Details

Release year: 1969

Storyline

British agent James Bond goes undercover to pursue the villainous Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who is planning to hold the world to ransom.

Top credits

Directors

Peter R. Hunt

Writers

Cast

George Lazenby — James Bond
Diana Rigg — Tracy
Telly Savalas — Blofeld
Gabriele Ferzetti — Draco

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Did you know

• Sir Sean Connery was originally meant to appear in this film, but opted out due to the studio refusing to pay his $1,250,000 fee. Connery was replaced by George Lazenby. However, Connery was able to renegotiate with the studio, and return in the next Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever (1971).

• During filming at Piz Gloria, the cast and crew received their per diems in cash. Upon seeing George Lazenby with a suitcase stuffed full of cash, Telly Savalas invited him to a late-night poker game that he regularly held with crew members, and promptly relieved Lazenby of having to carry so much extra weight. Upon hearing of this, producer Harry Saltzman visited the location, joined the game over Savalas' protests, and won back Lazenby's money. He then informed Savalas in no uncertain terms that he was not to victimize his "boy" (Lazenby) again.

• "Blofeld's" headquarters was a partially completed restaurant on top of Mount Schilthorn. The owners allowed filming on condition EON Productions paid $125,000 and made the interior sets as permanent fixtures and construct a helicopter pad. This involved 500 tons of concrete being taken up by helicopter at a cost of $125,000. When the restaurant opened, it was given the name Piz Gloria used in the movie. The only public access to the restaurant is by cable car (from Mürren or Stechelberg). The Piz Gloria was the first established revolving mountain restaurant in the world.