Movie Information
(Diamonds Are Forever)

Year of Production: 1971
Date of Release: 30 December 1971 (UK), 17 December 1971 (US)
Running Times: 120 mins
Format: Technicolor panavision (anamophric) 35mm
Classification: PG (UK)
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono

Cast

Sean Connery [James Bond]
Jill St John [Tiffany Case]
Charles Gray [Blofeld]
Lana Wood [Plenty O'Toole]
Jimmy Dean [Willard Whyte]
Bruce Cabot [Saxby]
Putter Smith [Mr Kidd]
Bruce Glover [Mr Wint]
Norman Burton [Felix Leiter]
Joseph Furst [Dr Metz]
Bernard Lee [M]
Desmond Llewelyn [Q]
Leonard Barr [Shady Tree]
Lois Maxwell [Moneypenny]
Margaret Lacey [Mrs Whistler]
Joe Robinson [Peter Franks]
David de Keyser [doctor];
Laurence Naismith [Sir Donald Munger]
David Bauer [Mr Slumber]
Sid Haig, Marc Lawrence [gangsters]
John Abineri [airline representative - uncredited]
Raymond Baker [helicopter pilot - uncredited]
Ed Bishop [Klaus Hergersheimer - uncredited]
Nicky Blair [doorman (Tropicana) - uncredited]
Larry Blake [barker - uncredited]
Ed Call [Maxie - uncredited]
Dick Crockett [crane operator - uncredited]
Constantin de Goguel (Constantine Gregory?) [aide to Metz - uncredited]
Gary Dubin [boy - uncredited]
Catherine Deeney [welfare worker - uncredited]
Clifford Earl [immigration officer - uncredited]
Mark Elwes [Sir Donald's male secretary - uncredited]
Brinsley Forde [houseboy - uncredited]
Donna Garratt [Bambi - uncredited]
David Healey [Vandenburg launch director - uncredited]
Karl Held [agent Sc 382 - uncredited]
Bill Hutchinson [controller (moon crater) - uncredited]
Janos Kurucz [aide to Metz - uncredited]
Max Latimer [Blofeld's double - uncredited]
Frank Mann [guard (moon crater) - uncredited]
Burt Metcalf [Maxwell - uncredited]
Frank Olegario [man in fez - uncredited]
Trina Parks [Thumper - uncredited]
Denise Perrier [Marie - uncredited]
Shane Rimmer [Tom - uncredited]
Henry Rowland [dentist - uncredited]
Gordon Ruttan [Vandenburg aide - uncredited]
Michael Valente [gangster? attendant? - uncredited]
Mark Lawrence, Sid Haig, Michael Valente [attendants]
Jay Sarno [sideshow spieler]
Sammy Davis Jr [Himself (uncredited) (scenes deleted)]
Valerie Perrine [Las Vegas showgirl - uncredited)]
Tom Steele [guard - uncredited)]
Don Messick [announcer at Circus Circus - uncredited]

Production

Production Company: Eon Productions
Producers: Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman
Associate Producer: Stanley Sopel
Production Manager: Milton Feldman, Claude Hudson

Screenplay: Richard Maibaum, Tom Mankiewicz
Novel: Ian Fleming
Continuity: Del Ross, Elaine Schreyeck

Director: Guy Hamilton
Assistant Director: Jerome M. Seigel, Derek Cracknell
2nd Assistant Director: Richard Jenkins [uncredited]
3rd Assistant Director: Raymond Becket [uncredited]

Director of Photography: Ted Moore
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Harold E. Wellman
Camera Operator: Bill Johnson, Bob Kindred
2nd Unit Camera Operator: Harold Wellman
Focus Puller: Michael Roberts [uncredited]
Clapper Loader: Colin Davidson [uncredited]
Camera Grip: Edward Underwood [uncredited]
Electricical Supervisor: A.H. Bosher [uncredited]
Stills: George Whitear [uncredited]

Editor: John W. Holmes, Bert Bates
Assistant Editors: Andrew Smith [uncredited], Margaret Miller [uncredited], Andrew Stears [uncredited]

Music / Conducted By/ Arranged By: John Barry
Lyrics: Don Black
Song Performed By: Shirley Bassey
James Bond Theme: Monty Norman

Sound Recording: Gordon K. McCallum, John Mitchell, Al Overton
Sound Camera Operator: Trevor Rutherford [uncredited]
Boom Operator: Keith Pamplin [uncredited]
Sound Editor: Teddy Mason, Jimmy Shields
Assistant Sound Editor: Ron Davis [uncredited]
Dubbing Editor: Christopher Lancaster [uncredited]
Assistant Dubbing Editor: Martin Evans [uncredited]

Make Up: Paul Rabiger, Basil Newall
Hairstylist: Eileen Warwick
Hairdresser: Colin Jamison [uncredited]
Wardrobe Supervisor: Ted Tetrick, Elsa Fennell
St John's Costumes: Don Feld
Wardrobe Mistress: Joanna Wright [uncredited]
Wardrobe Master: Ray Beck [uncredited]

Visual Effects: Albert Whitlock, Wally Veevers
Special Effects: Whitney McMahon, Leslie Hillman
Assistant Physical Special Effects: Arthur Beavis [uncredited], Brian Richens [uncredited], Bert Luxford [uncredited], Peter Pickering [uncredited]
Matte Camera Operator: Roy Field [uncredited]
Opticals / Projection Effects: Charles Staffell [uncredited]

Production Designer: Ken Adam
Art Director: Bill Kenney, Jack Maxsted
Assistant Art Director: Roy Walker [uncredited]
Prop Man: John Chisholm [uncredited]
Set Decorator: John Austin, Peter Lamont
Draughtsmen: Michael Lamont [uncredited], Ted Ambrose [uncredited], Dennis Bosher
[uncredited]
Technical Draughtsman: Fred Hole [uncredited]
Sketch Artists: Ivor Beddoes [uncredited], Ted Michell [uncredited]
Artistic Painter: Maciek Piotrowski [uncredited]
Production Buyer: Ronnie Quelch
Construction Manager: Michael Redding [uncredited]
Titles: Maurice Binder

Production Accountant: Brian Bailey [uncredited]
Assistant Production Accountant: Brian Taylor [uncredited]
Accounts Secretary: Dana Molecki [uncredited]
Location Manager: Bernard Hanson, Eddie Saeta
Production Secretary: Jane Oscroft
Secretary to Saltzman: Beverley Davidson-Brett [uncredited]
Secretary to Broccoli: Jean Winbolt [uncredited]
Secretary to Soppel: Jane Leat [uncredited]
Unit Runner: Tom Gibson [uncredited]
Legal Advisor (Las Vegas): Sidney Korshak [uncredited]
Unit Publicity: John Willis [uncredited]
Assistant Unit Publicity: Doris Spriggs [uncredited]
Publicity Secretary: Elizabeth Batchelor

Stunt Arranger: Paul Baxley, Bob Simmons [uncredited?]
Stunts: George Leech [uncredited]
Stunt Driver: Joe Williams [uncredited]

Casting: Weston Drury Jr [uncredited]

Locations

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Circus Circus Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; coastal waters off Oceanside, California, USA; Dover, Kent, England, UK; France; Germany; John Mansville Gypsum Plant, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Landmark Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, USA; Palm Springs, California, USA; Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Universal City, California, USA; Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Bucks

Alternative Titles

James Bond 007 Diamantenfieber - German title, Les Diamants sont Eternals - French title, Diamanten zijn Euwig - Flemish title, Agente 007 una cascata di diamanti - Italian title.