british spy film directed produced written uncredited additional writers story second adaption previously adapted film unlike majority bond films produced independent production company members original writers storyline retained filming rights novel following rights controversy played role james_bond seventh time marking return character years diamonds forever film title reference reported declaration play role time filming storyline features aging bond brought action investigate theft nuclear weapons filming locations included france spain bahamas studios england released autumn opening positive reviews commercial success grossing million box office overall produced released year metro mayer date owns distribution rights bond films company handled subsequent home video releases film plot agent james_bond fails routine training exercise superior orders bond health clinic outside london shape bond witnesses mysterious nurse named giving beating patient nearby room man face finishes beating bond sees patient machine eye bond seen attempt subsequently kill clinic gym bond manages defeat assassin charge united_states air_force pilot named criminal organisation run undergone operation right eye match pattern president uses iris recognition security american military base england replaces dummy cruise missiles live nuclear steals intending dollars nato governments murders cover tracks orders prime minister reluctantly section bond assigned task tracking missing weapons meets pilot sister wealthy lover agent bond follows yacht bahamas bond informed yacht heading nice france bond joins forces cia counterpart bond goes beauty salon poses employee whilst giving informed hosting event casino evening charity event bond play video game called domination loser turn receives series electric increasing intensity pays corresponding cash bet bond ultimately wins dancing bond informs brother killed orders bond returns villa find french contact killed vehicle chase captures bond admits impressed forces bond declare writing number sexual partner bond promises uses branch issue fountain pen shoot explosive bond attempt board motor yacht search missing nuclear bond finds attempts jealous kissing way mirror enraged traps bond takes base operations north_africa betrayal selling passing arabs bond subsequently escapes rescues bond reunite united_states_navy submarine track location known tears desert oasis bond infiltrate underground facility gun battle team men temple confusion makes bond catches fights underwater tries detonate bomb killed taking revenge brother death bond returns bahamas cast james_bond agent sister girlfriend mistress based character senior member based member representative bahamas bond cia contact friend head bond superior pilot steal nuclear missiles brother known government agent working salem secretary bond contact france clinic lady bahamas communications officer lord production origins early 1960s following controversy novel worked independent producer script potential bond film called west subsequently abandoned costs involved reluctant let good idea lie idle turned novel credit took high_court london breach copyright matter settled started producing bond films subsequently deal produce version novel period years following release produced version mid-1970s started working project bring adaptation production working title brought writer work script script ran difficulties accusations project gone copyright restrictions confined film based novel project deferred end 1970s developments reported project james_bond producer involved cleared number legal issues surrounded project brought board work screenplay unhappy aspects work asked rewritten diamonds forever work script declined felt moral obligation hired british television writers undertake writes went uncredited efforts restriction film underwent final change title finished filming diamonds forever pledged play bond wife suggested title referring husband producers acknowledged contribution listing end credits title final attempt trustees block film high_court london spring thrown court permitted proceed cast crew producer planned film held initial talks bond project came legal issues involved project launched late 1970s number actors mentioned trade press including play director working title james_bond frame potentially going head head film legal issues causing project founder thought unlikely play role stated interview sunday express worked script thought actually film producer involved asked play bond agreed asking getting fee million million dollars percentage profits casting script approval subsequent reprising role script references bond advancing years playing time filming academic pointed aspects age film porter referring bond car don like anymore new having use section reduced budgets main villain film suggested lead hungarian film route came retained originated white cat film director selected model playboy cover girl play coming early scripts performance earned golden globe award nomination lost role sean wife met coming actress hotel london suggested agreed role spoke saying role remembered audiences black memorable cast included comedian later parody bond role editor director majesty secret service approached direct film declined previous work achieved success empire strikes hired number crew film raiders lost appointed including assistant director director photography production designers filming filming began september months moving nassau bahamas mid november filming took place pier locations spanish city location fortress actually historic ship yacht owned boat owned prince subsequently renamed kingdom principal photography finished interior shots filmed housed tears underwater took months construct filming completed spring additional shooting summer production film troubled taking production duties assistant director director critical producer saying whilst good businessman didn experience film producer production ran money fund production pocket later admitted film cost fight choreographer film broke wrist training episode tonight jay_leno revealed know wrist broken decade later elements produced bond films present legal reasons included gun barrel sequence screen symbols appeared instead similarly use effort supply tune pre credits sequence filmed instead film opens credits run opening sequence bond training mission music music written composed score similar work jazz pianist score criticised intermittent disappointing feature film wrote main theme featured lyrics worked academy award winning song mind performed disliked song reluctantly declined recorded potential theme song written song submission passed given contractual obligations music release reception premiered new_york october grossing million million dollars weekend reported best opening record james_bond film point surpassing million million dollars june year film went general release cinemas october premiere warner west end cinema leicester square december worldwide grossed million box office returns solid return budget million released vhs laserdisc metro purchased distribution rights legacy company released film vhs dvd blu ray contemporary reviews broadly welcomed praised critics writing said better bonds finding film witty entertaining dialogue crisp fight scenes imaginative thought lost charm appealing stylish hero writing times concentrated saying looking hardly day older thicker role sex violence way robinson presence nearly worthwhile reviewer time summed saying action good photography excellent sets decent real fact bond played man right stuff guardian showed fan bond saying film contains best bond business find enjoyable recently released starring came near matching russia love main issue film feeling constant struggle going desire huge box office success effort character important stunts summed mix remains scratch surpassing writing observer philip french noted muted film ends making contribution inviting damaging comparisons original hyper confident french concluded like hour glass damp sand picture moves increasing approaches confused climax writing newsweek critic thought early film handled wit style went director script writing time magazine praised film cast wrote character played silky charm whilst playing parodies fatal bond career highest praise saved return observing good grave role makes bond product genuine world opposed mere writing new_york_times broadly praising film saying thought noticeably humor character bond films usually provide villain thought highly role observing formula accommodate older seasoned man greater stature fills bill writing washington_post praise saying best james_bond adventure going picture likely remain example commercial filmmaking accomplished arnold went saying best acted bond picture clearly predecessors area inventive clever character critic globe_and_mail praised film saying instalment long running series helmed rate director according scott director high quality support cast resulted bonds roger_ebert gave film stars wrote consisting basic bond plot different bond films thing human element movie comes went add beatles reunion god sir james_bond good work reflective reviews produced film included number subsequent reviews said casino exist outside official continuity excluded list absent mgm word pretty awful recent reviews opinion mixed film review aggregator rotten_tomatoes lists film rating reviews score positive films rotten_tomatoes ranking 16th bond films empire gives film possible stars observing wise time round ign gave score claiming film miss hit review thought film marred exposition scenes moments bond bond entertainment_weekly rated ninth best bond film point films released thought film successful portrait hill superhero admit past prime proves better review thinks writing story led film feel possibly worst written bond script concludes major disappointment having lured original film makers couldn offer better drawn story critic wrote great return james_bond dozen years thought supporting cast good saying vulnerable complex bond foes lasting impressions wrote film exotic acted directed best bond films finale weren disappointing filmmakers realize underwater fight scenes don work viewers usually tell hero villain apart know doubles legacy 1990s announced plans adaptation story starring entitled film eventually scrapped acquired rights undisclosed deal subsequently announced intended series bond films company held rights casino prompted round litigation mgm settled court forcing sony claims bond claimed proceed bond film continued case mgm august court rejected suit died december mgm announced company purchased rights company company handled release dvd blu ray editions film
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