Casino Royale- restored ending (1954) : CBS : Free ...

I recently learned the forgotten 'first Bond film' - the 1954 CBS production of "Casino Royale" - was actually in color; the existing copies (evidently two, a better quality copy that ends short and a muddy-looking copy with the entire ending) just happen to be black and white. So, my question is....
Why the hell has this never been colorized?
Honestly, this little film's always been severely mishandled; after years as a public domain release, MGM tacked it onto "Casino Royale '67" as a special feature (ONLY the initial DVD release, the expanded edition is missing it), but used the public domain 'short ending' version. The uncut film was released by a fan club called SpyGuise as a VHS, before EON Productions swept in and forced cancellation of a DVD release (which also would've included a new Barry Nelson interview). As of 2006, EON finally owned the film, and one would've expected it might get the proper treatment as a Daniel Craig tie-in.... which never happened. To this day, EON have more or less ignored its existence, and the rare SpyGuise tape is still the only way to own the uncut movie.
With the ability to colorize footage growing easier and easier - a fan just colorized an entire William Hartnell "Doctor Who" that NEVER existed in color - wouldn't it be a significant release to tout "the ORIGINAL James Bond film, complete and restored to color at last"?
Though, given EON's attitudes towards the 'other Bonds'.... I realize owning it doesn't necessarily mean "we now give a damn." (Hence the successful lawsuit from fans about CR67 and NSNA being omitted from the 'complete' Blu-Ray set.)

WALLET 1:
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone, 1930)
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Mutiny on the Bounty (Frank Lloyd, 1935)
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Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
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The Sting (George Roy Hill, 1973)
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Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
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Dances with Wolfes (Kevin Costner, 1990)
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The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
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Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992)
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¹⁵ Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000)
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The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006)
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The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008)
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Argo (Ben Affleck, 2012)
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (Jim Sheridan, 1989)
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¹⁶ The Last of the Mohicans (Michael Mann, 1992)
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There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
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²² Lincoln (Steven Spielberg, 2012)
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...And Justice for All (Norman Jewison, 1979)
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Scent of a Woman (Martin Brest, 1992)
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The Fugitive (Andrew Davis, 1993)
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WALLET 2:
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Blood Simple (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 1984)
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Raising Arizona (Joel Coen, 1987)
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Miller's Crossing (Joel Coen, 1990)
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Barton Fink (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 1991)
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The Hudsucker Proxy (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 1994)
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The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 1998)
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Joel Coen, 2000)
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The Man Who Wasn't There (Joel Coen, 2001)
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Intolerable Cruelty (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2003)
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Ladykillers (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2004)
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Paris, je t'aime (Bruno Podalydès, Gurinder Chadha, Gus Van Sant, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas, Christopher Doyle, Isabel Coixet, Nobuhiro Suwa, Sylvain Chomet, Alfonso Cuarón, Oliver Assayas, Oliver Schmitz, Richard LaGravanese, Vincenzo Natali, Wes Craven, Tom Tykwer, Gérard Depardieu, Frédéric Aubartin, Alexander Payne, 2006)
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Burn After Reading (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2008)
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A Serious Man (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2009)
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True Grit (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2010)
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Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
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Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
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Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
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Cape Fear (Martin Scorsese, 1991)
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Cape Fear (J. Lee Thompson, 1962)
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Casino (Martin Scorsese, 1995)
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Bringing Out the Dead (Martin Scorsese, 1999)
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Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese, 2002)
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The Aviator (Martin Scorsese, 2004)
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Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)
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Pulp Ficton (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino, 2004)
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Death Proof (Quentin Tarantino, 2007)
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Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2008)
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Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino, 2012)
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Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
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The Driver (Walter Hill, 1978)
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Last Man Standing (Walter Hill, 1996)
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用心棒 (german title: Yojimbo - Der Leibwächter) (Akira Kurosawa, 1961)
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
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The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
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WALLET 3:
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Killer’s Kiss (Stanley Kubrick, 1955)
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The Killing (Stanley Kubrick, 1956)
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M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
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Fury (Fritz Lang, 1936)
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Scarlet Street (Fritz Lang, 1945)
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The Woman in the Window (Fritz Lang, 1944)
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The Big Heat (Fritz Lang, 1953)
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The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950)
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The Public Enemy (William A. Wellman, 1931)
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Little Caesar (Mervyn LeRoy, 1931)
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The Petrified Forest (Archie Mayo, 1936)
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Murder, My Sweet (Edward Dmytryk, 1940)
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The Big Sleep (Howard Hawks, 1946)
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Decoy (Jack Bernhard, 1946)
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White Heat (Raoul Walsh, 1949)
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The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
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Crime Wave (Andre DeToth, 1954)
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Crime of Passion (Gerd Oswald, 1957)
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Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
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Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
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Bad Day at Black Rock (John Sturges, 1955)
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The Great Escape (John Sturges, 1963)
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Joe Kidd (John Sturges, 1972)
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Du rififi chez les hommes (german title: Rififi) (Jules Dassin, 1955)
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Classe tous risques (german title: Der Panther wird gehetzt) (Claude Sautet, 1960)
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Le Doulos (german title: Der Teufel mit der weißen Weste) (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1962)
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La Mariée était en noir (german title: Die Braut trug schwarz) (Francois Truffaut, 1968)
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Le Casse (german title: Der Coup) (Henri Verneuil, 1971)
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Rocco e i suoi fratelli (german title: Rocco und seine Brüder) (Lucchino Visconti, 1960)
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Ludwig (german title: Ludwig II.) (Lucchino Visconti, 1972)
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Ultimo tango a Parigi (german title: Der letzte Tango in Paris) (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1972)
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Following (Christopher Nolan, 1998)
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Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
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x¹¹
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The Prestige (Christopher Nolan, 2006)
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Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)
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Interstellar (Christopher Nolan, 2014)
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Black Rain (Ridley Scott, 1989)
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Black Hawk Down (Ridley Scott, 2001)
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Hannibal (Ridley Scott, 2001)
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American Gangster (Ridley Scott, 2007)
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Body of Lies (Ridley Scott, 2008)
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Manhunter (Michael Mann, 1986)
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[+]¹⁶
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[+]¹⁷
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The Insider (Michael Mann, 1999)
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Collateral (Michael Mann, 2004)
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Miami Vice (Michael Mann, 2006)
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Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977)
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[+]¹⁸
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007)
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Killing Them Softly (Andrew Dominik, 2012)
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Se7en (David Fincher, 1995)
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Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999)
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Natural Born Killers (Oliver Stone, 1994)
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U Turn (Oliver Stone, 1997)
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Any Given Sunday (Oliver Stone, 1999)
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Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1974)
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Dressed to Kill (Brian De Palma, 1980)
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Scarface (Brian De Palma, 1983)
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The Black Dahlia (Brian De Palma, 2006)
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Duel (Steven Spielberg, 1973)
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Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
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The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson, 2009)
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Point Blank (John Boorman, 1967)
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The Dirty Dozen (Robert Aldrich, 1967)
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Three Days of the Condor (Sidney Pollack, 1975)
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The Family Enforcer (Ralph De Vito, 1976)
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Terminator (James Cameron, 1984)
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Running Man (Paul Michael Glaser, 1987)
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Cop Land (James Mangold, 1997)
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²⁵ The Fifth Element (Luc Besson, 1997)
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Being John Malkovich (Spike Jones, 1999)
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Snatch (Guy Ritchie, 2000)
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Red Dragon (Brett Ratner, 2002)
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Syriana (Stephen Gaghan, 2005)
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Into the Wild (Sean Penn, 2007)
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Hannibal Rising (Peter Webber, 2007)
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Saw V (David Hackl, 2008)
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Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
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The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, 1998)
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Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978)
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Halloween II (Rick Rosenthal, 1981)
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Halloween (Rob Zombie, 2007)
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Halloween II (Rob Zombie, 2009)
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Der letzte Akt (Georg Wilhelm Pabst, 1955)
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Es geschah am hellichten Tag (Ladislao Vajda, 1958)
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Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht (Werner Herzog, 1979)
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Homo Faber (Volker Schlöndorff, 1991)
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Le Gendarme de St. Tropez (german title: Der Gendarm von Saint Tropez) (Jean Girault, 1967)
Adams æbler (german title: Adams Äpfel) (Anders Thomas Jensen, 2005)
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WALLET 5:
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Per un pugno di dollari (Sergio Leone, 1964)
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Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
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Lo chiamavano Trinità (german title: Die rechte und die linke Hand des Teufels) (Enzo Barboni, 1970)
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Nati con la camicia (german title: Zwei bärenstarke Typen) (Enzo Barboni, 1983)
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Bandolero! (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1968)
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Chisum (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1970)
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The Revenant (Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2015)
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From Dusk Till Dawn (Robert Rodriguez, 1996)
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Planet Terror (Robert Rodriguez, 2007)
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Send Me No Flowers (Norman Jewison, 1964)
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Dirty Harry (Don Siegel, 1971)
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Joseph Sargent, 1973)
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Earthquake (Mark Robson, 1974)
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The Mask (Chuck Russell, 1994)
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From Hell (Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, 2001)
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Watchmen (Zack Snyder, 2009)
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Captain America: The First Avenger (Joe Johnston, 2011)
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BOOKSHELF:
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Blackmail (Alfred Hitchcock, 1929)
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Murder! (Alfred Hitchcock, 1930)
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (Alfred Hitchcock, 1934)
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The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock, 1935)
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Sabotage (Alfred Hitchcock, 1936)
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Young and Innocent (Alfred Hitchcock, 1937)
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The Lady Vanishes (Alfred Hitchcock, 1938)
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Jamaica Inn (Alfred Hitchcock, 1939)
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Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)
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Suspicion (Alfred Hitchcock, 1941)
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Saboteur (Alfred Hitchcock, 1942)
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Shadow of a Doubt (Alfred Hitchcock, 1943)
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Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
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Rope (Alfred Hitchcock, 1948)
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Under Capricorn (Alfred Hitchcock, 1949)
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Stage Fright (Alfred Hitchcock, 1950)
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Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock, 1951)
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I Confess (Alfred Hitchcock, 1953)
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Dial M for Murder (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
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Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
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The Trouble with Harry (Alfred Hitchcock, 1955)
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To Catch a Thief (Alfred Hitchcock, 1955)
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (Alfred Hitchcock, 1956)
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The Wrong Man (Alfred Hitchcock, 1956)
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Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
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North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
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Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
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The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963)
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Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)
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Torn Curtain (Alfred Hitchcock, 1966)
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Topaz (Alfred Hitchcock, 1969)
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Frenzy (Alfred Hitchcock, 1972)
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Family Plot (Alfred Hitchcock, 1976)
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Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
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Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
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The Killers (Robert Siodmak, 1946)
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River of No Return (Otto Preminger, 1954)
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The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
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Plein soleil (german title: Nur die Sonne war Zeuge) (René Clément, 1960)
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⁹ Il Gattopardo (german title: Der Leopard) (Luchino Visconti, 1963)
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Badlands (Terrence Malick, 1973)
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⁴ Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
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Terminator 2: Judgement Day (James Cameron, 1991)
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¹⁸ Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1996)
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³ Fargo (Joel Coen, 1996)
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⁵ Jackie Brown (Quentin Tarantino, 1997)
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⁶ The Return of Frank James (Fritz Lang, 1940)
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⁷ The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941)
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À bout de souffle (german title: Außer Atem) (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
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²¹ The Untouchables (Brian De Palma, 1987)
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Nattevagten (german title: Nightwatch – Nachtwache) (Ole Bornedal, 1994)
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The French Connection (William Friedkin, 1971)
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²³ Pierrot le fou (german title: Elf Uhr nachts) (Jean-Luc Godard, 1965)
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Hammett (Wim Wenders, 1983)
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²⁰ JFK (Oliver Stone, 1991)
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Nikita (Luc Besson, 1990)
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Léon (Luc Besson, 1994)
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無間道 / 无间道 | Mou⁴gaan³dou⁶ (german title: Infernal Affairs) (Andrew Lau, Alan Mak, 2002)
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올드보이 (german title: Oldboy) (Park Chan-wook, 2003)
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¹⁴ Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
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Aliens (James Cameron, 1986)
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¹⁹ Alien³ (David Fincher, 1992)
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Alien: Resurrection (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997)
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¹¹ Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, 2005)
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¹² The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
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¹³ The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan, 2012)
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Batman (Tim Burton, 1989)
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Batman Returns (Tim Burton, 1992)
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Batman Forever (Joel Schumacher, 1995)
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Batman & Robin (Joel Schumacher, 1997)
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Batman (Leslie H. Martinson, 1966)
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Rocky (John G. Avildsen, 1976)
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Rocky II (Sylvester Stallone, 1979)
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Rocky III (Sylvester Stallone, 1982)
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Rocky IV (Sylvester Stallone, 1985)
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Rocky V (John G. Avildsen, 1990)
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Dr. No (Terence Young, 1962)
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From Russia with Love (Terence Young, 1963)
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Goldfinger (Guy Hamilton, 1964)
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Thunderball (Terence Young, 1965)
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You Only Live Twice (Lewis Gilbert, 1967)
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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (Peter R. Hunt, 1969)
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Diamonds Are Forever (Guy Hamilton, 1971)
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Live and Let Die (Guy Hamilton, 1973)
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The Man with the Golden Gun (Guy Hamilton, 1974)
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The Spy Who Loved Me (Lewis Gilbert, 1977)
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Moonraker (Lewis Gilbert, 1979)
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For Your Eyes Only (John Glen, 1981)
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Octopussy (John Glen, 1983)
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A View to a Kill (John Glen, 1985)
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The Living Daylights (John Glen, 1987)
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Licence to Kill (John Glen, 1989)
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GoldenEye (Martin Campbell, 1995)
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Tomorrow Never Dies (Roger Spottiswoode, 1997)
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The World Is Not Enough (Michael Apted, 1999)
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Die Another Day (Lee Tamahori, 2002)
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Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006)
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Quantum of Solace (Marc Forster, 2008)
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Skyfall (Sam Mendes, 2012)
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Saw (James Wan, 2004)
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Saw II (Darren Lynn Bousman, 2005)
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Saw III (Darren Lynn Bousman, 2006)
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Saw IV (Darren Lynn Bousman, 2007)
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Underworld (Len Wiseman, 2003)
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Kojak (1973-)
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ALF (1986-)
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Futurama (1999-2003-)
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The Sopranos (1999-2007)
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The Wire (2002-2008)
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Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014)
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Game of Thrones (2011-2015-)
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True Detective (2014-2015, 2019)
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GLASS CABINET:
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¹ Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
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⁸ Key Largo (John Huston, 1948)
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The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
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The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
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The Godfather Part III (Francis Ford Coppola, 1990)
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Le Cercle Rouge (german title: Vier im roten Kreis) (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1970)
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²⁴ The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973)
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Marathon Man (John Schlesinger, 1976)
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¹⁷ Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)
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¹⁰ Insomnia (Christopher Nolan, 2002)
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Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard, 2008)
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² No Country for Old Men (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2008)
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(more informations about the list of my dvd collection in the comments)

Jika Anda bertanya kepada seseorang siapa aktor pertama yang bermain James Bond, mereka mungkin akan menjawab Sean Connery. Demikian pula, jika Anda bertanya berapa banyak aktor yang memainkan peran tersebut, kebanyakan orang akan mengatakan 5 atau 6. Anda mungkin terkejut mengetahui bahwa jawaban di atas salah. Di bawah ini, kami memberikan Anda sejarah lengkap dari semua aktor yang telah memainkan James Bond, tidak hanya dalam seri resmi tetapi juga dalam film tidak resmi, serial TV, dan acara radio.
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​Barry Nelson 1954
​Pada awal 1954, Ian Fleming dibayar $ 1000 untuk hak siar televisi untuk Casino Royale. Novel ini diadaptasi menjadi satu jam khusus TV dan disiarkan di CBS pada 21 Oktober 1954 sebagai episode Climax! Teater Misteri.
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Itu adalah episode hitam dan putih anggaran rendah yang diadaptasi oleh Charles Bennett, yang menulis skenario untuk sebagian besar film Alfred Hitchcock di tahun 1930-an Ia membintangi Peter Lorre sebagai Le Chiffre, Linda Christian sebagai Valerie Mathis, Michael Pate sebagai Clarence Leiter, dan aktor Amerika Barry Nelson sebagai James Bond pertama.
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Barry memainkan James Bond dengan sangat santai, dan meskipun ada beberapa adegan perkelahian dan penyiksaan yang menggelikan, episode tersebut merupakan tayangan yang menarik dan menyenangkan dari Casino Royale. Peter Lorre khususnya adalah tambahan yang kuat untuk para pemain. Episode ini muncul sebagai fitur khusus pada DVD untuk film Casino Royale (1967).
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​Bob Holness 1956
Pada tahun 1956, Bob Holness memberikan suara untuk James Bond dalam adaptasi radio Afrika Selatan dari novel Moonruner karya Ian Fleming. Dia kemudian akan menjadi aktor dan pembawa acara permainan untuk Take a Letter and Blockbusters.
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Spesial Moonraker diatur oleh Durban Repertory Theatre. Bob mengatakan bahwa siaran langsung, dan dengan demikian, tidak ada rekaman yang diketahui. Dipercaya bahwa para pemain lokal dari Durban menyuarakan peran-peran lain, dan bahwa produksi berada di bawah sembilan puluh menit.
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Bob Simmons 1962
Film EON Productions James Bond yang pertama, Dr. No, dirilis pada tahun 1962. Ini dibuka dengan urutan laras senapan yang akan menjadi merek dagang seri ini. James Bond, diperankan oleh stuntman Bob Simmons, berjalan di sepanjang latar belakang putih, yang ditunjukkan melalui pandangan laras senapan milik orang asing. Sadar bahwa dia sedang diawasi, Bond dengan cepat berbalik dan menembak si pembunuh. Darah menetes ke layar laras senapan membubung dan membuka untuk mengungkapkan judul utama.
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Bob Simmons bisa dibilang disebut sebagai aktor resmi James Bond pertama, dan ia sebenarnya orang pertama yang memerankan 007 dalam film Bond yang dirilis bioskop. Adegan Bob kembali digunakan sampai Goldfinger, sebelum di-reshot dengan Sean Connery.
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Sean Connery 1962-1967
Pada tahun 1962, produser Albert R. Broccoli dan Harry Saltzman membawa James Bond ke layar perak di Dr. No, berdasarkan novel Ian Fleming 1958. Dengan gaya unik Sean Connery, lokasi eksotis, dan pemeran pendukung yang spektakuler, Dr. No menjadi sukses instan.
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Sean Connery melanjutkan untuk bermain James Bond empat kali di From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball dan You Only Live Twice, sebelum pensiun sementara dari peran tersebut.
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Roger Moore 1964
Pada tahun 1964, antara bermain Simon Templar di The Saint, Roger Moore membintangi sebagai James Bond dalam sebuah episode dari sketsa komedi pertunjukan Mainly Millicent.
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Dalam sketsa 7 menit, James Bond sedang berlibur dan pergi untuk makan siang, hanya untuk bertemu mata-mata Rusia Sonia Sekova. Sonia juga sedang berlibur, dan kedua mata-mata menduga bahwa yang lain memata-matai mereka, menghasilkan beberapa situasi lucu. Obligasi menemukan pelayan mengenakan wig dan memukulnya di atas balkon, dan dua melemparkan beberapa minuman di atas bahu mereka, mencurigai pil sianida. Mereka berdua dipanggil kembali ke kasus dan mengakhiri episode dengan ciuman.
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David Niven 1967
​Pada pertengahan 1960-an, produser Amerika Charles K. Feldman memperoleh hak film untuk Casino Royale. Setelah upaya yang gagal untuk membuatnya sebagai bagian dari seri resmi, ia memutuskan untuk mengubahnya menjadi spoof James Bond sebagai gantinya.
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Film ini dibuka dengan David Niven bermain sebagai pensiunan 007. M memintanya untuk kembali kepada mereka, dan ketika Bond menolak, rumahnya segera diledakkan! M terbunuh dalam ledakan dan Bond mengambil alih posisinya.
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Dia memutuskan untuk mengganti nama semua agen ke James Bond untuk membingungkan musuh. Hal ini menghasilkan David Niven, Terence Cooper, Woody Allen, Joanna Pettet, Daliah Lavi, Peter Sellers dan Ursula Andress semuanya bermain James Bond!

James Bond is the highest grossing franchise of all time.
It is a franchise that has following throughout the entire world.
The novels by Ian Fleming, became a global phenomenon. The franchise about 007 inspired many young authors to start writing books, to dream that one day they will act in a Bond movie, even to spoof the world's most famous agent. Throughout the 50 years of Bond we've seen many parodies of the Bond movies, and many movies that were inspired by the majesty's agent.
But 3 movies will always be remembered as the movies that are the "bastard child" of the franchise. Bond movies that are not actually Bond movies. Bond movies that did not had the support by MGM, and movies that are really controversial. (while we are at the subject of controversy I would like to mention that throughout the 50years of Bond as we know it, MGM had many issues with the rights of Bond, and there were couple of Bond movies that were never made, but these 3 actually made it).
It all starts in 1954 with the first ecranisation of Fleming's first novel about 007. Casino Royale starring Barry Nelson Jimmy/James Bond.
If you haven't seen this episode/movie than you can check it out on YouTube by simply clicking at this link.
The Daniel Craig and Nelson were not the only actors to portray Bond in a Bond movie called "Casino Royale". In 1967 a parody/comedy version of Fleming's novel even gets an Oscar nomination for the movie named "Casino Royale" and it has Peter Sellers, Ursula Anders, David Niven, Dalliah Lavi, Terence Cooper, and even Woody Allen playing the role of Mr. Bond. I know that this sounds crazy to you but in the movie it makes sense, so you should check that one out if you want to see the "official" James Bond parody.
The most famous "unofficial" (or non-MGM) Bond movie is Never Say Never Again, and it has the original James Bond, Sean Connery in the role that brought him fame- Agent 007. Unlike the previous 2 movies this is more of an actual James Bond movie than the both versions of Casino Royale.
This will be a special week for BMOTW series cause instead of one you get to rate 4 (!!) Bond movies.
In the comment section bellow leave your ratings for SkyFall, Casino Royale (1954), Casino Royale (1967), and Never Say Never Again.
You can also write your review and your thoughts about the 3 Bond movies of the week.
If you haven't seen the 3 "unofficial" Bond movies you can see Casino Royale (1954): here.
And you can purchase video/BluRay/DVD of Casino Royale (1967):
here, here, and here
For Never Say Never Again just click here, here, or here.
And now it's time to see how did you rate Quantum Of Solace last week:

#	Rating	Name of Movie
1.	9.5	Casino Royale (2006)
2.	9.2	GoldFinger
3.	8.7	GoldenEye
4.	8.6	Licence To Kill
5.	8.4	The Living Daylights
6.	8.2	From Russia With Love
7.	8.2	The Spy Who Loved Me
8.	8.2	Dr.No
9.	8.0	For Your Eyes Only
10.	7.8	ThunderBall
11.	7.6	On Her Majesty's Secret Service
12.	7.3	You Only Live Twice
13.	7.2	Live And Let Die
14.	6.2	Quantum Of Solace
15.	6.2	The Man With The Golden Gun
16.	5.6	The World Is Not Enough
17.	5.6	A View To A Kill
18.	5.6	Tomorrow Never Dies
19.	5.1	MoonRaker
20.	4.6	Octopussy
21.	4.2	Diamonds Are Forever
22.	2.3	Die Another Day

Kind of surprisingly but Quantum Of Solace with a score of 6,2 gets the (un)lucky 13th spot in the list.
Do you think that any of the last 4 movies in the series can make major stir ups in the list ? Are the "unofficial" Bond movies the worst? Is the newest Bond the best? Follow our threads to find out.
Note: If most of you haven't seen the 3 movies mentioned in the thread, and think that it will take longer than a week (for any reason) to see all 3 movies, we will have another BMOTW next week, if not next week we will have our grand BMOTW finale where we will see the final results of this series.
I hope that you are enjoying this series, and as always whatever you are doing stay safe and Bond on.