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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 ThumperThumper can refer to several things: In the Disney animated film Bambi Thumper is the name of a rabbit'. In Frank Herbert's science fiction novel Dune a thumper is a mechanical device that produces a rhythmic vibration that it attractive to the sandworms.
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.
This movie was the second of three Bond movies to have the theme performed by Shirley BasseyDame Shirley Bassey (born January 8, 1937), Welsh singer. The Early Years Her father was a West Indian seaman while her mother was from Yorkshire. Shirley grew up in the notorious Tiger Bay area of Cardiff and was the youngest of seven children. Her fathe. The other two movies were GoldfingerThis page is for the James Bond novel and film; see Goldfinger (band) for the band, Erno Goldfinger for the architect and Pussy Galore for the Jon Spencer-fronted rock group. Goldfinger is a novel by Ian Fleming featuring James Bond, later made into a fil and MoonrakerMoonraker is both a James Bond book by Ian Fleming first published in 1955, and a 1979 movie adapted from the book. The title comes from "moonraker," a synonym for moonsail, the highest sail carried by sailing ships. It is the eleventh official James Bond.
The original soundtrack was once again done by John BarryJohn Barry (born 1933) is a highly successful composer, chiefly known for his film scores. He was born in York, England and named John Barry Prendergast . His family was in the cinema business, but it was during his National Service that he began performi.