Diamonds Are Forever
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Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who's guilty. The mission takes him to Las Vegas where Bond meets his archenemy Blofeld.
What critics thought
A mixed-reviewed entry in the Bond canon that critics have never quite agreed on: broadly entertaining but uneven, with Connery's self-aware return generating the most enthusiasm while the disjointed script, weak female characters, and toothless villains drew consistent complaints. Retrospective opinion has been harsher than original reviews, with some ranking it among the worst in the series — though a minority view holds it as an underrated gem.
“a fine, forceful actor with an undeniable presence [who] turns his well-publicized contempt for the Bond character into some wry moments of self-parody”
Jay Cocks·Time
“oddly brilliant, the best of the bunch: the perfect bleary Bond film for an imperfect bleary western world”
Xan Brooks·The Guardian
“the same quality or flair”
Variety
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Guy HamiltonDirector
Sean ConneryJames Bond
Jill St. JohnTiffany Case
Charles GrayErnst Stavro Blofeld
Lana WoodPlenty O'Toole
Jimmy DeanWillard Whyte
Bruce CabotAlbert R. Saxby
Putter SmithM. Kidd
Bruce GloverM. Wint
Norman BurtonFelix Leiter
Joseph FürstProfesseur Docteur Metz
Bernard LeeM
Desmond LlewelynQ
John BarryComposer
Ian FlemingWriter
Richard MaibaumWriter
Tom MankiewiczWriter
Ted MooreCinematographyDiamonds Are Forever
Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who's guilty. The mission takes him to Las Vegas where Bond meets his archenemy Blofeld.
What critics thought
A mixed-reviewed entry in the Bond canon that critics have never quite agreed on: broadly entertaining but uneven, with Connery's self-aware return generating the most enthusiasm while the disjointed script, weak female characters, and toothless villains drew consistent complaints. Retrospective opinion has been harsher than original reviews, with some ranking it among the worst in the series — though a minority view holds it as an underrated gem.
“a fine, forceful actor with an undeniable presence [who] turns his well-publicized contempt for the Bond character into some wry moments of self-parody”
Jay Cocks·Time
“oddly brilliant, the best of the bunch: the perfect bleary Bond film for an imperfect bleary western world”
Xan Brooks·The Guardian
“the same quality or flair”
Variety
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Guy HamiltonDirectorSean ConneryJames BondJill St. JohnTiffany CaseCharles GrayErnst Stavro BlofeldLana WoodPlenty O'TooleJimmy DeanWillard WhyteBruce CabotAlbert R. SaxbyPutter SmithM. KiddBruce GloverM. WintNorman BurtonFelix LeiterJoseph FürstProfesseur Docteur MetzBernard LeeMDesmond LlewelynQJohn BarryComposerIan FlemingWriterRichard MaibaumWriterTom MankiewiczWriterTed MooreCinematographyRent & Buy