Named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s greatest screen heroes, James Bond was back in action in DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971) – the (double-O) seventh theatrical outing of the world’s most famous secret agent and Sean Connery’s return to the role with a license to kill after George Lazenby’s brief tenure as 007 in ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (1969). The world’s cinematic introduction to “Bond, James, Bond” in 1962, Connery was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2006 – and his iconic delivery of the agent’s classic drink order also earned a place among AFI’s greatest movie quotes of all time.
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