The first Bond film of the 1970s marks the return of Sean Connery to the series. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to uncover who's stockpiling diamonds which are being used to build a gigantic laser by Blofeld. Live And Let Die (1973) Bond, now played by Roger Moore steps into 007's shoes for Live and Let Die. He embarks on a
THE SEAN CONNERY ERA. Scottish actor Sean Connery was the original Bond, and many aficionados of the series still consider him to be the best. His films are largely straight-forward spy affairs Goldfinger (1964) PG | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller 7.7 Rate 87 Metascore While investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Honor Blackman, Shirley Eaton Votes: 199,794 | Gross: $51.08M 4. Thunderball (1965) James Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States. Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Tetsurô Tanba. Votes: 115,929 | Gross: $43.08MA guide to the James Bond movies by release date, actor, or genre. Learn how to watch Sean Connery's unique entry in the series, Diamonds Are Forever, and the rest of his five films in the franchise. Find out the best order to watch the other actors' runs, from Connery to Craig, and the non-canon entries from MI6's finest.Sean Connery - James Bond Claudine Auger - Domino Adolfo Celi - Largo Bernard Lee - M Synopsis SPECTRE's latest money-making plot involves stealing two NATO nukes and holding the world to ransom to the tune of £100 million in diamonds. 007's hunt for the warheads leads to the Bahamas and to the (underwater) doorstep of eye-patch WNv9.