On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
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James Bond must navigate a dangerous alliance and a high-stakes pursuit in the Swiss Alps to stop a global threat.
The story
James Bond saves a woman on the beach from an attempted suicide by drowning, and later meets her again in a casino. The woman, Contessa Teresa "Tracy" di Vicenzo, invites Bond to her hotel room to thank him, but when Bond arrives he is attacked by an unidentified man. After subduing the man, Bond returns to his own room and finds Tracy there; she claims she was unaware of the attacker's presence. The next morning, Bond is kidnapped by several men, including the one he fought, who take him to meet Marc-Ange Draco, the head of the European crime syndicate Unione Corse. Draco reveals that Tracy is his only daughter and tells Bond of her troubled past, offering Bond one million pounds if he will marry her.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After being kidnapped by Marc-Ange Draco, Bond agrees to romance Draco's daughter, Tracy, in exchange for help tracking down Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE. Bond travels to Portugal and then to the Swiss Alps, where he infiltrates Blofeld's research institute. He discovers that Blofeld is using 'angels of death'—brainwashed women—to distribute biological agents. Bond attempts to trick Blofeld into leaving Switzerland but is captured. He escapes by skiing down from Piz Gloria, and Tracy helps him escape in a car. They hide in a barn during a blizzard, where they profess their love and marry. Later, Bond and Tracy are pursued by Blofeld's forces. After a final confrontation where Blofeld's facility is destroyed, Bond and Tracy are driving away in a car decorated with flowers. They are intercepted by Blofeld and Bunt, and Tracy is killed in a machine-gun attack.
- First release year
- 1969
- Runtime (minutes)
- 142
- Production countries
- United Kingdom; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Peter R. Hunt
- Writers
- Richard Maibaum · screenplay; Simon Raven · Additional dialogue
- Cast and characters
- George Lazenby · James Bond; Diana Rigg · Contessa Tracy di Vicenzo; Telly Savalas · Ernst Stavro Blofeld; Gabriele Ferzetti · Marc-Ange Draco; Ilse Steppat · Irma Bunt; Lois Maxwell · Miss Moneypenny; George Baker · Sir Hilary Bray; Bernard Lee · M
- Genres
- spy; action
- Themes
- romance; sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- serious; tragic
- Premise and plot tags
- spy; action; romance
- Source material / true-story basis
- 1963 novel by Ian Fleming
- Franchise connections
- James Bond
- Reception
- Initially mixed, the film's reputation has improved significantly over time, becoming regarded as one of the strongest and most faithful adaptations in the series.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 81% · scale: percentage · review count: 59
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Globe Award · New Star of the Year – Actor · 1970 · nomination
- Production trivia
- The film was the longest Bond film until 2006.; The soundtrack is considered one of the best in the series.
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