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which has nothing to do with how people speak in the street. This way the characters don't sound like actors. It will be a strange experience, seeing my film, but I hope it will be entertaining as well as having something to say. Perhaps there will be many young people who will say we haven't gone far enough out of the old technique. Well, if I could put on the screen what is in my head, I would never get it down at all.
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reviewed the movie and said "I am glad to recommend... this story... a notable performance in the lead role by George
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The nine months I spent on the Bond film I learnt about the old-fashioned way of doing things-and a lot about what not to do. Now I'm trying to learn the newer, freer approach working with Cy
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Lazenby said the film was "the story of what's happened to me. A lot of my friends are into yoga and I went to India to find out what it's all about" saying they taught him "There's another way if you don't like this one", and that the intuitive self should take over from the conditioned self. "You
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but decided not to repeat the role. He spent over a year deciding what film to make next when he ran into
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don't have to be anybody", he said, "If the
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the earlier movie, which was no failure at the box office (budget: $ 8 million, worldwide box office: $ 82 million), stating that "This time around there's less suavity and a no-nonsense muscularity and maleness to the role via the handsome Mr. Lazenby".
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shoot it, and this will be the final scene in the film. By doing it this way, it will be absolutely up to date. It must be current if it is to have the impact we want. Then the audience will really be involved with present history.
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320:Robin Hunter
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211:Running time
105:Robin Hunter
60:Kevin Duggan
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1071:Cy Endfield
1009:17 February
922:17 February
894:17 February
780:17 February
752:17 February
660:17 February
617:17 February
374:Development
349:as Rawlings
347:Edward Judd
332:Cy Endfield
322:as Bradshaw
292:Edward Judd
252:Cy Endfield
114:Cy Endfield
112:Alan Barnes
109:Edward Judd
85:Produced by
54:Cy Endfield
45:Cy Endfield
41:Directed by
1274:1971 films
1268:Categories
1171:The Secret
552:References
514:Box office
469:careers."
427:Botany Bay
388:James Bond
369:Production
215:94 minutes
193:1971-06-11
156:Production
1203:Jet Storm
509:Reception
397:Lazenby:
341:Guy Deghy
260:mercenary
158:companies
137:Edited by
35:VHS cover
1195:Sea Fury
824:Archived
525:Critical
402:backing.
361:as Gered
328:as Mbote
316:as Jesse
310:as Ryker
239:£300,000
228:Language
145:Music by
140:Rex Pyke
131:Tony Imi
95:Starring
71:Story by
1243:De Sade
1155:Impulse
819:Filmink
726:Variety
532:of the
445:Filming
231:English
220:Country
191: (
1254:(1971)
1246:(1969)
1238:(1965)
1230:(1964)
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1214:(1961)
1206:(1959)
1198:(1958)
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958:Forbes
236:Budget
258:as a
1219:Zulu
1034:IMDb
1011:2015
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543:"On
302:Cast
274:Plot
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