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1969, UK

007 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
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Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Actors:
George Lazenby Commander James Bond, Agent 007
Diana Rigg Contessa Teresa 'Tracy' Di Vicenzo
Telly Savalas Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Gabriele Ferzetti Marc Ange Draco
Ilse Steppat Irma Bunt
Lois Maxwell Miss Moneypenny
George Baker Sir Hilary Bray
Bernard Lee M aka The Admiral
Bernard Horsfall Campbell
Desmond Llewelyn Q
Yuri Borionko Grunther
Virginia North Olympe
Geoffrey Cheshire Toussaint
Irvin Allen Che Che
Terence Mountain Raphael
Directors: Peter R. Hunt | 
Certification:
IMDB Rating: 6.90 out of 10 (12037 votes)

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Plot Summary: Whilst on leave, British agent James Bond prevents a young woman, Tracy Draco, from committing suicide. Her father is the head of a powerful crime syndicate who is impressed by Bond and wants him to protect his daughter by marrying her. In exchange he offers Bond information which will lead 007 to his arch enemy Ernst Blofeld. At first Bond agrees to the deal purely to fulfil his objective to kill Blofeld but later he grows to love Tracy but when the British learn that Blofeld plans to destroy mankind with a deadly virus, 007 is torn between his loyalty to his county and his intent to marry Tracy.
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service

posted on 7 April 2008

“This never happened to the other fella.” This line, spoken by the (first) new James Bond at the outset of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, adequately summarizes much of the rest of the film. Portrayed here by George Lazenby (an actor perhaps most famous for not being Sean Connery), the Bond of 1969 dons absurd disguises, mopes when chastised by M, falls in love, flirts (albeit momentarily) with abstinence, and gets married.

Among the many discontinuities between the old and new 007s, there are nonetheless many self-conscious attempts to tie Lazenby in with the rest of the series. The credit sequence provides a primer of Bond vixens and villains, and as Bond briefly ponders early retirement, we get a brief review of earlier theme songs to prompt some (perhaps premature) Bond nostalgia. This juxtaposition of Bonds old and new, their similarities and differences, is ultimately ill advised, as the viewer is persistently reminded of Lazenby’s unfortunate un-Connery-ness.

For this reason, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is often treated as an odd footnote to the series, not quite a Casino Royale or Never Say Never Again, but nonetheless an awkward moment from the series’ puberty that the producers’ would just as soon forget. This is a shame, as the film itself is one of the most consistent and technically impressive in the franchise. In particular, its action set pieces are astonishing, boasting a series of chase sequences (in cars, on skis, and on bobsleds) that rival any in the series. Thanks to director Peter Hunt’s apprenticeship in editing the early Bond films, even simple fistfights remain exciting. Similarly, the variety of locales (from an exceptionally gaudy Spanish casino to a super-futuristic, alpine “allergy clinic”-cum-chemical weapons lab) furnishes the right amount of globetrotting visual splendor without making one dizzy.

Despite some occasionally clunky dialogue (“I’ve suddenly become stiff … in the shoulder”), even the acting serves the film well. Telly Savalas, working valiantly to suppress his New Yawk accent, is a less creepy, but more physically threatening Blofeld than Donald Pleasance. And even Lazenby, though he is never given credit for it, more or less looks and sounds the part, and he is at very least as good an actor as Roger Moore. But the real treat of the film is Diana Rigg, who is surely the only credible contender as Mrs. Bond (though admittedly she does not kick as much ass as she did in The Avengers as Emma Peel).

Ultimately, however, the project of totally revamping James Bond proves overwhelming for the film and for Lazenby. The filmmakers are clearly attempting too many things at once here, and in trying to invest Bond with emotion and humility, as well as trying to retain the best of Connery’s characteristics, poor George is simply overburdened. And certainly the decision to end the film on the series’ most (intentionally) depressing note does not allow Lazenby to settle into the role comfortably.


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