THE 007 FILES

BOND PRODUCERS BARBARA BROCCOLI AND MICHAEL G. WILSON CRACK OPEN A TOP SECRET DOSSIER AND TALK TF THROUGH SOME RARE AND UNSEEN PICTURES SPANNING THE ENTIRE FRANCHISE…

- JORDAN FARLEY

1962-1971

SEAN CONNERY

Dr No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever

1 ANDRESSED TO KILL

JAMAICA, 1962

The defining image of Bond’s early years isn’t 007 in a tux, or even the gadget-packed DB5 – no, it’s Dr. No’s shell diver Honey Ryder (Swiss actress Ursula Andress) in a striking white belted bikini. “She started the whole idea of the Bond woman,” producer Michael G. Wilson says. “She represented a new type of femme fatale – someone who was powerful and athletic and could take care of herself,” adds fellow producer and Bond custodian Barbara Broccoli. “She set this incredible standard.”

2 SHAW THING

PINEWOOD STUDIOS, UK, 1963

It’s a common belief that Bourne changed Bond, but Broccoli maintains the true influence on the Craig era can be found in 007’s own history. “We use From Russia With Love as a template all the time.” Nowhere is this better seen than during Bond’s lethal encounter with Robert Shaw’s Red Grant. “It’s not just the fighting – the whole build-up is so professional,” Wilson says. “It made it realistic and very brutal.”

3 GIRLS GALORE

RAF NORTHOLT AERODROME, UK, 1964