Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films

Synopsis

Updated to include the road to Bond 25 For over 50 years, Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions has navigated the ups and downs of the volatile British film industry, enduring both critical wrath and acclaim in equal measure for its now legendary James Bond series. Latterly, this family-run business has been crowned with box office gold and recognised by motion picture academies around the world. However, it has not always been plain sailing. Changing financial regimes forced 007 to relocate to France and Mexico; changing fashions and politics led to box office disappointments; and changing studio regimes and business disputes all but killed the franchise. And the rise of competing action heroes has constantly questioned Bond’s place in popular culture. But against all odds the filmmakers continue to wring new life from the series, and 2012’s Skyfall saw both huge critical and commercial success, crowning 007 as the undisputed king of the action genre. Now, with Daniel Craig back for a fifth turn as Ian Fleming’s spy in October 2019, Bond’s reign shows no signs of diminishing. Some Kind of Hero recounts this remarkable story, from its origins in the early fifties right through to the present day, and draws on over a hundred unpublished interviews with the cast and crew of this iconic series.

Copyright:

2015

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

480 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780750966504

Related ISBNs:

9780750964210, 9780750969772

Publisher:

The History Press Limited

Date of Addition:

09/16/22

Copyrighted By:

Matthew Field

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Foreword by:

George Lazenby