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James Bond: For Your Eyes Only

£595.00

Film

James Bond: For Your Eyes Only

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Year

1981

Size/Type

UK Quad (30" x 40") Single Sided, Printed in England by Lonsdale & Bartholomew (Nottingham) Ltd

Country of Origin

UK / British

Condition

Near Mint; originally rolled (as issued)

Director

John Glen

Actor/Actress

Carole Bouquet, Cassandra Harris, Jill Bennett, Julian Glover, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Michael Gothard, Richard Maibaum, Roger Moore, Topol

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“Mr Bond. I’m so glad I caught you. Your office called. They’re sending a helicopter to pick you up. Some sort of emergency…It usually is. Thank you”

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A rare find in true investment grade condition for Roger Moore’s fifth outing as Agent 007. After the excesses of the previous movie “Moonraker” this is more of return to a realistic spy thriller in John Glen’s “For Your Eyes Only”. This is a country of origin film poster from first year of release 1981 featuring stunning artwork that incorporates the “legs” aspect of Bill Gold’s design and Brian Bysouth’s beautifully detailed finished all-action artwork. The original 1981 British UK quad movie poster offered here is presented  in exceptional unrestored, rolled (as issued) unfolded condition and perfectly suited to the landscape style for which it was designed for. Colours are bright and unfaded, the black background a deep black and the white areas truly bright. This example is easily the best I have had the pleasure to  have ever offered for sale. Hugely desirable and very collectable, it would be a worthy addition to any collection of James Bond movie memorabilia and is a truly impressive 007 poster.

Trivia: after much debate the infamous “legs” belong to New York model Joyce Bartle.

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Film Description

James Bond: For Your Eyes Only Movie Poster

“No one comes close to JAMES BOND 007…Bond for action in For Your Eyes Only”

Some view the Roger Moore era of James Bond as a bit dated and silly, but personally I think they’re amongst the best – I like the gadgets, the over-the-top action, the dolly birds and the bad jokes. They make the films exciting, glamorous, and most of all fun, which is what most movies (and all James Bond movies) should aspire to. This one is a series of fantastic sequences; Bond trapped in a crazy helicopter, a car chase (in a 2CV !) through the Spanish countryside, an action-packed interlude at the beautiful Cortina D’Ampezzo ski resort, an undersea adventure in a mini-sub to recover the MacGuffin, and a vertigo-inducing finale at the Holy Trinity monastery in Metéora. The action flows effortlessly across these locations as the story sweeps along and Moore exudes poise and charm in his signature role. Whilst the support cast are not great, they are all good, particularly Topol as the worldly wise smuggler who turns out to be a key ally. Look also for Harris as the groovy Contessa (she was the wife of future Bond Pierce Brosnan) and Dance in his film debut as a wordless thug. The photography in this movie is superb – it was shot by Alan Hume (Return Of The Jedi, Runaway Train), one of Britain’s greatest cameramen, and he does everything from strap the camera to a bobsleigh to stage an interior fight underwater with stunning, razor-sharp looks. The film was recently restored by Lowry Digital Images with excellent results – if possible, please try to see the new print. The stuntwork is also outstanding, and Bill Conti provides a thumping score to accompany it all. Whilst this may not be in the top drawer of Bond flicks (You Only Live Twice, The Spy Who Loved Me, Goldeneye), it’s not very far behind. Extremely well directed by Glen, who edited the previous two Bond movies and directed the next four, this is a first-rate action thriller and solid entertainment all round. Trivia – singer Sheena Easton here is the only performer of a James Bond theme song who also appears in the iconographic opening credits.

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