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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
James Bond is pitted against Blofeld again, this time infiltrating his installation high in the Swiss Alps. Austalian-born George Lazenby amply fills Connery's shoes here, briefly, as he finds himself kilted and surrounded by a gorgeous and sex-starved gaggle of women on retreat. Diana Rigg plays James Bond's love interest who .. Read more
| Starring | George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Bernard Lee |
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| Director | Peter R. Hunt |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
James Bond is pitted against Blofeld again, this time infiltrating his installation high in the Swiss Alps. Austalian-born George Lazenby amply fills Connery's shoes here, briefly, as he finds himself kilted and surrounded by a gorgeous and sex-starved gaggle of women on retreat. Diana Rigg plays James Bond's love interest who becomes his only wife in the history of the series. Bond (and Connery) returns in DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER.
| Starring | George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell |
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| Director | Peter R. Hunt |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 16 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 03 Nov 2003 Production year: 1969 |
| Format | DVD |
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
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James Bond goes undercover in the treacherous Swiss Alps in this action-packed epic filled with artillery-lade...
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SPECIAL FEATURES: Casting On Her Majesty's Secret Service; Press Day in Portugal; George Lazenby: In His Own ...
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This is the James Bond everyone forgets, mainly because it stars the Australian George Lazenby, who went from chocolate commercial to big-screen disaster. Wittily written (by Richard Maibaum and Simon Raven) and pacily directed (by Peter Hunt), it has excitement galore. Yet the chemistry between Diana Rigg and Lazenby is nonexistent — reportedly, Rigg chewed garlic on set to ensure no sparks flew. Louis Armstrong sings We Have All the Time in the World, however, which is some compensation.
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Perhaps to compensate for no Sean Connery and a tragic ending, the producers of this sixth Bond opus shower largesse upon us in the shape of no fewer than four protracted and spectacular climaxes. Splendid stuff, but too much of it, and the lack of a happ
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12 out of 12 people found this review helpful
GREAT STORY, OKAY BOND
When Sean Connery decided to leave the role of 007: James Bond for after ' You Only Live Twice' it was up to producers Harry Saltzman & Albert R. ' Cubby' Broccoli to find a decent replacement. no doubt this film would have been better if Connery had been Bond. but Australian model George Lazenby does his best with the role and pulls off the emotional scenes very sensitively but it's being brutal Bond which isn't Lazeby's strong point.
Telly Savalas is not right for Blofeld with his American accent and it would have been cool if Donald Pleasance stayed on{he could show 'size matters not'like an evil version of Yoda he could tear strips off James Bond who could be the ' Bondian' equivelant of Count Dooku - Good Version}. but Kojack actor Telly Savalas is still really good in the role. Diane Rigg isn't a bad actress and manages to pull off the role but her character Tracy Di Vicenzo isn't very likable in Rigg's performance, sadly. this does have the best storyline of all the movies with a clinic based on an ice mountain where some pretty girls given the label ' The Angels Of Death' are brainwashed into doing evil things for Blofeld's master plan. this film has a ' From Russia With Love' Rosa Klebb in the character of Irma Bunt. agent Wayne is a pretty cool character idea but dosen't get enough screentime and he isn't very well developed. nor is the whole undercover name ' Sir Hilary Bray' which could have been expanded to make the storyline more complex. but their still are some thrilling moments in the film and toward the end we start to see how great this film is. Bond nearly loses his ' License To Kill' from M{Bernard Lee} if it wasn't for Miss Moneypenny{Lois Maxwell} and the film has genuine soul missing from Bond films like ' Diamonds Are Forever' which although good with some great scenes could have been much better. so all rise for this classic Bond film ' On Her Majesty's Secret Service' it should definately be seen! -
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
No gadgets and all action... only 28 years too early
Right. I'll say this right away. Until possible the latest movie, this is the best Bond movie by far.
1. It's actually got a plot
2. Bond doesn't do everything with a laser biro etc etc.
3. He's actually engaged in some actual spy work!
4. Is that an emotion! Holy moly
5. He's not superman in a fight.
As we all know, Mrs Bond isn't expected in a sequel. but if you need any better example that poor old George Lazenby was the better actor; when Sean Connery acts out his revenge on Blofelt in the very next film (Diamonds are Forever), he does so with all the pathos and of a man who's just ordered a pizza and missed out on a free topping. -
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Sheen to play Bond baddie Blofeld?
- 16 Jun 2009
Actor Michael Sheen is set to sign up to the next James Bond movie - to play legendary villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld, according to reports. The Queen star is said to be in negotiations with 007 bosses to join Daniel Craig in the 23rd instalment in the superspy franchise, which is slated for release in 2011. And Sheen will be taking on the role of bad guy Blofeld - the recurring character seen in six Bond films including From Russia with Love, You Only Live Twice and For Your Eyes Only. The... Read more
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
James Bond is pitted against Blofeld again, this time infiltrating his installation high in the Swiss Alps. Austalian-born George Lazenby amply fills Connery's shoes here, briefly, as he finds himself kilted and surrounded by a gorgeous and sex-starved gaggle of women on retreat. Diana Rigg plays ...
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