Diamonds Are Forever is a movie directed by Guy Hamilton in 1971 and based on the book of the same name by Ian Fleming, first published in 1956. The movie features Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood, Jimmy Dean, Bruce Cabot, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
James Bond pursues Ernst Stavro Blofeld and eventually finds him at a facility where Blofeld look-alikes are being created through surgery. While assassins Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd systematically kill several diamond smugglers, M suspects South African diamonds are being stockpiled to depress prices by dumping, and orders Bond to uncover the smuggling ring.
Movie vs Book
Year
1971
Minutes
120
Movie Rate
6.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
Diamonds Are Forever
Director: Guy Hamilton
Country: UK
Year: 1971
Length: 2h
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Year
1956
Pages
230
Book Rate
7.30
S: Goodreads
Book
Diamonds Are Forever
Author: Ian Fleming
Country: UK
First published in: 1956
Length: 230 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: James Bond Original Series
User polls & recommendations
“The book is so rich. There are so many fantastic details, but in order to preserve and have the time to bring that to the screen, we had to make important choices.”
DENIS VILLENEUVE (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter)
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