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James Bond

Book information
AuthorIan Fleming
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsSpy fiction
GenreAction/Suspense
PublisherJonathan Cape
Publication date1953 � present

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James Bond 007 is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. The character has also been used in the longest running and most financially successful English-language film franchise to date, starting in 1962 with Dr. No. In an edition of the popular TV series "QI" first screened on BBC1 on 2 April 2010, host Stephen Fry stated that the code '007' was derived from the private cipher of John Dee. This suggestion contradicts another belief that the code was the route number of the London to Canterbury bus service.

After Fleming's death in 1964, subsequent James Bond novels were written by Kingsley Amis, John Gardner, Raymond Benson and Sebastian Faulks. Moreover, Christopher Wood novelised two screenplays, Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond while other writers have authored unofficial versions of the character.

There have been 22 films in the EON Productions series to date, the most recent of which, Quantum of Solace, was released on 31 October 2008 (UK). In addition there has been an American television adaptation and two independent feature productions. Apart from movies and television, James Bond has also been adapted for many other media, including radio plays, comic strips and video games.

The EON Productions films are generally termed as "official" films originating with the purchase of the James Bond film rights by producer Harry Saltzman in the late 1950s.

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Ian Fleming novels :

Films : The EON films
Franchise Count Title Year Actor Director Total Box Office * Budget * Inflation Adjusted
Total Box Office *†
1 Dr. No 1962 Sean Connery Terence Young $59,600,000 $1,200,000 $425,488,741
2 From Russia with Love 1963 $78,900,000 $2,500,000 $555,909,803
3 Goldfinger 1964 Guy Hamilton $124,900,000 $3,500,000 $868,659,354
4 Thunderball 1965 Terence Young $141,200,000 $11,000,000 $966,435,555
5 You Only Live Twice 1967 Lewis Gilbert $111,600,000 $9,500,000 $720,388,023
6 On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969 George Lazenby Peter R. Hunt $87,400,000 $7,000,000 $513,445,231
7 Diamonds Are Forever 1971 Sean Connery Guy Hamilton $116,000,000 $7,200,000 $617,520,987
8 Live and Let Die 1973 Roger Moore $161,800,000 $12,000,000 $785,677,477
9 The Man with the Golden Gun 1974 $97,600,000 $13,000,000 $426,826,774
10 The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 Lewis Gilbert $187,300,000 $28,000,000 $666,367,656
11 Moonraker 1979 $210,300,000 $34,000,000 $624,527,272
12 For Your Eyes Only 1981 John Glen $202,800,000 $28,000,000 $481,005,579
13 Octopussy 1983 $187,500,000 $27,500,000 $405,873,493
14 A View to a Kill 1985 $157,800,000 $30,000,000 $316,186,616
15 The Living Daylights 1987 Timothy Dalton $191,200,000 $40,000,000 $362,876,056
16 Licence to Kill 1989 $156,200,000 $32,000,000 $271,586,451
17 GoldenEye 1995 Pierce Brosnan Martin Campbell $353,400,000 $60,000,000 $499,954,330
18 Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 Roger Spottiswoode $346,600,000 $110,000,000 $465,588,535
19 The World Is Not Enough 1999 Michael Apted $390,000,000 $135,000,000 $504,705,882
20 Die Another Day 2002 Lee Tamahori $456,000,000 $142,000,000 $546,490,272
21 Casino Royale 2006 Daniel Craig Martin Campbell $599,200,000 $150,000,000 $640,803,677
22 Quantum of Solace 2008 Marc Forster $586,090,727 $230,000,000 $586,090,727
Totals 'Films 1-22' $4,809,157,447 $1,123,000,000 $11,686,214,000

Non-EON films, radio and television programmes :
Year Title Type Actor Total Box Office Budget Inflation Adjusted
Total Box Office**
1954 Casino Royale TV Episode Barry Nelson n/a $25,000 n/a
1956 Moonraker Radio Bob Holness n/a n/a
1967 Casino Royale Film David Niven $44,400,000 $12,000,000 $286,605,987
1983 Never Say Never Again Film Sean Connery $160,000,000 $36,000,000 $346,345,380
1990 You Only Live Twice Radio Michael Jayston n/a n/a
1991 James Bond Jr. TV cartoon series Corey Burton n/a n/a
2008 Dr. No Radio Toby Stephens n/a n/a
2010 Goldfinger Radio Toby Stephens n/a n/a
Totals $204,400,000 $48,000,000 $602,860,000

James Bond

NovelsIan Fleming * List * Locations * Young Bond
FilmsLocations * Gun barrel sequence * Cast * Music
ComicsStrips * Books
CharactersJames Bond * Allies * Girls * Villains * Henchmen
WeaponsFirearms * Gadgets * Vehicles
RelatedInspirations * Fandom * Parodies * Title references * Vesper cocktail * "Shaken, not stirred"
Other mediaGames * James Bond Jr. (Characters * Episodes)

James Bond movies crew

Official films
ak|(EON Productions)
DirectorsTerence Young * Guy Hamilton * Lewis Gilbert * Peter R. Hunt * John Glen * Martin Campbell * Roger Spottiswoode * Michael Apted * Lee Tamahori * Marc Forster * Sam Mendes
ProducersHarry Saltzman * Albert R. Broccoli * Michael G. Wilson * Barbara Broccoli
ComposersMonty Norman * John Barry * George Martin * Marvin Hamlisch * Bill Conti * Michael Kamen * Éric Serra * David Arnold
ScreenwritersRichard Maibaum * Paul Haggis * Neal Purvis * Robert Wade * Peter Morgan
Title sequence
designers		Maurice Binder * Robert Brownjohn * Daniel Kleinman * MK12
OthersKen Adam * Bob Simmons * Syd Cain * Ted Moore * John Stears * Derek Meddings * Peter Lamont * Vic Armstrong * Chris Corbould * Daniel Kleinman
Non-EON films
DirectorsWilliam H. Brown, Jr. * Ken Hughes * John Huston * Joseph McGrath * Robert Parrish * Val Guest * Irvin Kershner
ProducersBretaigne Windhurst * Charles K. Feldman * Jerry Bresler * John Dark * Kevin McClory * Michael Dryhurst * Jack Schwartzman

James Bond characters

Allies
recurringFelix Leiter * M * Miss Moneypenny * Q * General Gogol * Frederick Gray * Other 00 agents * Bill Tanner * Charles Robinson * Ronnie Vallance
by novelCasino Royale * Live and Let Die * Diamonds Are Forever * From Russia with Love * Dr. No * Goldfinger * For Your Eyes Only * Thunderball * On Her Majesty's Secret Service * You Only Live Twice
by filmThe Man with the Golden Gun * The Spy Who Loved Me * Moonraker * Octopussy * A View to a Kill * The Living Daylights * Licence to Kill * GoldenEye * Tomorrow Never Dies * The World Is Not Enough * Die Another Day * Quantum of Solace
Girls
by novelVesper Lynd * Solitaire * Gala Brand * Tiffany Case * Tatiana Romanova * Honey Rider * Jill Masterton * Tilly Masterton * Pussy Galore * Judy Havelock * Domino Vitali * Patricia Fearing * Vivienne Michel * Teresa di Vicenzo * Ruby Windsor * Kissy Suzuki * Mary Goodnight
by filmSylvia Trench * Fiona Volpe * Aki * Plenty O'Toole * Andrea Anders * Anya Amasova * Dr. Holly Goodhead * Corinne Dufour * Bibi Dahl * Countess Lisl von Schlaf * Octopussy * Magda * Stacey Sutton * Kara Milovy * Pam Bouvier * Lupe Lamora * Natalya Simonova * Paris Carver * Wai Lin * Dr. Christmas Jones * Giacinta Johnson * Miranda Frost * Solange Dimitrios * Camille Montes * Agent Strawberry Fields
Villains
by novelLe Chiffre * Mr. Big * Hugo Drax * Seraffimo Spang * Jack Spang * Rosa Klebb * General Grubozaboyschikov * Dr. No * Auric Goldfinger * Aristotle Kristatos * Emilio Largo * Ernst Stavro Blofeld * Francisco Scaramanga
by filmKarl Stromberg * Kamal Khan * General Orlov * Max Zorin * General Georgi Koskov * Brad Whitaker * Franz Sanchez * Alec Trevelyan * Elliot Carver * Elektra King * Renard * Gustav Graves * Mr. White * Dominic Greene
organisationsSPECTRE * SMERSH * The Spangled Mob * Quantum * The Union * OCTOPUS
Henchmen
by novelCasino Royale * Live and Let Die * Diamonds Are Forever * From Russia with Love * Dr. No * Goldfinger * For Your Eyes Only * Thunderball * On Her Majesty's Secret Service * You Only Live Twice
by filmThe Man with the Golden Gun * The Spy Who Loved Me * Moonraker * Octopussy * A View to a Kill * The Living Daylights * Licence to Kill * GoldenEye * Tomorrow Never Dies * The World Is Not Enough * Die Another Day * Quantum of Solace
Other
by Non-EON filmCasino Royale (1967) * Never Say Never Again
by video gameAgent Under Fire * Nightfire * Everything or Nothing * GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
OtherJames Bond Jr.

James Bond video games

Parker BrothersJames Bond 007 * James Bond 007 (role-playing game)
MindscapeA View to a Kill * Goldfinger
DomarkA View to a Kill * The Living Daylights * 007: Licence to Kill * The Spy Who Loved Me * James Bond: The Duel
InterplayJames Bond 007: The Stealth Affair
THQJames Bond Jr.
NintendoGoldenEye 007 * James Bond 007
Electronic ArtsTomorrow Never Dies * The World Is Not Enough * 007 Racing * Agent Under Fire * Nightfire * Everything or Nothing * GoldenEye: Rogue Agent * From Russia with Love
ActivisionQuantum of Solace * GoldenEye 007

James Bond music

ThemesMonty Norman "James Bond Theme" * John Barry "James Bond Is Back/From Russia with Love" * John Barry "007 Theme" * John Barry "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" * Marvin Hamlisch "Bond 77"
CompilationsDavid Arnold Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project * The Incredible World of James Bond * The Best of Bond...James Bond
Official film
themes		John Barry Byron Lee & the Dragonaires "Kingston Calypso" * Matt Monro Lionel Bart "From Russia with Love" * Shirley Bassey Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse "Goldfinger" * Tom Jones "Thunderball" * Nancy Sinatra "You Only Live Twice" * Louis Armstrong "We Have All the Time in the World" * Shirley Bassey "Diamonds Are Forever" * Paul McCartney & Wings "Live and Let Die" * Lulu "The Man with the Golden Gun" * Carly Simon Carole Bayer Sager "Nobody Does It Better" * Shirley Bassey "Moonraker" * Sheena Easton "For Your Eyes Only" * Rita Coolidge "All Time High" * Duran Duran "A View to a Kill" * a-ha "The Living Daylights" * The Pretenders "Where Has Everybody Gone?" * Gladys Knight "Licence To Kill" * Patti LaBelle "If You Asked Me To" * Tina Turner "GoldenEye" * Sheryl Crow "Tomorrow Never Dies" * Garbage "The World Is Not Enough" * Madonna "Die Another Day" * Chris Cornell "You Know My Name" * Jack White & Alicia Keys "Another Way to Die"
Non-EON film
themes		Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass "Casino Royale" * Lani Hall "Never Say Never Again"
Soundtrack
albums		JB=John Barry * DA=David Arnold
Monty Norman Dr. No * JB From Russia with Love * JB Goldfinger * Don Black/JB Thunderball * JB You Only Live Twice * JB On Her Majesty's Secret Service * JB Diamonds Are Forever * George Martin & Olympia Brass Band Live and Let Die * JB The Man with the Golden Gun * Marvin Hamlisch The Spy Who Loved Me * JB Moonraker * Bill Conti For Your Eyes Only * JB Tim Rice Octopussy * JB A View to a Kill * JB The Living Daylights * Michael Kamen Licence to Kill * Éric Serra GoldenEye * DA Tomorrow Never Dies * DA The World Is Not Enough * DA Die Another Day * DA Casino Royale * DA Quantum of Solace



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