James Bond Movies On TV4 Film In Sweden
By: Anders Frejdh
Published:
2011-09-03
This autumn, it will be a proper Bond Fest on Swedish channel TV4 Film as all 007 movies with Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton is broadcast every weekday evening at 9:00pm, starting September 15.
The text below was taken from TV4's website and translated into English by our editor, Anders Frejdh.
September 15:
Dr. No (Swedish title: Agent 007 med rätt att döda)
James: Sean Connery
Villain: Joseph Wiseman
Bond girl: Ursula Andress
Highlights: The scene where Honey Rider (Ursula Andress) appears from the ocean is one of the most classic Bond moments.
September 16:
From Russia With Love (Agent 007 ser rött)
James: Sean Connery
Villain: Lotte Lenya
Bond girl: Daniela Bianchi
Highlights: The sequel to Dr. No beat all cash records when it opened and is considered by many to be the best Bond movie in the series.
September 19:
Goldfinger (1964)
James: Sean Connery
Villain: Gert Fröbe
Bond girl: Honor Blackman
Highlights: Razor sharp henchman Oddjob (Harold Sakata) and a Bond girl named Pussy Galore.
September 20:
Thunderball (Ã…skbollen)
James: Sean Connery
Villain: Adolfo Celi
Bond girls: Claudine Auger and Luciana Paluzzi
Highlights: Amazing environments - Bond goes to a spa in the Bahamas.
September 21:
You only live twice (Man lever bara två gånger)
James: Sean Connery
Villain: Donald Pleasence
Bond girls: Karin Dor and Mie Hama
Highlights: The screenplay written by Norwegian/Welsh author Roald Dahl. The film was a great success and is the basis for the Austin Powers series.
September 22:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (I hennes majestäts hemliga tjänst)
James: George Lazenby
Villain: Telly Savalas
Bond girl: Diana Rigg
Highlights: Joanna Lumley (later world-famous for the hit tv-series Absolutely Fabulous) appears in the role as "The Angel of Death" and the eternal bachelor James marry for the first and only time.
September 23:
Diamonds are forever (Diamantfeber)
James: Sean Connery
Villain: Charles Gray
Bond girl: Jill St. John
Highlights: For the second time (Goldfinger was the first and Moonraker the third) Shirley Bassey sings the title song, a song which producer Harry Saltzman reportedly hated, but was persuaded to keep in the film.
September 26:
Live and Let Die (Leva och låta dö)
James: Roger Moore
Villain: Yaphet Kotto
Bond girl: Jane Seymour
Highlights: Roger Moore's debut as agent 007 was another success (the film was Oscar-nominated) and Paul McCartney's amazing soundtrack.
September 27:
The Man with the Golden Gun (Mannen med den gyllene pistolen)
James: Roger Moore
Villain: Christopher Lee
Bond girls: Swedish actresses Britt Ekland and Maud Adams
Highlights: Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper and Hervé Villechaize as Nick Nack.
September 28:
The Spy Who Loved Me (Älskade spion)
James: Roger Moore
Villain: Curd Jürgens
Bond girl: Barbara Bach
Highlights: Richard Kiel as Jaws, a tall challenge for Bond to put his teeth into, or was it the other way around?
September 29:
Moonraker (1979)
James: Roger Moore
Villain: Michael Lonsdale
Bond girl: Lois Chiles
Highlights: Richard Kiel returns as Jaws who falls in love.
September 30:
For Your Eyes Only (Ur dödlig synvinkel)
James: Roger Moore
Villains: Julian Glover
Bond girl: Carole Bouquet
Highlights: A very colourful movie poster.
October 3:
Octopussy (1983)
James: Roger Moore
Villains: Louis Jourdan and Steven Berkoff
Bond girls: Swedish actresses Maud Adams och Kristina Wayborn
Highlights: The quirky movie title and yet another Swedish actress in a Bond film: Mary Stavin.
October 4:
Never Say Never Again (1983)
James: Sean Connery
Villain: Klaus Maria Brandauer
Bond girls: Kim Basinger and Barbara Carrera
Highlights: Our own Max von Sydow as Bond's arch-enemy number one, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, and Rowan Atkinson as Nigel Small-Fawcett.
October 5:
A View to a Kill (Levande måltavla)
James: Roger Moore
Villain: Christopher Walken
Bond girls: Tanya Roberts, Mary Stavin, Fiona Fullerton and Grace Jones
Highlights: Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren in a small supporting role.
October 6:
The Living Daylights (Iskallt uppdrag)
James: Timothy Dalton
Villains: Jeroen Krabbé and Joe Don Baker
Bond girl: Maryam D'Abo
Highlights: Handsome actor John Rhys-Davies (Gimli, the bearded dwarf in Lord of the Rings) as General Leonid Pushkin.
October 7:
Licence to Kill (Tid för hämnd)
James: Timothy Dalton
Villain: Robert Davi
Bond girls: Carey Lowell and Talisa Soto
Highlights: Benicio Del Toro as Dario and the always lovable Desmond Llewelyn in his biggest role as Q.
Win a unique DVD-box with 21 James Bond movies signed by Sir Roger Moore:
http://www.tv4.se/1.2281342/2011/09/15/my_game_is_bond_james_bond
Read about the Bond movies on TV4 Film:
www.tv4.se
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