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Diamonds Are Forever

  • 1971
  • GP
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Sean Connery, Jill St. John, and Lana Wood in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.
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A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.

  • Director
    • Guy Hamilton
  • Writers
    • Richard Maibaum
    • Tom Mankiewicz
    • Ian Fleming
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Jill St. John
    • Charles Gray
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    110K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,627
    157
    • Director
      • Guy Hamilton
    • Writers
      • Richard Maibaum
      • Tom Mankiewicz
      • Ian Fleming
    • Stars
      • Sean Connery
      • Jill St. John
      • Charles Gray
    • 386User reviews
    • 117Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Sean Connery, Trina Parks, and Lola Larson in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
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    Sean Connery and Jill St. John in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
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    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • James Bond
    Jill St. John
    Jill St. John
    • Tiffany Case
    Charles Gray
    Charles Gray
    • Blofeld
    Lana Wood
    Lana Wood
    • Plenty O'Toole
    Jimmy Dean
    Jimmy Dean
    • Willard Whyte
    Bruce Cabot
    Bruce Cabot
    • Albert R. Saxby
    Putter Smith
    Putter Smith
    • Mr. Kidd
    Bruce Glover
    Bruce Glover
    • Mr. Wint
    Norman Burton
    Norman Burton
    • Leiter
    Joseph Fürst
    Joseph Fürst
    • Dr Metz
    • (as Joseph Furst)
    Bernard Lee
    Bernard Lee
    • 'M'
    Desmond Llewelyn
    Desmond Llewelyn
    • 'Q'
    Leonard Barr
    • Shady Tree
    Lois Maxwell
    Lois Maxwell
    • Moneypenny
    Margaret Lacey
    • Mrs. Whistler
    Joe Robinson
    Joe Robinson
    • Peter Franks
    David de Keyser
    David de Keyser
    • Doctor
    • (as David De Keyser)
    Laurence Naismith
    Laurence Naismith
    • Sir Donald Munger
    • Director
      • Guy Hamilton
    • Writers
      • Richard Maibaum
      • Tom Mankiewicz
      • Ian Fleming(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      During a late 1990s airing of the movie on TBS' "Dinner and A Movie", Bruce Glover recalled that while filming their scenes together, he and Putter Smith had Sir Sean Connery convinced that the two were actually openly homosexual. Glover added that a few years later while on an airline flight he was flirting with a female flight attendant, and suddenly heard a Scottish-accented voice saying, "You son of a bitch". Glover turned around and saw that the man was Connery.
    • Goofs
      During the moon buggy chase scene at 1:01:45 the camera follows the buggy going down a small slope while a pursuing car flips and rolls down the slope. When the car stops at the bottom of the hill one of the moon buggy's wheels, not the car's, rolls away in the foreground. The car still has all of its wheels attached and the tire clearly has the same ridges as the buggy's tires.
    • Quotes

      Slumber Inc. Attendant: The stiff, ehm, the deceased back there... Your brother, Mr. Franks?

      James Bond: Yes, it was.

      Slumber Inc. Attendant: I got a brudder.

      James Bond: Small world.

    • Crazy credits
      THE END of DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER James Bond will return in LIVE AND LET DIE
    • Alternate versions
      The 1982 RCA Videodisc release in the U.S. omits the film's closing title screen that indicates that James Bond will return in "Live and Let Die", instead fading out at the end of the closing credit scroll.
    • Connections
      Edited into Stealth Fighter (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Diamonds are Forever
      Music by John Barry
      Lyrics by Don Black
      Performed by Shirley Bassey

    User reviews386

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    7/10
    It is still a million times better than Daniel Craig's role as soap opera Bond
    (1971) Diamonds Are Forever ACTION ADVENTURE

    James Bond (Sean Connery) thought he killed his number one nemesis Ernest Blofield (Charles Gray) at the movie's opening and as it turns out, he is very much alive, using diamonds to make his powerful laser satellite to blackmail countries that have nuclear arms. He controls them with a coded tape cassette, which he also uses to disguise his voice as Willard Whyte. This is the seventh or eighth James Bond movies out of 25 or if you want to include the two of "Casino Royale" from 1967, and "Never Say Never Again" that is not owned by the Broccolli family.
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    FAQ16

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1971 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Ian Fleming's Diamonds Are Forever
    • Filming locations
      • Elrod House - 2175 Southridge Drive, Palm Springs, California, USA(Willard Whyte's Winter Villa Desert House)
    • Production company
      • Eon Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $43,819,547
    • Gross worldwide
      • $43,829,933
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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