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The James Bond film series is a British series of spy films based on the fictional character of MI6 agent James Bond, "007", who originally appeared in a series of books by Ian Fleming.
The Bondman is an 1890 best-selling novel by Hall Caine set in the Isle of Man and Iceland. It was the first novel to be released by the newly established Heinemann publishing company. It was a phenomenal success and was later adapted into a successful play and two silent films.
At the time there was no specially written music for films and Steiner told William Fox his idea to write an original score for The Bondman. Fox agreed and they put together a 110 piece orchestra to accompany the screenings. The musicians came from William Fox's Circuit of Theatres, Jack Loeb's and others. [6]
Hall Caine's birthplace, 29 Bridgewater Street, Runcorn. Thomas Henry Hall Caine was born on 14 May 1853 at 29 Bridgewater Street, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, [4] [nb 1] the eldest of six children of John Caine (1825–1904) and his wife Sarah Caine (née Hall, (1828–1912)).
The Bondman is a 1929 British silent adventure directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Norman Kerry, Frances Cuyler, and Donald Macardle. [1] It was based on the 1890 novel The Bondman by Hall Caine. The film was made at Cricklewood Studios. [2]
The Bondman was revived during the Restoration era; in the first years of the 1660s it was performed repeatedly by several companies, Killigrew's King's Company, Davenant's Duke's Company, John Rhodes's troupe, and perhaps George Jolly's too. [3] Samuel Pepys saw the play in 1661, and praised Thomas Betterton's performance as Pisander.
In The Man with the Golden Gun, Bill Tanner is only seen briefly in the film and is not mentioned by name until the end credits.He appears in M's office with M and Colthorpe, discussing Francisco Scaramanga, who has sent a bullet to MI6 printed with Bond's ID number.
Novel Villain Objective Outcome Fate James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me: Sigmund Stromberg Use stolen submarines to provoke a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviets, then rebuild humanity under the ocean.