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Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

  • TV Movie
  • 2008
  • 59m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began (2008)
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  • Director
    • Louise Hooper
  • Stars
    • Joanna Lumley
    • Jonathan Pryce
    • Geoffrey Boothroyd
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    • IMDb RATING
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    38
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Louise Hooper
    • Stars
      • Joanna Lumley
      • Jonathan Pryce
      • Geoffrey Boothroyd
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Joanna Lumley
    Joanna Lumley
    • Self - Presenter
    Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce
    • Ian Fleming
    • (voice)
    Geoffrey Boothroyd
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Noël Coward
    Noël Coward
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Noel Coward)
    Sebastian Faulks
    • Self
    Ian Fleming
    Ian Fleming
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Brian Fraser-Smith
    • Self - Son of Charles Fraser-Smith
    Charlie Higson
    Charlie Higson
    • Self
    Ben Macintyre
    • Self
    Michael Meredith
    • Self - Eton College Librarian
    Fionn Morgan
    • Self
    Godfrey Smith
    • Self
    James Taylor
    • Self - Imperial War Museum Historian
    • Director
      • Louise Hooper
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    • Trivia
      Jonathan Pryce has the distinction in being the only actor to have ever played both a James Bond movie's major villain [as Elliot Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)] and also James Bond creator Ian Fleming in this film, Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began (2008).
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood Insider: The Evolution of our Favourite Spy Since Ian Fleming: James Bond Books and Movies (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      You Only Live Twice
      Music by John Barry
      Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
      Performed by Nancy Sinatra

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 2008 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Where Bond Began
    • Filming locations
      • Fleming Villa, Goldeneye Resort, Oracabessa, Jamaica
    • Production company
      • Modern Television
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    • Runtime
      59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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