Man with the Golden Touch
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Man with the Golden Touch

How The Bond Films Conquered the World

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  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Man with the Golden Touch

How The Bond Films Conquered the World

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About this book

Yet the role of James Bond, which transformed Sean Connery's career in 1962 when Dr No came out, still retained its star-making power in 2006 when Daniel Craig made his Bond debut in Casino Royale. This is the story of how, with the odd misstep along the way, the owners of the Bond franchise, Eon Productions, have contrived to keep James Bond abreast of the zeitgeist and at the top of the charts for 45 years, through 21 films featuring six Bonds, three M's, two Q's and three Moneypennies. Thanks to the films, Fleming's original creation has been transformed from a black sheep of the post-war English upper classes into a figure with universal appeal, constantly evolving to keep pace with changing social and political circumstances. Having interviewed people concerned with all aspects of the films, Sinclair McKay is ideally placed to describe how the Bond 'brand' has been managed over the years as well as to give us the inside stories of the supporting cast of Bond girls, Bond villains, Bond cars and Bond gadgetry. Sinclair McKay, formerly assistant features editor of the Daily Telegraph, works as a freelance writer and journalist. He is also the author of A Thing of Unspeakable Horror: The History of Hammer Films, which the Guardian called 'A splendid history' and the Independent on Sunday described as 'Brisk, cheerful and enthusiastic.'

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Information

Publisher
Abrams Press
Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9781468303087
Edition
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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. CHAPTER ONE AUTHENTICITY
  6. CHAPTER TWO YOU’VE HAD YOUR SIX
  7. CHAPTER THREE EUROPE BY TRAIN
  8. CHAPTER FOUR THE GLITTERING PRIZE
  9. CHAPTER FIVE RAINCOATS, WALLS AND BETRAYALS
  10. CHAPTER SIX GREAT BALLS OF THUNDER
  11. CHAPTER SEVEN SPIES IN OUR EYES
  12. CHAPTER EIGHT THIS DREAM IS FOR YOU
  13. CHAPTER NINE THE OTHER FELLA
  14. CHAPTER TEN A LITTLE MORE CHEEK
  15. CHAPTER ELEVEN DARK UNCONFIDENT WORLD
  16. CHAPTER TWELVE MAN AT AUSTIN REED
  17. CHAPTER THIRTEEN WILL HE BANG? WE SHALL SEE
  18. CHAPTER FOURTEEN ENGLAND NEEDS ME
  19. CHAPTER FIFTEEN ONCE MORE ROUND THE WORLD
  20. CHAPTER SIXTEEN THE SMACK OF FIRM ESPIONAGE
  21. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN YOU CAN NEVER SAY NEVER TWICE
  22. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN MOST DISARMING
  23. CHAPTER NINETEEN MICROCHIPS WITH EVERYTHING
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY DARLING MONEYPENNY
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE ONE FOR THE LADIES
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO NIGHT OF THE IGUANA
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE BOND IN ABEYANCE
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR WE KNEW THE NAME, WE KNEW THE NUMBER
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE WE’RE IN A PUDDLE ON THE FLOOR
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX ART AND CRAFT
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN BIRTHDAY BOY
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF DREAMS
  33. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE QUANTUM THEORIES
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY YOU CAN NEVER KISS DEATH GOODBYE
  35. NOTES
  36. RELATED READING
  37. INDEX