Cabot as Bert Saxby
• Lola Larson as Bambi
• Trina Parks as Thumper
• Joseph Furst as Professor Dr. Metz

Supporting Cast:

• Jimmy Dean as Willard Whyte
• Norman Burton as Felix Leiter
• Laurence Naismith as Sir Donald Munger
• Bernard Lee as M
• Desmond Llewelyn as Q
• Lois Maxwell asMoneypenny

Bond Girls:

• Jill St. John as Tiffany Case
• Lana Wood as Plenty O' Toole

Filming Locations:

• Japan; Cairo, Egypt; South America; South Africa; Dover, UK; Amsterdam, Holland; Los Angeles, USA; Nevada, USA; Las Vegas, USA; Baja, California; USA.

Best Quote:

• Plenty: "Hi, I'm Plenty."

Bond: "But, of course you are."
Plenty: "Plenty O' Toole."

Bond: "Named after your father, perhaps."

Best Mistake: (According to mi6.co.uk)

• One of the moon buggy's wheels falls off mid chase
• bonds mustang enters on the right hand wheels, and comes out on its left

Distinguishing Feature: (According to mi6.co.uk)

• Connery's return. Tempted back into the Bond role for a then record sum of $1.25 million plus a percentage of the profits. He donated the entire sum to his Scottish International Educational Trust

Vital Statistics: (According to mi6.co.uk)

• Conquests: 1
  
• Martinis: 0
  
• Kills: 7
  
• "Bond, James Bond": 1

Trivia:

• When "M" and Bond are briefed by Munger, he offers the men a glass of Sherry. "M" defers, mentioning doctor's orders, which Bond attributes to his liver. In real life Bernard Lee ("M") wasn't allowed to drink due to his health. He died of stomach cancer in 1981.

• The last official Bond movie to star Sean Connery