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Overview

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6.7/10   23,388 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Richard Maibaum (screenplay) and
Tom Mankiewicz (screenplay)
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Release Date:
17 December 1971 (USA) more
Tagline:
"Diamonds Are Forever"...forever...forever...forever... more
Plot:
A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an extortion plot headed by his nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
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(35 articles)
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Unbelievably lousy more (203 total)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ian Fleming's Diamonds Are Forever (UK) (complete title) (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
120 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | West Germany:16 (nf) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | New Zealand:PG | UK:PG (tv rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1971) | Peru:14 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG (re-rating) (1994) | UK:A (original rating) (passed with cuts)

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Trivia:
The outdoor elevator scenes were shot at the (now demolished) Landmark casino. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the car chase through the streets of Las Vegas, many shots plainly show crowds of onlookers obviously watching the filming of the action; they do not behave like normal pedestrians (walking, etc.), and while some sidewalks are crammed with people standing still observing the action, the adjacent sidewalks (nearer the cameras) are completely devoid of any people. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
James Bond: [tossing chinese man around] Where is he? I shan't ask you politely next time. Where is Blofeld?
Chinese Man: Ca-Ca-Cairo.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V) more
Soundtrack:
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER more

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8 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Unbelievably lousy, 12 February 2009
1/10
Author: josephpturner from United States

I'm an old man of 58 who saw this when it first came out. I think I remember thinking it was OK. I watched it and other Bond film again because I could see them in HD. I'm sort of amazed at how weak and lazy this film was, just a fraction of the creativity of the first four Bond films (Dr. No, Goldfinger, From Russia With Love and Thunderball). When I say "fraction," I mean about a tenth as good. In those earlier films, you could have some success jumping into fantasy land and imagining being part of the action and suspense, so to speak. In this film, you'd fall asleep even trying! Connery had gain so much weight and looked so old that he is unbelievable as a carrier of "00" designation.

All I can say is, gee, I wish I could have make as much money in my life as Connery did here and give almost nothing to customer to earn it.

Finally, I liked seeing Jill St. John in high def, actually my main reason to watch this. She is extremely attractive here. She's about 68 years now. I wonder if she is still a "10" for that age category.

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