Diamonds Are Forever
MGM / UA (1971)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In Collection
#3759
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Seen ItYes
027616085412
IMDB   6.7
1 hr 59 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Sean Connery James Bond
Jill St. John Tiffany Case
Charles Gray Ernst Blofeld
Lana Wood Plenty O'Toole
Jimmy Dean Willard Whyte
Bruce Cabot Saxby
Desmond Llewelyn "Q"
Lois Maxwell Miss Moneypenny
Burt Metcalfe Maxwell
Bruce Glover Mr. Wint
Desmond Llewellyn
Normann Burton
Putter Smith Mr. Kidd
Bernard Lee M
Norman Burton Felix Leiter
Joseph Fürst Dr. Metz
Laurence Naismith Sir Donald Munger
Leonard Barr Shady Tree
Director
Guy Hamilton
Producer Albert R. Broccoli
Harry Saltzman
Writer Richard Maibaum
Tom Mankiewicz
Ian Fleming
Cinematography Ted Moore
Musician John Barry


After the lamented George Lazenby was given a one-film fling at the role of James Bond, Sean Connery returned to the tux, gimmicks and catchphrases of Secret Agent 007 in Diamonds are Forever . Fragments of Ian Fleming 's original 1954 novel remain, including the characters of the alluring Tiffany Case ( Jill St. John , who wears the equivalent of a postage stamp throughout the film) and fey hit men Wynt and Mr. Kidd. The rest of Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz ' script goes its own merry way, involving Bond in a scheme by the insidious Ernst Blofeld ( Charles Gray ) to force the world powers to disarm so that he can take over the globe. Folksinger Jimmy Dean shows up briefly as a Howard Hughes -like reclusive billionaire, while Lana Wood ( Natalie 's sister) is a "human prop" in a spectacular high-and-dizzy bit. Agreeing to make Diamonds are Forever only because the money was good, Sean Connery parted company with James Bond for keeps after this film — "keeps," in this case, being until he once more answered the siren song of cold cash in 1982's Never Say Never Again . — Hal Erickson
Edition Details
Edition 2-Disc Ultimate Edition
Distributor MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date 2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; French; Mandarin; Spanish; Thai
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
ENGLISH: DTS Surround
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 01 Audio Commentary