I thought I would try something absolutely crazy, and compile the most complete Bond film chronology *ever*. This is divided into four parts - authorized usage of Bond, unauthorized adaptations of Bond (that still use his name), spinoffs and related films, and notable copycats (obvious ripoffs, like '070' and '777'.) Hold your breath, it's about to get crazy.
[UPDATE - Oct 10 - Added to almost every section. This list keeps on growing...]
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I. Authorized Usage of James Bond
10/1954 - CASINO ROYALE
starring Barry Nelson
Origin: United States
TV adaptation, featuring an Americanized Bond.
10/1962 - DR. NO
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England
First EON production.
10/1963 - FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England
09/1964 - GOLDFINGER
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England
12/1965 - THUNDERBALL
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England
12/1966 - CASINO ROYALE
starring David Niven, Terence Cooper and Peter Sellers
Origin: England
Not an EON production, and not considered part of the series.
06/1967 - YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England
12/1969 - ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
starring George Lazenby
Origin: England
12/1971 - DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England
06/1973 - LIVE AND LET DIE
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England
12/1974 - THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England
07/1977 - THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England
06/1979 - MOONRAKER
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England
06/1981 - FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England
06/1983 - OCTOPUSSY
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England
10/1983 - NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England
Not an EON production, and not considered part of the series.
05/1985 - A VIEW TO A KILL
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England
06/1987 - THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
starring Timothy Dalton
Origin: England
06/1989 - LICENCE TO KILL
starring Timothy Dalton
Origin: England
11/1995 - GOLDENEYE
starring Pierce Brosnan
Origin: England
12/1997 - TOMORROW NEVER DIES
starring Pierce Brosnan
Origin: England
11/1999 - THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
starring Pierce Brosnan
Origin: England
11/2002 - DIE ANOTHER DAY
starring Pierce Brosnan
Origin: England
11/2006 - CASINO ROYALE
starring Daniel Craig
Origin: England
10/2008 - QUANTUM OF SOLACE
starring Daniel Craig
Origin: England
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II: Unauthorized Adaptations of James Bond
10/1965 - THE AMAZING DOCTOR G
[aka TWO MAFIOSI AGAINST GOLDGINGER]
(DUE MAFIOSI CONTRO GOLDGINGER)
featuring George Hilton
Origins: Spain / Italy
Bond has a small role, and is killed.
05/1966 - 07 CON EL 2 DELANTE (AGENTE: JAMIE BONET) [trans?]
starring Casto Sendra Barrufet [aka Cassen]
Origin: Spain
07/1966 - FUNNY 007
(YOCHEOL BOKTONG 007)
starring Shi-Ja Cheon
Origin: South Korea
??/1966 - JAMES BATMAN
starring Rodolfo Quizon [aka Dolphy]
Origin: Philippines
Dolphy would star in a number of other Bond spoofs as well, but not as James Bond himself.
??/1966 - GOLDEN BOY
(ALTIN COCUK)
starring Goksel Arsoy
Origin: Turkey
??/1966 - LAW OF THE GUNS
(SILAHLARIN KANUNU)
starring Yilmaz Guney
Origin: Turkey
??/1966 - SEVEN JAMES BONDS
(PITONG JAMES BONDS)
starring Mariano Contreras (aka Pugo), Lopito, Ben Cosca (aka Bentot), Perfecto Pinon (aka Tugak), Pugak, Cachupoy, and Apeng Daldal
Origin: Philippines
??/1967 - GOLDEN BOY IN BEIRUT
(ALTIN COCUK BEYRUT'TA)
starring Goksel Arsoy
Origin: Turkey
??/1967 - ORTA SARK YANIYOR [trans?]
starring Goksel Arsoy
Origin: Turkey
The third "Golden Boy" film.
??/1970 - THE SPY WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
(ALTIN TABANCALI ADAM)
starring Murat Soydan
Origin: Turkey
Interestingly enough, the similarly-titled "The Man With The Golden Gun" was also released in Turkey as "Altin Tabancali Adam."
??/1970 - CEHENNEMDE SENLIK VAR [trans?]
starring Yilmaz Koksal
Origin: Turkey
??/1971 - JAMES BOND 777
starring Krishna Ghattamaneni
Origin: India
??/1977 - AGENT VINOD
starring Mahendra Sandhu
Origin: India
The name 'James Bond' is never used, but unlike other foreign knock-offs whose characters merely mimic Bond, the intended identity of this character is obvious. Incidentally, the 2011 film of the same title has no connection to this one.
03/1977 - THE DRAGON LIVES AGAIN
[aka THE DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG-FU]
(LE SAN JIAO WEN ZHEN DI YU MEN)
featuring Alexander Grand
Origin: Hong Kong
Though the film does not center around James Bond, he appears prominently, alongside a number of other familiar characters.
04/1983 - THE RETURN OF THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
featuring George Lazenby
Origin: United States
Lazenby's Bond (referred to as "J.B.") has a cameo appearance.
??/1984 - JAMES BOND 999
starring Suman
Origin: India
No copy of this film appears to be in public circulation.
??/1985 - BOND 303
starring Jeetendra
Origin: India
??/1987 - THE MAHJONG INCIDENT
[aka THE GREEN JADE MAHJONGG]
featuring Ron D. Cohen
Origin: China
Bond makes a brief cameo.
04/1992 - MR. BOND
starring Akshay Kumar
Origin: India
10/1994 - FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE
[aka MADE IN CHINA 007]
(GUOCHAN LING LING QI)
starring Stephen Chiau
Origin: Hong Kong
10/2001 - STEALING DAGMAR
(JAK UKRAST DAGMARU)
starring Jaroslav Sypal
Origin: Czech Republic
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III: Bond Without Bond - Spinoffs and Related Films
03/1964 - HOT ENOUGH FOR JUNE
[aka AGENT 8 3/4]
starring Dirk Bogarde
Origin: England
Concerns the agent who replaces now-deceased James Bond.
07/1966 - KALEIDOSCOPE
starring Warren Beatty
Origin: England
A Bond-less, unauthorized adaptation of Fleming's Casino Royale.
09/1966 - KISS THE GIRLS AND MAKE THEM DIE
[aka IF ALL THE WOMEN IN THE WORLD]
(SE TUTTE LE DONNE DEL MONDO)
starring Mike Connors
Origin: Italy
This is primarily a spoof of Sixties spy films, but earns a spot on this list, as it was largely adapted into "Moonraker."
??/1966 - VALLAVAN ORUVAN [trans?]
starring Jaishankar
Origin: India
Not a Bond film, but rather, a plagiarism of "Dr. No" and "From Russia With Love" with a Bond-like character. (Other portions of the film rip off the French spy film "Banque a Bankok pour OSS 117.")
??/1966 - MONEY-COLLECTING AGENT 007
(EISPRAKTOR 007)
starring Nikos Stavridis
Origin: Greece
Outside of the title, the connection to Bond is unknown; the character himself doesn't seem to appear.
04/1967 - OPERATION KID BROTHER
[aka OPERATION DOUBLE 007 and OK CONNERY]
starring Neil Connery
Origin: Italy
Centers around Bond's look-alike brother. Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Adolfo Celi, and Daniela Bianchi also appear.
03/1968 - BONDITIS
starring Gerd Baltus
Origins: Switzerland / West Germany
Concerns a man who merely thinks he is James Bond.
12/1975 - FROM HONG KONG WITH LOVE
(BONS BAISERS DE HONG KONG)
starring Les Charlots [musical group]
Origin: France
Bond is actually killed during the gunbarrel sequence; Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell recruit a group called Les Charlots in his place. Clifton James also appears.
06/1981 - THE CANNONBALL RUN
featuring Roger Moore
Origin: United States
Obviously not a Bond film, but Roger Moore appears as a man who believes himself to be Roger Moore's Bond.
09/1981 - SHUT UP WHEN YOU SPEAK!
(TAIS-TOI QUAND TU PARLES!)
starring Aldo Maccione
Origins: France / Italy
Concerns a man named Giacomo (Italian for 'James') who dreams he is James Bond.
01/1984 - OUR MAN FROM BOND STREET
(ZUIJIA PAIDANG ZHI NUHUANG MILING)
featuring Jean Mersant
Origin: Hong Kong
Part of the "Aces Go Places" (or "Mad Mission") series. The villain is a jewel thief who poses as James Bond. Oddjob (not played by Harold Sakata) appears, as does Richard Kiel.
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IV: Bond Without Bond - Notable Copycats
AGENT 007 1/2
??/1966 - 007 1/2 NO CARNAVAL [trans?]
starring Larry Carr
Origin: Brazil
AGENT 707
03/1965 - DRAGNET
(LAMBAT)
starring Bernard Bonnin
Origin: Philippines
Despite the title, this has no relation to the American TV series.
09/1965 - KARATE SA KARATE [trans?]
starring Bernard Bonnin
Origin: Philippines
BOB FLEMING, AGENT 077
04/1965 - SECRET AGENT FIREBALL
[aka 077: CHALLENGE TO KILLERS and THE SPY KILLERS]
(LE SPIE UCCIDONO A BEIRUT)
starring Richard Harrison
Origins: Italy / France
??/1966 - KILLERS ARE CHALLENGED
[aka MISSION CASABLANCA]
(A 077, SFIDA AI KILLERS)
starring Richard Harrison
Origins: Italy / France
BOND CALLAGHAN
10/1966 - OPERATION COUNTERSPY
(ASSO DI PICCHE OPERAZIONE CONTROSPIONAGGIO)
starring George Ardisson
Origins: Italy / Spain / France
COPLAN, AGENT 777 [aka AGENT FX 18]
03/1964 - KILL SECRET AGENT 777 - STOP
[aka AGENT SECRET FX 18]
(UCCIDETE AGENTE SEGRETO 777 - STOP)
starring Ken Clark
Origins: France / Italy / Spain
First released in France, with the character referred to as 'FX 18'. The Italian edition rebranded him '777', to make the Bond connection more obvious. The next Coplan movie would not be renamed to cash in on Bond.
10/1965 - AGENTE 777 MISSIONE SUMMERGAME
[aka COPLAN FX 18 CASSE TOUT]
starring Richard Wyler
Origins: France / Italy
The third Coplan film. One unidentified country seems to have taken the renaming scheme one step further by calling the character '077'. (Incidentally, none of the future Coplan productions would be altered anywhere to reflect the '777' number.)
CHARLES DUFF, AGENT 070
[aka DAN COOPER]
??/1965 - ONE TANGO FROM RUSSIA
(UN TANGO DALLA RUSSIA)
starring Dan Christian
Origin: Italy
The character is known as Charles Duff.
??/1966 - THUNDERBAY MISSIONE GRASSHOPPER
starring Dan Christian
Origins: Hong Kong / Italy
For reasons unknown, 070 has been renamed Dan Cooper.
DICK MALLOY, AGENT 077
08/1965 - MISSION BLOODY MARY
(AGENTE 077 MISSIONE BLOODY MARY)
starring Ken Clark
Origins: Italy / Spain / France
09/1965 - FROM THE ORIENT WITH FURY
[aka FURY IN ISTANBUL]
(AGENTE 077 DALL'ORIENTE CON FURORE)
starring Ken Clark
Origins: Italy / Spain / France
08/1966 - SPECIAL MISSION LADY CHAPLIN
(MISSIONE SPECIALE LADY CHAPLIN)
starring Ken Clark
Origins: Italy / Spain / France
Co-stars Daniela Bianchi.
DR. BARDIN, SECRET AGENT 777
11/1965 - SECRET AGENT 777
(AGENTE SEGRETO 777 - OPERAZIONE MISTERO)
starring Mark Damon
Origins: Italy
Followed by "A Ticket To Die" (see below), which seemingly focuses on a different 777.
GEORGE FARRELL, AGENT 077
10/1965 - ESPIONAGE IN LISBON
(MISION LISBOA)
starring Brett Halsey
Origins: Spain / Italy / France
JAMES BONDAT
??/1970 - JAMES BONDAT
starring Augusto Valdez Pangan (aka Chiquito)
Origin: Philippines
Like Dolphy, Chiquito would star in many other Bond spoofs, though not which such a close character name.
JAMES TONT
??/1965 - JAMES TONT: OPERATION U.N.O.
starring Lando Buzzanca
Origin: Italy
??/1965 - JAMES TONT: OPERATION D.U.E.
[aka OPERATION GOLDSINGER and THE WACKY WORLD OF JAMES TONT]
starring Lando Buzzanca
Origin: Italy
LEWIS JORDAN, SECRET AGENT 777
??/1967 - A TICKET TO DIE
(AGENTE SEGRETO 777 - INVITO AD UCCIDERE)
starring Tiziano Cortini
Origin: Italy
Follows "Secret Agent 777," though this is apparently a different character.
MIKE MURPHY, AGENT 077 [aka MARC MATO, LEMMY LOGAN and ROBBY LOGAN]
08/1965 - ESPIONAGE IN TANGIERS
(MARC MATO, AGENTE S. 077)
starring Luis Davila
Origins: Spain / Italy
It is often said that George Lazenby has a small role in the 92-minute cut of this film; this seems to be untrue.
08/1966 - YPOTRON - FINAL COUNTDOWN
(AGENTE LOGAN - MISSIONE YPOTRON)
starring Luis Davila
Origins: Spain / Italy
Agent 077's name was changed here for reasons unknown - different editions called him Lemmy Logan or Robby Logan, except in West Germany, where he was still referred to as Mike Murphy.
SECRET AGENT 077
??/1968 - GOLDEN EYES SECRET AGENT 077
starring Mumtaz Askari
Origin: India
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Phew! If anyone has something to add, let me know...
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Monday, April 5, 2010
How many Bond films, exactly...?
Oh, there's always a debate over how many Bond films there are. Usually one of the following...
- There are 22, up to Quantum of Solace. The unofficial ones don't count.
- There are 25 up to QOS, including the old Casino Royale's, and Never Say Never Again.
- There are 24 up to QOS, because the 1954 Casino Royale is too short to be a full movie.
Well, guess what? Wrong... wrong.... wrong. There are at least *thirty six*.
As far as I have been able to determine, THIS is the complete James Bond filmography:
- "Casino Royale" (1954), starring Barry Nelson
- "Dr. No" (1962), starring Sean Connery
- "From Russia With Love" (1963), starring Sean Connery
- "Goldfinger" (1964), starring Sean Connery
- "Thunderball" (1965), starring Sean Connery
- "Two Mafiosi Against Goldginger" (Italian - 1965), starring George Hilton [Hilton's 007 is only a small role, and not the focus of the film]
- "Operation Kid Brother" (Italian - 1967), starring Neil Connery [spinoff - 007 is killed and replaced; co-stars EON castmembers]
- "Casino Royale" (1967), starring David Niven, etc.
- "You Only Live Twice" (1967), starring Sean Connery
- "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969), starring George Lazenby
- "James Bond 777" (Indian - 1971), starring Ghattamaneni Krishna
- "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971), starring Sean Connery
- "Live and Let Die" (1973), starring Roger Moore
- "The Man With The Golden Gun" (1974), starring Roger Moore
- "From Hong Kong With Love" (French - 1975), starring Les Charlots, a French pop group [spinoff - 007 is killed and replaced; co-stars EON castmembers]
- "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977), starring Roger Moore
- "The Dragon Lives Again" (Chinese - 1977), starring Alexander Grand
- "Moonraker" (1979), starring Roger Moore
- "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), starring Roger Moore
- "Octopussy" (1983), starring Roger Moore
- "Never Say Never Again" (1983), starring Sean Connery
- "Our Man From Bond Street" (Japanese - 1984), starring Jean Mersant [Bond is the villain; also stars Richard Kiel!]
- "A View To A Kill" (1985), starring Roger Moore
- "Bond 303" (Indian - 1986), starring Jeetendra
- "The Mahjong Incident" (Chinese - 1987), starring Ron D. Cohen [Cohen's 007 is only a small role, and not the focus of the film]
- "The Living Daylights" (1987), starring Timothy Dalton
- "Licence To Kill" (1989), starring Timothy Dalton
- "Mr. Bond" (Indian - 1992), starring Akshay Kumar
- "From Beijing With Love" (Chinese - 1994), starring Stephen Chiau
- "GoldenEye" (1995), starring Pierce Brosnan
- "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997), starring Pierce Brosnan
- "The World Is Not Enough" (1999), starring Pierce Brosnan
- "Jak Ukrast Dagmaru" [translation unknown] (Polish - 2001), starring Jaroslav Sypal
- "Die Another Day" (2002), starring Pierce Brosnan
- "Casino Royale" (2006), starring Daniel Craig
- "Quantum Of Solace" (2008), starring Daniel Craig
Now, this is by no means a complete list, as I'm certain there are others floating around.
But what few realize is that Bond is an international character; as with any well-known franchise ("Turkish Star Wars", anyone?), foreign countries are bound to interpret the character in ways best suited for their population. God only knows what EON thinks of these - try finding the DVD cover for "Jak Ukrast Dagmaru". The number '007' appears dozens of times. And "From Beijing With Love," an extremely bloody Chinese interpretation starring "Kung Fu Hustle" star Stephen Chiau; not only does the cover refer to the character as 007, but the Bond theme appears in the movie!
While you're likely to NEVER see a mention of these in a Bond book (you're lucky to see the non-EON flicks; and frankly, I hate when a book skips 'the other three'), they still exist. I've collected a few, and while some are just terrible ("Operation Kid Brother" managed to piss off Sean Connery AND become an episode of MST3K), others (like "Mr. Bond," a Bollywood musical with a jaw-dropping villain that slaughters babies) are worthwhile for the curiosity value.
If anyone knows of one missing from my list, lemme know...
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