The Golden Gun: From Literary Concept to Cinematic Icon If the Bond saga has taught us anything, it’s that no matter how grand the explosions or spectacular the chase sequences, sometimes it’s the quieter details that lodge themselves in our cinematic memories. Enter the Golden Gun. Francisco Scaramanga‘s Golden Gun holds a distinctive place both … Read more
School bullies inspire Fleming for 2 of his biggest and baddest villains Two schoolmates of James Bond author Ian Fleming have been revealed as the real-life inspirations for the 007 villains Ernst Stavro Blofeld and Francisco Scaramanga. It had previously been thought that Fleming took the names from his own schooldays at Eton, but instead … Read more
Christopher Lee Biography Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE CStJ was a legendary English actor and singer, who was born on May 27, 1922 in Belgravia, London. Lee spent a few years of his youth in Switzerland after his parents divorced, before moving back to England, where he attended Wagner’s private school in Queen’s Gate. … Read more
The Cast of The Man with the Golden Gun Roger Moore as James Bond Christopher Lee as Francisco Scaramanga Britt Ekland as Mary Goodnight Maud Adams as Andrea Anders Hervé Villechaize as Nick Nack Richard Loo as Hai Fat Soon-Taik Oh as Lieutenant Hip Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny Desmond Llewelyn as … Read more