Lotus77's "Diamonds Are Forever" Page
Released: December 17, 1971 (US)
Length: 2 hrs
The Woman
Tiffany Case
Played By:
Jill St.John
Real Name: Jill Oppeheim
Date Of Birth: August 19, 1940
Place Of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Jill St.John's First Run In With With The James Bond Mythos Was
In 1960, When She Appeared In The March Issue Of Playboy. It Was
In That Issue Where One Of Ian Flemmings Stories Was Printed,
"The Hildebrande Rarity". St.John Now Lives With Her Husband,
Robert Wagner, In The Pacific Palisades.
The Allies
Felix Leiter
Played By:
Norman Burton
Willard Whyte
Played By:
Jimmy Dean
Date Of Birth: 1929
Place Of Birth: Plainview, Texas
In 1964, Jimmy Dean Had His Own Show On ABC. Dean Considered
Himself More As An Entertainer Than An Actor Or A Singer. In
1968 Dean Purchased A Hog Farm And Started The Jimmy Dean Meat
Company, Which Is Still Around Today.
The Villians
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Played By:
Charles Grey
Date Of Birth: 1928
Place Of Birth: Bournemouth, England
It's Ironic That Charles Grey had A Role As Dikko Henderson In
"You Only Live Twice",
The First Bond Film To Show The Face Of
Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Only To Come Back To Play Blofeld In
"Diamonds Are Forever". Grey Is Also Well Known For His Role
In The Cult Flick "The Rocky Horror Picture Show".
Mr.Wint And Mr.Kidd
Played By:
Bruce Glover
Date Of Birth: May 2, 1932
Place Of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
And Putter Smith
Real Name: Patrick Vern Smith
Date Of Birth: January 19, 1941
Place Of Birth: Huntington Park, California
Putter Smith Lost His Name For Diamonds. That's No Joke. You See,
When Smith Came On Board For "Diamonds Are Forever", He Found Out
That There Was Already Another Actor With The Name Patrick Smith.
Smith Was A Actually Jazz Basist, Not An Actor, So He Never Ran
Into This Problem Before. So Just For The Sake Of The Movie,
Smith Used His Old Nickname, "Putter". Today, Putter Smith Is
Still A Basist.
The Vehicles
1971 Mustang Fastback
The "MoonBuggy"
CREDITS
James Bond...............................Sean Connery
Tiffany Case.............................Jill St.John
Plenty O'Toole...........................Lana Wood
Ernst Stavro Blofeld.....................Charles Grey
Willard Whyte............................Jimmy Dean
Felix Leiter.............................Norman Burton
Mr.Kidd..................................Putter Smith
Mr.Wint..................................Bruce Glover
Saxby....................................Bruce Cabot
"M"......................................Bernard Lee
Moneypenny...............................Lois Maxwell
"Q" (Major Boothroyd)....................Desmond Llewelyn
Dr.Metz..................................Joe Furst
Shady Tree...............................leodard Barr
Mrs.Whistler.............................Margaret Lacey
Peter Franks.............................Joe Robinson
Sir Donald Munger........................Laurence Naismith
Doctor...................................David deKeyser
Mr.Slumber...............................David Bauer
Bambi....................................
Thumper..................................
Produced By: Harry Saltzman
Albert R. Brocoli
Screenplay By: Richard Maibaum
Tom Mankiewicz
Directed By: Guy Hamilton
Music By: John Barry
Theme Song Lyrics By: Don Black
Theme Song Sung By: Shirley Bassey
Locations: Cairo Egypt, London England, Amsterdam Netherlands,
LasVegas Nevada, Baha California Mexico
Gadgets And Weapons: Bombe "Suprise", Holster Finger Clamp, Laser Satellite,
Latex Fingerprints, Piton Gun, Slot Machine Ring,
Voice Simulator, Walther PPK.
Vehicles: "Bathosub", 3-Wheel Dirt Bike, MoonBuggy, 1971 Mustang Fastback.
Diamond Bloopers
1. 007 Drives With His Ford Mustang On Both Right Tyres Into An Alley But He Comes
Out On The Car's Left Tyres?!?!? (Blooper Noticed ByRoger Hediger)
2. Bonds Mustang (rented in Las Vegas, Nevada) Has A Licence Plat From California (CA).
(Blooper Noticed ByRoger Hediger)
3.
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