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Licence to Thrill. Reading James Bond as a Cultural Phenomenon


The Bond Films

Bond 7

Diamonds are Forever (1971)

Bond Actor: Sean Connery
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Music by John Barry

Detailed Cast & Crew: IMDb Entry

Connery returned for a last official reprisal of his role as 007 in Diamods are Forever, a rather action-oriented film, focussing on Bond and Blofeld, yet not taking into account what happened in the previous part.

Connery delivers a routine performance, nothing special. The only remarkable elements of the movie would perhaps be the title song, again sung by Shirley Bassey, and the presence of a gay assassin couple, a strange contrast to the ever-straight 007.

see also: Song Lyrics