On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Trailer

Far up! Far out! Far more!

Just as James Bond finally discovers true love, he is thrown into non-stop thrills and chills in this explosively entertaining action/adventure. George Lazenby leaps into the role of Agent 007 with supreme confidence and undeniable charisma.
"Unrelenting excitement...(includes) the greatest and most imaginative chase sequence ever filmed."
-- Variety
When Bond's usual intelligence sources fail, he enlists the aid of crime boss Draco (Gabriele Ferzetti) to track down Ernst Blofeld (Telly Savales), head of the evil SPECTRE organization. The trail leads to the mountains of Switzerland, where Bond goes undercover in Blofeld's hi-tech headquarters. He encounters a bevy of seductive women, but none more beautiful than Draco's daughter, Tracy (Diana Rigg), who wins 007 over with her fervent independence, caustic wit and love of adventure. Bond pledges his eternal devotion to her, but there are more immediate concerns: Blofeld is poised to unleash horrific germ warfare weaponry, endangering every living thing on earth!

Artillery-laden ski pursuits, toboggan chases and even a spectacular avalanche drive this action-packed epic to a sensational climax. And in developing the romance of Bond and Tracy, On Her Majesty's Secret Service builds to the most emotionally charged finale of any film in this ever-popular series.

Trivia

At 140 minutes, this is in the longest 007 movie.

George Lazenby appears for the first and last time as James Bond.

Originally intended to follow Goldfinger (1964) then Thunderball (1965).

Lazenby was previously a car salesman with a part time job as a male model. He was also well-known in Britain as "The Big Fry man," after the chocolate bar commercials he starred in, carrying an outsize bar on his hunky shoulder.

The search for a new Bond was compared with the search for Scarlett O'Hara. Lazenby was determined to get the role, he spent most of what money he had on a Saville Row suit and a Rolex watch, then while having a Bond type haircut Broccoli walked into the same salon, made the connection and later offered him the part.  Blofeld's headquarters was a partially completed restaurant on top of Mount Schilthorn.  The owners allowed filming on condition EON paid $125,000 to refit the interior and construct a helicopter pad. When the restaurant opened it was given the name Piz Gloria used in the film.

Actors considered for the part of Tracy Draco included Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve. Diana Rigg was finally chosen partly because of her appearance as Emma Peel in British TV's spy series "The Avengers".

Lazenby and Rigg were rumoured to have had a bad relationship on set. This this was a rumour started after Rigg joked to Lazenby over lunch one day before filming a love scene that "I'm having garlic - I hope you are too!"

Director R. Hunt, Peter had previously edited many 007 movies, the job of editor (and second unit directing) went to John Glen.

Lyrics were originally intended for John Barry's main theme, but were later rejected in favour of Louis Armstrong's memorable rendition of "We Have All The Time In The World".

As Bond clears out his desk, we see Honeychile's knife from , Grant's garrotte/watch from , and a rebreather from Thunderball (1965). A bit of the theme music from each movie is played as we see the appropriate item.

As Bond passes a janitor in Draco's headquarters, the man can be heard whistling the Goldfinger (1964) theme.

Baker, George provides the voice of Bond when 007 is pretending to be Sir Hilary Bray.

Joanna Lumley makes one of her first screen appearances in this movie. Unlike other "Avengers" actors and actresses (Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman), she is the only one to have appeared in a Bond movie *before* starring in "The Avengers."

The film performed admirably, outgrossing its nearest competitor almost two to one at the U.S. box office where, according to Variety, it was the most popular film in the country for four solid weeks. It generated enough rentals at the box-office to claim ninth position on the box office chart for the year 1970. The persistent belief that it was a flop arises from its disappointing showing in comparison to the previous three Connery Bond films, all of which made twice as much money. Lazenby turned down an offer to appear in Diamonds Are Forever (1971) because he was led to believe that the tuxedo-clad superspy would soon become an anachronism in the age of Woodstock.

During filming, the gossip was that George Lazenby and Diana Rigg hated each other. This was compounded by an event that occurred the day that they were going to shoot the love scene where 007 asks Tracy to marry him. During lunch in the commissary at Pinewood Studios, Diana Rigg called over to George Lazenby and jokingly told him, "Hey, George! I'm having a lot of garlic with my pate, I hope you are, too!" Lazenby smiled and returned to his meal. The next day, the gossip columns declared, "RIGG EATS GARLIC BEFORE LOVE SCENE WITH LAZENBY."

We Have All The Time In The World
Louis Armstrong

We have all the time in the world
Time enough for life to unfould
all the precious things love has in store
We have all the love in the world
If that's all we love you will find we need nothing more

Every step of the way will find us
With the cares of the world far behind us

We have all the time in the world
Just for love nothing more nothing less only love


Every step of the way will find us
With the cares of the world far behind us
We have all the time in the world
Just for love nothing more nothing less only love

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