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Ian Fleming’s flamboyant superspy James
Bond made a commercial splash with his first appearance in the 1953 novel, Casino
Royale. Jonathon Cape published a first run of 5,000 copies, which were gone
within a month of publication and the second printing of 2,000 books were sold
out in another month. Post-World War Two readers in Great Britain were ripe
for Bond’s escapist glitz, which Mike Ripley (in his marvelous Kiss Kiss,
Bang Bang) described as, “a Technicolor dream land littered with fast
cars, trips abroad, good food, fine wines, and beautiful women.” Casino
Royale, and the following eleven James Bond novels written by Fleming
before his death in 1964, were a vivid escape for readers from their gray lives. The books sold in the millions and made inroads into the
American market across the Atlantic, but the bombastic James Bond pop-culture
phenomenon that continues today didn’t begin until the first feature film, Dr.
No starring Sean Connery as Bond, hit the silver screen in the U.K. in the
autumn of 1962, and in the U.S. in the summer of 1963. Connery appeared in a
total of seven James Bond thrillers and all but the last, Never Say Never Again
(1983), were produced by Eon Productions. Never Say Never Again
– released more than a decade after Connery’s last appearance as James
Bond – was released the same summer as another Bond film, Octopussy, starring
Roger Moore.
As an endeavor of nostalgia, here are newspaper advertisements
for Connery’s seven films as James Bond. Click the images for a larger view.
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Dr. No,
based on Ian Fleming’s sixth James Bond novel (published in 1958). It was
directed by Terence Young, and the screenplay was adapted by Richard Maibaum,
Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather. It introduced Sean Connery as James
Bond, and starred Ursula Andress as “Honey Ryder,” Joseph Wiseman as “Dr.
No,” and Jack Lord as “Felix Leiter.” Dr. No was released in U.K.
theaters in Oct. 1962, and in the U.S. in May 1963.
The
movie ad was published in the May 29, 1963 issue of the Provo Daily-Herald
(Utah).
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From
Russia With Love, based on Ian Fleming’s fifth James Bond
novel (published in 1957), was directed by Terence Young. The screenplay was
adapted by Richard Maibaum, and Johanna Harwood. It starred Robert Shaw as “Grant,”
Lotte Lenya as “Rosa Klebb,” and Daniela Bianchi as “Tatiana.” From
Russia With Love was released in U.K. theaters in Oct. 1963, and in
the U.S. in May 1964.
The
movie ad was published in the May 24, 1964 issue of the Provo Daily-Herald
(Utah).
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Goldfinger,
based on Ian Fleming’s seventh James Bond novel (published in 1959), was
directed by Guy Hamilton. The screenplay was adapted by Richard Maibaum, and
Paul Dehn. It starred Sean Connery as “Bond,” Gert Frobe as “Goldfinger,”
Honor Blakman as “Pussy Galore,” Shirley Easton as “Jill Masterson,” and Harold
Sakata as “Oddjob.” Goldfinger was released in U.K. theaters in
Sep. 1964, and in the U.S. in Dec. 1964.
The
movie ad was published in the Dec. 30, 1964 issue of the Provo
Daily-Herald (Utah).
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Thunderball,
based on Ian Fleming’s ninth James Bond novel (published in 1961), was
directed by Terence Young. The screenplay was adapted by Richard Maibaum, and
John Hopkins (based on an original screenplay by Jack Whittingham). It
starred Sean Connery as “Bond,” Gert Frobe as “Goldfinger,” Claudine Auger as
“Domino,” Adolfo Celi as “Largo,” Luciana Paluzza as “Fiona,” and Rik Van
Nutter as “Felix Leiter.” Thunderball was released in theaters
in both the U.K. and the U.S. in Dec. 1965.
The
movie ad was published in the Dec. 30, 1965 issue of the Salt Lake Tribune.
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You
Only Live Twice, based on Ian Fleming’s twelfth James Bond
novel (published in 1964), was directed by Lewis Gilbert. The screenplay was
adapted by Roald Dahl (with additional story material by Harold Jack Bloom).
It starred Sean Connery as “Bond,” Akiko Wakabayashi as “Aki,” Mie Hama as
“Kissy,” Tetsuro Tanba as “Tiger Tanaka,” and Donald Pleasance as “Blofeld.” Goldfinger
was released in theaters in both the U.K. and the U.S. in June 1967.
The
movie advert was published in the June 30, 1967 issue of the Deseret News
(Utah).
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Diamonds
Are Forever, based on Ian Fleming’s fourth James Bond
novel (published in 1956), was directed by Guy Hamilton. The screenplay was
adapted by Richard Maibaum, and Tom Mankiewicz. It starred Sean Connery as
“Bond,” Jill St. John as “Tiffany Case,” Charles Gray as “Blofeld,” and Lana
Wood as “Plenty O’Toole.” Diamonds Are Forever was released in
theaters in both the U.K. and the U.S. in Dec. 1971.
The
movie ad was published in the Dec. 29, 1971 issue of the Salt Lake Tribune.
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Never
Say Never Again, based on original story by Ian Fleming, was
directed by Irvin Kershner. The screenplay was written by Lorenzo Semple, Jr.
(based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, and Ian
Fleming). It starred Sean Connery as “Bond,” Kim Basinger as “Domino
Petachi,” Klaus Maria Brandauer as “Maximilian Largo,” Max von Sydow as
“Blofeld,” and Barbara Carrera as “Fatima.” Never Say Never Again
was released in U.S. theaters in Oct. 1983, and in the U.K. in Dec. 1983.
The
movie ad was published in the Oct. 28, 1983 issue of the Salt Lake Tribune.
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