film fourth spy film james_bond series starring fictional agent james_bond adaptation novel turn based original screenplay directed screenplay film follows bond mission find nato atomic bombs stolen holds world ransom million diamonds exchange destroying unspecified major city england united_states later revealed miami search leads bond bahamas encounters card playing eye patch wearing number backed cia agent mistress bond search underwater battle film complex production different units quarter film consisting underwater scenes bond film shot running time hours associated legal dispute collaborators sued shortly publication novel claiming based screenplay trio earlier written failed cinematic translation james_bond lawsuit settled court bond film series producers fearing rival film allowed retain certain screen rights novel story plot characters receive sole producer credit film instead credited executive producers film success earning total million worldwide exceeding earnings previous bond films won production designer nominated bafta award financially successful film series adjusting inflation critics viewers praise film branded welcome addition series complained aquatic action prolonged length released second film adaptation novel title executive producer plot james_bond agent simply attends funeral colonel operative number alive disguised widow bond identifies following bond fights kills escaping bond sent clinic improve health notices suspicious man criminal tattoo searches room seen leaving clinic neighbour plastic surgery tries murder bond spinal traction machine fearing bond bond finds dead man french nato pilot deployed fly aboard vulcan loaded atomic bombs training mission murdered altered match appearance takes place flight plane sinking near bahamas killed trying money offered retrieve stolen atomic bombs leaving clinic conference bond pursued countryside roads car destroyed agent failing kill bond demanded million white flawless uncut diamonds nato exchange returning bombs demands met destroy major city united_states united_kingdom meeting bond recognises photograph sister nassau bond asks send discovers mistress bond takes boat bond saves life lunch later bond goes party sees gambling bond enters game wins subsequently takes dance recognising adversaries bond begin tense cat mouse game attempting gain advantage pretending ignorance adversary true nature bond meets issued collection including underwater infrared camera distress beacon underwater breathing apparatus gun counter bond attempts swim underwater beneath boat nearly killed bond visits estate bond assistant later abducted questioning kills bond rescue bond kidnapped escapes chased celebration enters club finds attempts kill shot bodyguard bond search vulcan finding underwater bond meets diving tells killed brother asking help finding bombs tells replace mission retrieve underwater bunker bond gives counter asking look ship discovered captured disguised bond plan destroy bond discovered rescued orders united_states navy seals parachute area underwater battle surrender escapes ship disco bombs board attempts escape rear ship section escapes bond aboard fight shoot freed nuclear physicist kills bond jump overboard boat runs aground explodes sky hook equipped navy rescues cast james_bond agent assigned retrieve stolen nuclear weapons voice dubbed main antagonist number creates scheme steal atomic bombs voice dubbed mistress early drafts screenplay cast changed reflect character wardrobe reflects usually dressed black white agent mistress kills sent nassau cia agent helps bond head bond ally nassau kidnapped agent tries kill bond health clinic health clinic bond assistant bahamas nato pilot brother killed agent later killed supplies bond multi purpose vehicles useful missions foreign secretary british minister agents doubts bond efficiency secretary personal assistant alcohol smoking sexual intercourse devotion killer killed bond spear gun beach chief nuclear physicist aids boss captured bombs rescues later escapes boat life away usually paired voiced credited head uncredited inefficient failing assassinate thrown shark pool orders boss uncredited cameos uncredited madame group captain air vice marshal production legal disputes originally meant james_bond film centre legal disputes began ran collaborators sued shortly publication novel claiming based screenplay trio earlier written failed cinematic translation james_bond lawsuit settled court retained certain screen rights novel story plot characters james_bond box office success series producers feared rival film control agreed producer credit cinematic executive producers sources controversial film published novel based television screenplay developed film screenplay efforts expanded script ninth james_bond novel consequently collaborators sued settled court later producers agreed adapt novel promoted official credits screenplay identified based original screenplay based original story date novel twice adapted features james_bond production casting original choice role following performance meeting personally disappointed turned seeing cover october issue life hired 20th century fox appear film fantastic voyage year instead considered role came close signing auditioned extensive list relatively unknown european actresses models including miss italy maria hammer horror films eventually miss france cast script rewritten character french italian lines final cut director young cast film triple cross actresses tried later accepted role assassin originally intended irish surname changed filming invited direct considered worn creatively drained production director bond films returned series coincidentally invited direct young expressed interest directing adaptations russia love years later young said filmed right time considering film series low budget cost million yielded good results final james_bond film directed young filming commenced february principal photography opening scene paris filming moved near france fight pre credit sequence film shot bahamas widely known extensive underwater action scenes played half film rest film shot racing circuit chase involving james_bond moving nassau bahamas footage shot miami gave permission shoot footage thanked end film arriving searched possible locations shoot key sequences film home local millionaire couple estate underwater assault shot coastal grounds millionaire home island difficult sequences film underwater action scenes shot underwater depth feet shoot scene divers remove atomic bombs sunken vulcan bomber previously visited royal_air_force bomber station carrying concealed camera close shots secret missiles appearing film actually present underwater scenes lower tides sharks sea life danger sequence sharks pool fear risk read script insisted production designer build special partition inside pool fixed structure sharks managed pass abandon pool immediately seconds away attack told daily newspaper guardian use special effects unlike special effects today real jet pack real invented united_states army bloody dangerous lasted couple minutes seat martin real boat disco real power boats time good sized able travel knots problem combining bought puerto_rico looked like big yacht combined hulls inch slip bolt split worked like dream lots sharks movie rented villa bahamas salt water pool filled sharks underwater filming smell came close corridor protect didn sharks got got pool faster life walking water dangerous situation occurred special effects coordinator brought supposed dead shark towed pool shark dead revived point dangers set demanded extra fee double sidekick dropped pool sharks climactic underwater battle shot pier choreographed hollywood expert worked films previously creature black responsible staging cave sequence battle scenes beneath disco called specialist team divers posed engaged onslaught provided underwater gear exchange product placement film tie merchandise underwater photographer brought shoot sequences united_states_air_force lieutenant colonel helped alliance productions local authorities turkey russia love fort stood able supply experimental rocket fuel destroy disco position able gain access united_states navy surface air recovery system lift bond water end film filming ceased final scene shot physical fight bridge disco nassau final shooting days special effects supervisor supplied experimental rocket fuel use exploding yacht disco ignoring true power volatile liquid entire yacht took cover detonated boat resultant massive explosion shattered windows bay street nassau roughly miles away went win academy award work filming neared conclusion increasingly agitated press intrusion distracted difficulties marriage months actress refused speak journalists photographers followed nassau stating frustration harassment came role find fame tends turn actor human piece merchandise public institution don intend undergo end gave single interview playboy filming wrapped turned substantial fee appear promotional special nbc incredible world james bond according editor release delayed months september december met convinced impossible edit film high standard extra time effects thanks special effects man pre title teaser martin introduced reappears armed rear firing water cannon noticeably dust dirt raised moments earlier bond landing developed rocket belt bond uses escape actually worked times entertainment notably super bowl scheduled performances new york world fair bond receives spear gun armed underwater jet pack allowing manoeuvre faster designed green meant bond smoke screen escape instead film underwater director bond arrival dramatic sky hook rescue bond end film rescue system united_states military time release confusion appears film existed bond based real technology real world small room breathing bag alternative open circuit releases bubbles film device bottles painted small attached reason asked long man use device underwater answer long hold breath hired design title sequence involved dispute credited film james_bond film shot iconic gun barrel scene permitted incorporate photographic techniques shoot inside genuine gun barrel appearing sequence time reality stunt man doubled previous films gained access tank film title girls appeared naked opening sequence time actual nudity concealed seen bond film june auction house sold watch worn film given bond counter plot music james_bond score composed russia love original title song entitled taken italian journalist dubbed agent title theme written barry song originally recorded later version released 1990s song removed title credits producers worried theme song james_bond film work song title film lyrics barry teamed lyricist wrote sung according bond production legend recording booth singing song final note jones said closed eyes held note long opened eyes room spinning country musician submitted song productions titled went unused release reception film premiered december tokyo opened december major success box office record breaking earnings variety reported money maker north american box office large margin net profit second highest money maker doctor place afraid eventually grossed million united_states roughly million total film earned million worldwide surpassing earnings preceding films series easily million budget remained highest grossing bond film live let die assumed record adjusting earnings prices approximately billion making second financially successful bond film won academy award best visual effects awarded production director nominated award film won golden screen award germany golden laurel action drama award laurel awards film nominated best foreign film award contemporary reviews release film received generally positive reviews sunday_times remarked seeing film cinema place criticised appearance effectiveness play bond film remarking looks lot heroic years ago effort establish playboy apart handed order little comic display gentleman reflective reviews according takes forever started long underwater sequences impossible tell going enjoyable entry bond series particularly appealing bond think projects confidence films series film great scene entertaining long actors stay water critics praised performance character underwater action sequences remarking choreographed clearly shot criticised length scenes believed long need editing particularly film climax rotten_tomatoes film received fresh rating time polled film critics directors actors stunt actors list action films listed number
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