Diamonds Are Forever Details, Meaning Diamonds Are Forever Article and Explanation Guide

Diamonds Are Forever Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Diamonds Are Forever is the seventh James Bond film in the EON Productions Bond franchise. The book was written by Ian Fleming and was published in 1956, the movie was released in 1971. Diamonds are Forever hailed the return of Sean Connery as the British spy, James Bond.

Table of contents

1 Film plot summary
2 Theme music
3 Vehicles & gadgets
4 Cast
5 Trivia
6 Novel publication order
7 Locations
8 External links

Film plot summary

Diamonds are Forever follows Bond's pursuit of the head of S.P.E.C.T.R.E, Blofeld in revenge for the murder of his wife in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Huge quantities of South African diamonds are being stolen but have not been sold on the market. Suspecting that the stones are being stockpiled to depress prices, the Government orders Bond to assume the identity of a professional diamond smuggler called Peter Franks to infiltrate the smuggling operation and find out who the stockpilers are. With the help of fellow smuggler Tiffany Case, and amidst the bright lights of Las Vegas, he uncovers a plot by Blofeld to create a laser satellite capable of destroying any target on Earth. He uses this weapon to selectively destroy nuclear installations in America, Russia, and China, holding the world to ransom in an international auction, with nuclear supremacy going to the highest bidder.

A notable part of the plot of the movie involves Blofeld's use of the industrial properties of a recluse Nevada multimillionaire (played by Jimmy Dean) by the name of Willard Whyte, the character being a thinly veiled version of Howard Hughes.

The film features a very unusual couple of henchmen for S.P.E.C.T.R.E: Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd. There is a strong suggestion that they are involved in more than just a professional relationship. Throughout the film, they use several interesting ways of assassinating their victims, from the use of a scorpion to kill a South African dentist, tying the feet of Plenty O'Toole to a concrete boulder and drowning her in a swimming pool, and attempting to incinerate James Bond alive in a crematorium furnace.

Also memorable are the female guards placed by Blofeld over Willard Whyte, named Bambi and Thumper.

Very little of the original novel survives the adaptation to film, though many characters from the original book, plus the idea of Tiffany being a diamond smuggler, are retained, so it isn't a complete "rewrite." The villain Blofeld, however, is nowhere to be found in the original book.

Theme music

This movie was the second of three Bond movies to have the theme performed by Shirley Bassey. The other two movies were Goldfinger and Moonraker.

The original soundtrack was once again done by John Barry.

Vehicles & gadgets

After escaping henchmen Bond is picked up by Tiffany Case in her 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1
Fake Fingerprint - Bond uses a fake fingerprint that clings to his thumb to trick Tiffany Case into believing he is Peter Franks.
Slot Machine Ring - Q created a ring that when uses ensures a jackpot at the slot machines everytime.