The Man with the Golden Touch How The Bond Films Conquered the World

by McKay, Sinclair

• ISBN13: 9781590202982
• ISBN10: 1590202988
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-05
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

The Man with the Golden Touchtells the unlikely story of how Eon Productions‹the owners of the Bond franchise‹has kept James Bond at the top of the charts for forty-five years when originally only three or four films were planned. Through twenty-one films featuring three M¹s, two Q¹s, and six Bonds‹from Sean Connery¹s career-transforming turn in 1962¹s Dr. Noto Daniel Craig¹s debut in the 2006 blockbuster Casino Royale‹the action superstar and perfect English gentleman reigns supreme. Thanks to the films, Ian Fleming¹s original creation has been transformed from a black sheep of the postwar British elite into a figure with universal appeal, constantly evolving in step with changing social and political circumstances. Sinclair McKay interviewed those concerned with every aspect of the film, and is ideally placed to describe how the Bond brand has been managed over the years and to tell the inside stories of the vivid supporting cast, from Bond girls and Bond villains to Bond cars and Bond gadgetry.

Author Biography

Sinclair McKay, formerly Assistant Features Editor at The Daily Telegraph, works in London as a freelance writer and journalist.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Authenticity	p. 1
You've Had Your Six	p. 14
Europe By Train	p. 34
The Glittering Prize	p. 50
Raincoats, Walls and Betrayals	p. 68
Great Balls of Thunder	p. 76
Spies in Our Eyes	p. 88
This Dream is For You	p. 98
The Other Fella	p. 113
A Little More Cheek	p. 129
Dark Unconfident World	p. 145
Man at Austin Reed	p. 150
Will He Bang? We Shall See	p. 165
England Needs Me	p. 180
Once More Round the World	p. 195
The Smack of Firm Espionage	p. 207
You Can Never Say Never Twice	p. 222
Most Disarming	p. 229
Microchips With Everything	p. 244
Darling Moneypenny	p. 256
One For The Ladies	p. 262
Night of the Iguana	p. 276
Bond in Abeyance	p. 288
We Knew the Name, We Knew the Number	p. 294
We're in a Puddle on the Floor	p. 308
Art and Craft	p. 319
Birthday Boy	p. 330
The Autobiography of Dreams	p. 344
Quantum Theories	p. 361
You Can Never Kiss Death Goodbye	p. 376
Notes	p. 385
Related Reading	p. 390
Index	p. 391
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