On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service marks a return to James Bond's roots in that it closely follows Ian Fleming's story, but is let down by the casting of George Lazenby.

Slightly harder edged than Connery's Bond had ever been, Lazenby just doesn't make the role his own, and in many respects is a poor imitation of Connery, despite the realistic fight sequences.

However, there is some stunning Alpine scenery, plenty of action and Telly Savalas does an adequate job in the role of Blofeld. Diana Rigg isn't one of the most memorable Bond girls, and certainly not up to the standard of Honor Blackman, who like Rigg starred in The Avengers on British television.

The score for On Her Majesty's Secret Service is John Barry at his best and the minor arpeggio driven theme features throughout. Although the theme is an instrumental, On Her Majesty's Secret Service has a second, highly memorable theme sung by Louis Armstrong, We Have All The Time In The World.

George Lazenby	James Bond
Diana Rigg	Tracy Bond
Gabriele Ferzetti	Draco
Ilse Steppat	Irma Bunt
Telly Savalas	Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Bernard Lee	M
Lois Maxwell	Miss Moneypenny
Desmond Llewelyn	Q
Director	Peter Hunt
Screenplay	Richard Maibaum

 

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