Is Diamonds Are Forever a sequel?
Live and Let Die
Diamonds Are Forever/Sequels
Who is the Bond girl in Diamonds Are Forever?
Jill St. JohnTiffany Case
Lana WoodPlenty O’TooleCassandra PetersonLois MaxwellMiss MoneypennyMargaret LaceyMrs. Whistler
Diamonds Are Forever/Actresses
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER’S principal Bond Girl was Jill St John, playing diamond smuggler Tiffany Case. But what happened to the supporting character who got chucked out of a window – Plenty O’Toole, played by Lana Wood? Wood’s character was hurled into a pool by a gang, and then killed after being mistaken for Tiffany.
What billionaire recluse was the inspiration for the James Bond villain in Diamonds Are Forever?
Willard Whyte
Willard Whyte is a fictional reclusive American billionaire industrialist whose vast business empire and identity are subsequently stolen by criminal mastermind, Ernst Stavro Blofeld. The character appeared in the 1971 James Bond film, Diamonds are Forever, and was portrayed by American actor and singer, Jimmy Dean.
What is the plot of Diamonds Are Forever?
James Bond, equipped with an armoury of hi-tech gadgets, infiltrates a Las Vegas diamond-smuggling ring in a bid to foil a plot to target Washington with a laser in space. However, as 007 prepares to tackle the evil Blofeld, the mastermind who threatens to destabilise the world, he is captivated by the delicious Tiffany Case – but is she really a double agent?
Diamonds Are Forever/Film synopsis
Why was plenty o Toole killed?
Plenty, drowned in the pool. Kidd, (who think she is Tiffany Case) promptly murder her by drowning her in the swimming pool, either because they mistake her for Tiffany or because they want to silence an inconvenient witness. The discovery of Plenty’s body becomes a major factor in winning Tiffany over to Bond’s side.
Why did Sean Connery make Diamonds Are Forever?
So, in the end, United Artists boss David Picker made it clear that Connery needed to be brought back, saying the money was no object. As a result, the Scottish star was enticed by a then-record $1.25 million salary to return for 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever.
Why does Blofeld look different?
For Blofeld’s second major appearance in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, he was portrayed by Telly Savalas. This recasting occurred because the producers wanted a version of Blofeld who could serve as a more imposing threat to the new James Bond actor George Lazenby.
Who are the villains in Diamonds are Forever?
Sadistic Assassins Mr. Albert Wint and Mr. Charles Kidd are the secondary antagonists in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever based on the 1956 novel of the same name written by Ian Fleming.
How did James Bond Kill Blofeld in Diamonds are Forever?
James Bond—agent 007—pursues Ernst Stavro Blofeld and eventually finds him at a facility where Blofeld look-alikes are being created through surgery. Bond kills a test subject, and later the “real” Blofeld, by drowning him in a pool of superheated mud.
What was the movie Diamonds are Forever based on?
The film is based on Ian Fleming’s 1956 novel of the same name, and is the second of four James Bond films directed by Guy Hamilton. The story has Bond impersonating a diamond smuggler to infiltrate a smuggling ring, and soon uncovering a plot by his old nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld to use the diamonds to build a space-based laser weapon.
Who was the head of Spectre in Diamonds are Forever?
Charles Gray as Ernst Stavro Blofeld: The head of SPECTRE and Bond’s arch-enemy. Gray had previously appeared in the series when he played Dikko Henderson in 1967’s You Only Live Twice. Lana Wood as Plenty O’Toole: A woman Bond meets at a casino.