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The Man With the Golden Touch
Sinclair McKay
How The Bond Films Conquered the World
Overlook Hardcover
August 2010
On Sale: August 5, 2010
400 pages ISBN: 1590202988 EAN: 9781590202982 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
The Man with the Golden Touch tells 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 M's, two Q's, and
six Bonds-from Sean Connery's career-transforming turn in
1962's Dr. No to Daniel Craig's debut in the 2006
blockbuster Casino Royale-the action superstar and perfect
English gentleman reigns supreme. Thanks to the films, Ian Fleming's 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.
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