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Diamonds Are Forever

  • 19711971
  • GPGP
  • 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.

IMDb RATING
6.5/10
105K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,075
897
  • Director
    • Guy Hamilton
  • Writers
    • Richard Maibaum(screenplay by)
    • Tom Mankiewicz(screenplay by)
    • Ian Fleming(novel "Diamonds Are Forever")
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Jill St. John
    • Charles Gray
Top credits
  • Director
    • Guy Hamilton
  • Writers
    • Richard Maibaum(screenplay by)
    • Tom Mankiewicz(screenplay by)
    • Ian Fleming(novel "Diamonds Are Forever")
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Jill St. John
    • Charles Gray
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 364User reviews
    • 116Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Trailer 3:39
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    Sean Connery, Trina Parks, and Lola Larson in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Trina Parks in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Sean Connery and Jill St. John in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Sean Connery and Lola Larson in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Trina Parks and Lola Larson in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Sean Connery in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Sean Connery and Lana Wood in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Charles Gray in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Sean Connery in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Sean Connery in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Jill St. John in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Sean Connery in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

    Top cast

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    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • James Bondas James Bond
    Jill St. John
    Jill St. John
    • Tiffany Caseas Tiffany Case
    Charles Gray
    Charles Gray
    • Blofeldas Blofeld
    Lana Wood
    Lana Wood
    • Plenty O'Tooleas Plenty O'Toole
    Jimmy Dean
    Jimmy Dean
    • Willard Whyteas Willard Whyte
    Bruce Cabot
    Bruce Cabot
    • Saxbyas Saxby
    Putter Smith
    Putter Smith
    • Mr. Kiddas Mr. Kidd
    Bruce Glover
    Bruce Glover
    • Mr. Wintas Mr. Wint
    Norman Burton
    Norman Burton
    • Leiteras Leiter
    Joseph Fürst
    Joseph Fürst
    • Dr Metzas Dr Metz
    • (as Joseph Furst)
    Bernard Lee
    Bernard Lee
    • 'M'as 'M'
    Desmond Llewelyn
    Desmond Llewelyn
    • 'Q'as 'Q'
    Leonard Barr
    • Shady Treeas Shady Tree
    Lois Maxwell
    Lois Maxwell
    • Moneypennyas Moneypenny
    Margaret Lacey
    • Mrs. Whistleras Mrs. Whistler
    Joe Robinson
    Joe Robinson
    • Peter Franksas Peter Franks
    David de Keyser
    David de Keyser
    • Doctoras Doctor
    • (as David De Keyser)
    Laurence Naismith
    Laurence Naismith
    • Sir Donald Mungeras Sir Donald Munger
    • Director
      • Guy Hamilton
    • Writers
      • Richard Maibaum(screenplay by)
      • Tom Mankiewicz(screenplay by)
      • Ian Fleming(novel "Diamonds Are Forever") (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    James Bond's mission is to find out who has been smuggling diamonds, which are not re-appearing. He adopts another identity in the form of Peter Franks. He joins up with Tiffany Case, and acts as if he is smuggling the diamonds, but everyone is hungry for these diamonds. He also has to avoid Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd, the dangerous couple who do not leave anyone in their way. Ernst Stavro Blofeld isn't out of the question. He may have changed his looks, but is he linked with the heist? And if he is, can Bond finally defeat his ultimate enemy. —simon
    • cat
    • diamond
    • ford mustang
    • returning character with different actor
    • yanked off bikini top
    • 191 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • "Diamonds Are Forever"...forever...forever...forever...
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • GP
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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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
      When Bond and Tiffany are eluding pursuers by driving down a narrow alley, they manage to tip their Mustang so it's balanced on its two right wheels, but when it emerges from the other end, it's on its two left wheels. But during the drive through the alley, Bond can be seen wrenching the wheel over to flip the car in the other direction on a second ramp.
    • 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 reviews364

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    "Oh, providing the collars and cuffs match..."
    Diamonds Are Forever is often described as a Roger Moore film starring Sean Connery, but it goes even farther than that. Whereas Moore ushered in ironic/silly codings, Diamonds contains the most overtly camp humour the series ever indulged in. The film also contains the most amount of nudity, and arguably the rudest jokes of the franchise. The title quote is Connery's quip to a girl with ever-changing wigs, while later we get the immortal "I'm afraid you've caught me with more than my hands up."

    There's the sense of the odd, or uneasy, about this one all the way through. From the theme title (and what a great song!) precipitated by a cat's cry to the homosexual henchmen Mr.Wynt and Mr. Kidd. Their unnerving air is not the result of their gay, slightly homophobic, portrayal, but in Putter Smith's performance as Kidd. Not a trained actor, but an accomplished jazz bassist, this off-kilter playing creates an unconscious, unsettling atmosphere.

    It's this juxtaposition which compels throughout. Like seeing Britain's top espionage agent doing the childhood "snogging with yourself" routine then smashing a man's head through a window just seconds later. It's a superficially lightweight film, but with a nasty, almost bitter undercurrent. Connery's obvious resistance to the role actually serves it well here, given that this is the first post-wife Bond movie. Bernard Lee plays an unusually terse M to complement this abrasive 007. Such a starch display cuts through the smug underpinnings of the character and makes the cheesy one-liners more palatable. He looks older than in any of his other Bond films - Never Say Never Again included – but this also fits his anguished, bereaved state. In line with this most misogynistic of Bond pictures, Jill St. John's character development passes from intelligent, through to devious and down into simpering bimbo.

    Incidental music is a bit disattached, and often feels like it belongs to another film. It works against, rather than with, the picture it's there to support. Yet although not quite the best of the series, this and the following Live and Let Die are the most distinctive in look, feel and style. They're light, pacy, poppish takes on the format, full of comicbook verve and wit. Guy Hamilton's direction is also very good; making the most of the LA location with use of expansive aerial shots.

    The plot seems fairly complex, though maybe that's because it's underdeveloped and submerged beneath slightly irrelevant setpieces. I had to smile at the line "Get him off that machine, that isn't a toy" as Sean boards the moonbuggy. I remember after the film it became one, a primary-coloured Dinky version with a spinning radar. Brings back memories, that.

    Blofeld, who has now taken up cloning and cross-dressing, is played here by Charles Gray. Although at the time it was four years before he would become the criminologist in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the two are now inseparable, in my mind at least. As if this wasn't enough high camp to go round, there's also Connery being demolished by Bambi and Thumper, a couple of sadistic female gymnasts.

    If something about this quirky, offbeat Bond (and some sources list it as the seventh least successful in terms of gross) doesn't quite gel, then it greatly improves on repeat viewings.
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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
    • 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
      • $43,821,550
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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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