The Battle for Bond
eBook - ePub

The Battle for Bond

The Dark Origins of Cinema's Greatest Hero

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Battle for Bond

The Dark Origins of Cinema's Greatest Hero

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword by Len Deighton
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 The Irish Maverick
  9. 2 The First James Bond Movie Plot
  10. 3 Enter SPECTRE
  11. 4 The Deal is Done
  12. 5 Ian Fleming’s ‘Lost’ Bond Screenplay
  13. 6 Looking for a Writer
  14. 7 Hitchcock for Bond
  15. 8 Enter Jack Whittingham
  16. 9 Fleming’s Second Bond Script
  17. 10 Money Problems
  18. 11 The Search for James Bond
  19. 12 The First James Bond Screenplay
  20. 13 Disaster Strikes
  21. 14 Fleming the Plagiarist
  22. 15 Showdown in Nassau
  23. 16 Showdown at Goldeneye
  24. 17 Six Months to Save Bond
  25. 18 Casino Royale Spoils the Party
  26. 19 Publish and Be Damned
  27. 20 Enter Broccoli and Saltzman
  28. 21 The Court Case that Killed Ian Fleming
  29. 22 Bond Goes Head-to-Head
  30. 23 The Forgotten Man
  31. 24 Sleeping with the Enemy
  32. 25 Eighteen Weeks of Swimming, Slugging, and Necking
  33. 26 Beauties and the Beast
  34. 27 Bond Hits the Bahamas
  35. 28 The Machines Take Over
  36. 29 Spearguns and Sharks
  37. 30 Back to Pinewood
  38. 31 Thunderball Unleashed
  39. 32 ‘Warhead’: The Bond Film That Never Was
  40. 33 Connery Returns
  41. 34 Last Tango in Nice
  42. 35 Bahamian Balls-Up
  43. 36 The Bitterest Pill
  44. 37 McClory Bounces Back
  45. 38 The Adventure of a Lifetime
  46. 39 The Kidnapping of James Bond
  47. 40 Die Another Day
  48. Appendix 1 The Cuneo Memo
  49. Appendix 2 Ian Fleming’s First Script
  50. Appendix 3 Ian Fleming’s Second Script
  51. Appendix 4 Jack Whittingham’s First Screenplay
  52. Appendix 5 Jack Whittingham’s Second Screenplay
  53. Notes
  54. Select Bibliography
  55. About the Author