The man with the golden touch : how the Bond films conquered the world /
The unlikely story of how Eon Productions-the owners of the Bond franchise-has kept James Bond at the top of the charts for forty-five years when originally only three or four films were planned. Through twenty-one films featuring three M's, two Q's, and six Bonds-from Sean Connery's...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Overlook Press,
2010
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | The unlikely story of how Eon Productions-the owners of the Bond franchise-has kept James Bond at the top of the charts for forty-five years when originally only three or four films were planned. Through twenty-one films featuring three M's, two Q's, and six Bonds-from Sean Connery's career-transforming turn in 1962's Dr. No to Daniel Craig's debut in the 2006 blockbuster Casino Royale-the action superstar and perfect English gentleman reigns supreme. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 396 pages , 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical reference (pages [385-390]) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781590202982 (hc.) 1590202988 (hc.) |