ITV4's latest Bond season continuedtonight with Roger Moore's fourth stint
as the eponumous spy. The eleventh
entry in the franchise, was based on the
spy novel of 1955, itself adapted from
Ian Fleming's own potential film treat-
ment.
Shot mainly in France, the production
was Eon's most expensive to date (the
budget of $34 million was almost double
that of The Spy Who Love Me), but
Moonraker became the highest-grossing
title until Goldeneye.
Bernard Lee made his eleventh and final appearance here as M, whilst Richard
Kiel returned as Jaws. Shirley Bassey
performed her third title song in the
series - the film featured eight Doctor
Who cast/crew connections:
- Peter Bennett (assistant director here & A View to a Kill; unit manager on For Your Eyes Only; location manager on Octopussy) was first assistant director on fourteen revived series stories (from Bad Wolf to The End of Time) and Attack of the Graske, production manager on four others, then produced twenty-one further episodes (from The Beast Below to Twice Upon a Time) and Torchwood
- for Ralph G Morse (Astronaut) see The Spy Who Loved Me
- Terry [Philip Julian] Forrestal (Space Fighter here; stunts on Octopussy, Never Say Never Again, A View to a Kill, Goldeneye) was Tractor Driver in K9 and Company
- for Dorothy Ford (Woman) see Diamonds are Forever
- for Martin Grace see You Only Live Twice
- for Dinny Powell and Rick Lester see Dr. No
- for Derek Meddings see The Man With the Golden Gun
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