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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

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Reviews Counted:37

Fresh:30

Rotten:7

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 22 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: In this stand-out 007 adventure, Bond again faces off with Ernst Stavro Blofield (his formidable enemy from YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, played here by Telly Savalas rather than Donald Pleasance). This... In this stand-out 007 adventure, Bond again faces off with Ernst Stavro Blofield (his formidable enemy from YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, played here by Telly Savalas rather than Donald Pleasance). This time, the super spy is infiltrating Blofield's installation high in the Swiss Alps. The Austalian-born George Lazenby briefly but amply fills Connery's shoes as he finds himself kilted and surrounded by a gorgeous and sex-starved gaggle of women on retreat. Diana Rigg (THE AVENGERS) plays James Bond's love interest and becomes his only wife in the history of the series. Although Lazenby is not one of the more famous Bond actors, ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE remains appreciated for its relatively gritty and angst-ridden tone. In fact, many true connoisseurs consider it to be the best film in the series. [More]

Starring: George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Gabriele Ferzetti

Starring: George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Ilse Steppat, Bernard Horsfall, George Baker, Bernard Lee

Director: Peter H. Hunt

Director: Peter H. Hunt
Producer: Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman
Screenwriter: Richard Maibaum, Simon Raven
Composer: John Barry

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Release:

Mar 24, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen

Audio:

  • DTS Surround 5.1, Mono - English
  • Stereo - French
  • Subtitles - English

Additional Release Material:

Audio Commentary:

  • 1. Director Peter Hunt and Members of the Cast and Crew
 
 
 
 

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Just as entertaining and as visually attractive as the five previous Bond films.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/22/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Film of break-neck physical excitement and stunning visual attractions in which George Lazenby replaced Sean Connery as James Bond.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/13/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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Director Peter Hunt manages to inject some life into this 1969 exercise with a wonderful ski chase, but otherwise the film is a bore.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
10/13/08
Don Druker
Don Druker
Chicago Reader
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Ditching flash in favour of character development, this stylish and energetic entry is one of the best films in the series. Lazenby woz robbed.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
10/13/08
Channel 4 Film

Certainly no worse than the later Roger Moore efforts and, if only for curiosity value, is well worth a look.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
10/13/08
Empire Magazine

One of the more entertaining Bond films.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
10/13/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Lazenby is very weak, but the movie is rather good

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
02/07/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

Lazenby isn't all that bad, really. Top Bond production overall helps.

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07/13/07
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Mémorable pour ses excès beaucoup plus que sa pertinence scénaristique

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
01/31/07
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

George Lazenby took Bond's reins from Sean Connery in this sixth 007 outing, an unfairly oft-maligned film that, while distinctively different than the rest of the series, is still quite fun to watch.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/11/07
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The Bond films were bad enough even with the partially ironic performances of Connery.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

It's ironic that this, perhaps the weakest Bond film, contains the character's most important piece of development.

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12/09/05
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

No review available.

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11/18/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

No review available.

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10/08/05
Chuck O'Leary
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Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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07/14/05
Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
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No review available.

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07/06/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

What are Bond's problems now? They're too numerous, as usual, to hold the constant attention of anyone other than a charter member of Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/09/05
A.H. Weiler
A.H. Weiler
New York Times
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The film is often unjustly treated as an odd footnote to the series, an awkward moment from the series' puberty that the producers would just as soon forget.

Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
03/22/05
Leo Goldsmith
Leo Goldsmith
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Rigg adds the class to feature that Connery usually did. When she's gone, the action scenes are as fine as any Bond's.

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01/30/05
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
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10/12/04
Frank Swietek
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