Gallery: Bond 50 Giveaway: Snag Massive Blu-ray Box Set Celebrating Half-Century of 007
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*The* Bond 50 *Blu-ray boxed set collects all 22 official James Bond movies from* Dr. No *to* Quantum of Solace*, plus a whopping 130 hours of bonus material.* *Image courtesy 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment*
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*Sean Connery defined the debonair, womanizing, brutally effective James Bond persona in* Dr. No *(1962). A former milkman, nude model and sailor, Connery also starred in* From Russia With Love *(1963),* Goldfinger *(1964),* Thunderball *(1965),* You Only Live Twice *(1967) and* Diamonds Are Forever *(1971).*
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From Russia With Love *(1963) featured cat-stroking mastermind Ernst Stavro Blofeld, played by Donald Pleasence and later parodied by Mike Myers in* Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
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*In* Goldfinger *(1964) Connery's Bond swapped double entendres with "Bond Girl" Pussy Galore, played by Honor Blackman. Sample dialogue: Pussy: "I'm Pussy Galore." Bond: "Of course you are."*
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Goldfinger *villain Oddjob was played by Japanese-American Olympic weightlifter Harold Sakata.*
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*In* You Only Live Twice*, this secret rocket base is concealed by a volcano.*
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service *(1969) marked George Lazenby's sole appearance as James Bond. The Australian actor reportedly demanded double the producer's then-outrageous $1 million offer to reprise the role.*
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*Roger Moore took over the Bond character for seven movies beginning with* Live and Let Die *(1973) and continuing with* The Man With the Golden Gun *(1974),* Moonraker *(1979),* For Your Eyes Only *(1981),* Octopussy *(1983) and* A View to a Kill *(1985).*
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*[Scaramanga](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Scaramanga), the evil title character in* The Man With the Golden Gun *(1973), was portrayed by horror movie icon Christopher Lee, cousin of Bond creator Ian Fleming.*
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*These steel dental implants belong to Jaws, the assassin played by Richard Kiel in* The Spy Who Loved Me *(1977) and* Moonraker *(1979).*
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The Spy Who Loved Me *(1977) featured Roger Moore in a variety of exotic locales and culminated in a showdown at this spy base.*
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The Living Daylights *(1987) introduced Timothy Dalton as Bond. Dalton, who was criticized for taking a darker approach to the spy, only made one more Bond movie,* Licence to Kill *(1989).*
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Licence to Kill *(1989) featured lady in red Lupe Lamora, portrayed by Talisa Soto. In a typical Bond Girl setup, Lamora starts out as girlfriend to a psychopath: drug lord Franz Sanchez.*
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GoldenEye *(1995) rebooted the franchise with Pierce Brosnan as 007. He appeared in four Bond flicks before being unceremoniously phased out.*
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*In* Die Another Day *(2002), Halle Berry, fresh off an Oscar win for* Monster's Ball*, played spy-in-a-bikini Jinx. She helps Bond save the world from a North Korean assault.*
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The World Is Not Enough *(1999) featured Sophie Marceau as devious seductress Elektra, who develops a love-hate relationship with Bond that includes a torture chair.*
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Casino Royale *(2006) introduced Daniel Craig as Bond. Relatively unknown at the time, Craig beat out a [field of Bond contenders](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actors_considered_for_the_James_Bond_character) that reportedly included Clive Owen, Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Hugh Jackman.*
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Casino Royale *(2006) introduced Daniel Craig as Bond. Relatively unknown at the time, Craig beat out a [field of Bond contenders](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actors_considered_for_the_James_Bond_character) that reportedly included Clive Owen, Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Hugh Jackman.*
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Quantum of Solace *(2008) paired Craig's 007 with Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko as Camille Montes. Before Bond wins her over, Camille is sleeping with sadistic arms dealer Dominic Greene.*
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Quantum of Solace *(2008) paired Craig's 007 with Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko as Camille Montes. Before Bond wins her over, Camille is sleeping with sadistic arms dealer Dominic Greene.*
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*Sean Connery shares a shot with James Bond creator Ian Fleming.*
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*Sean Connery shares a shot with James Bond creator Ian Fleming.*
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