Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - Credits and Details

Diamonds Are Forever Credits and Details

Directed by
	Guy Hamilton
Written by
	Richard Maibaum	...	screenplay by
	Tom Mankiewicz	...	screenplay by
	Ian Fleming	...	novel "Diamonds Are Forever"
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	...	Leiter
	Joseph Fürst	...	Dr Metz (as Joseph Furst)
	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 (as David De Keyser)
	Laurence Naismith	...	Sir Donald Munger
	David Bauer	...	Mr. Slumber
Uncredited Cast
	John Abineri	...	Airline Representative
	Dotun Adebayo	...	School boy
	Jack Arrow	...	Diamond Syndicate Guard
	Ray Baker	...	Helicopter Pilot
	Paul Baxley	...	CIA Agent
	Ed Bishop	...	Klaus Hergersheimer
	Nicky Blair	...	Doorman
	Larry J. Blake	...	Water Balloon Game Barker-Operator
	Ed Call	...	Maxie
	Jennifer Castle	...	Shady Tree's Acorn Girl in Red
	Melita Clarke	...	Diamond Girl
	Terence Conoley	...	Cairo Casino Patron
	George Lane Cooper	...	SPECTRE Agent
	Dick Crockett	...	Crane Operator
	Gary Dubin	...	Boy
	Clifford Earl	...	Immigration Officer
	Grey Eckel	...	CIA agent
	Mark Elwes	...	Sir Donald's Secretary
	Keinosuke Enoeda	...	Japanese Agent
	Fred Fisher	...	Fred
	The Flying Palacios	...	Themselves - Circus Circus Trapeze Act
	Brinsley Forde	...	Houseboy
	Sig Frohlich	...	Casino Patron
	Donna Garrett	...	Bambi (The Actual Player)
	Pat Gill	...	Shady Tree's Acorn Girl in White
	Constantine Gregory	...	Aide to Metz
	Ron Gregory	...	Casino Patron
	Sid Haig	...	Slumber Inc. Attendant
	Bob Harks	...	Customs Inspector
	Orwin C. Harvey	...	Irate Chevelle Driver
	David Healy	...	Vandenburg Launch Director
	Karl Held	...	Agent
	Leroy E. Hollis	...	Las Vegas Sheriff
	Lew Hooper	...	Casino Patron
	Bill Hutchinson	...	Moon Crater Controller
	Janos Kurucz	...	Aide to Metz
	Lola Larson	...	Bambi
	Marc Lawrence	...	Slumber Inc. Attendant
	Debbie Letteau	...	Girl on the Corner
	Martin Lyder	...	Croupier
	Primo López	...	Casino Patron
	Frank Mann	...	Moon Crater Guard
	Connie Mason	...	Woman at Whyte House
	Clyde McLeod	...	Casino Patron
	Don Messick	...	Announcer at Circus Circus
	Burt Metcalfe	...	Maxwell
	Johnny Miller	...	Gunman
	Terence Mountain	...	1st Guard
	Tony O'Leary	...	Diamond Syndicate Guard
	Frank Olegario	...	Man in Fez
	Gerald Paris	...	Surgeon's Assistant
	Trina Parks	...	Thumper
	Denise Perrier	...	Marie
	Shane Rimmer	...	Tom
	Jack Ross	...	Casino Staff
	Henry Rowland	...	Dr. Tynan
	Gordon Ruttan	...	Vandenburg Aide
	Pat Ryan	...	Man Coming Out of Customs Office
	Jay Sarno	...	Sideshow Barker
	Eddie Smith	...	Casino Patron
	Tony Snell	...	Assistant
	Owen Song	...	Casino Patron
	Guy Standeven	...	Customs Officer
	Tom Steele	...	W Technologies Gate Guard
	Tony Steele	...	Self - Circus Circus Trapeze Act
	Michael Stevens	...	CIA Agent
	Jerry Summers	...	CIA Agent
	Michael Valente	...	Slumber Inc. Attendant
	Vincent Wong	...	Casino Groupier
	E.J. 'Tex' Young	...	Craps Dealer
Produced by
	Albert R. Broccoli	...	producer
	Harry Saltzman	...	producer
	Stanley Sopel	...	associate producer
Original Music by
	John Barry
Special Effects by
	Les Hillman	...	special effects
	Whitey McMahon	...	special effects
	Arthur Beavis	...	special effects assistant
	Andy Evans	...	special effects
	Bert Luxford	...	assistant physical special effects
	Peter Pickering	...	special effects assistant
	Brian Smithies	...	special effects technician
	Don Wolz	...	special effects
Visual Effects by
	Alex Clifton	...	damage artist: pristine digital restoration: Lowry Digital Images a DTS company
	Adam J. Herpy	...	damage artist: pristine digital restoration: Lowry Digital Images a DTS company
	Paul Edward Jackson	...	4K film scanning: pristine digital restoration: Lowry Digital Images a DTS company
	Daniel Ortiz	...	damage artist: pristine digital restoration: Lowry Digital Images a DTS company
	Alan Silvers	...	producer: pristine digital restoration: Lowry Digital Images a DTS company
	Wally Veevers	...	visual effects
	Albert Whitlock	...	visual effects
	Benton Wong	...	damage artist: pristine digital restoration: Lowry Digital Images a DTS company
	Jim Danforth	...	model animator: submarine
	Roy Field	...	optical cinematography
	Charles Staffell	...	optical/projection effects
Stunts
	Paul Baxley	...	stunt arranger / stunts
	Bob Simmons	...	stunt arranger / stunt double Sean Connery / stunts
	Craig R. Baxley	...	stunts
	Johnny Bossle	...	stunt driver
	Monty Bossle	...	stunt driver
	Buzz Bundy	...	stunts
	Richard E. Butler	...	stunt double
	Dennis Camsey	...	stunts
	George Lane Cooper	...	stunts
	Gerry Crampton	...	stunt double: Bruce Glover
	Leslie Crawford	...	stunts
	Everett Creach	...	stunts
	Dick Crockett	...	stunts
	Bill Cummings	...	stunts
	Vince Deadrick Sr.	...	stunts
	Nick Dimitri	...	stunts
	Eddie Eddon	...	stunts
	Bud Ekins	...	stunts
	Patty Elder	...	stunts
	Dorothy Ford	...	stunts
	Donna Garrett	...	stunts
	Reg Harding	...	stunts
	Orwin C. Harvey	...	stunt double: high fall from oil rig
	Bob Herron	...	stunts
	Bill Hickman	...	stunts
	Jazzer Jeyes	...	stunts
	Max Latimer	...	stunt double: Charles Gray
	George Leech	...	assistant stunt coordinator / stunt double: Putter Smith / stunts
	Rick Lester	...	stunt driver
	Jimmy Lodge	...	stunts
	Carey Loftin	...	stunt driver / stunt driving coordinator
	Johnny Miller	...	stunts
	Bill Morgan	...	stunts
	Victor Paul	...	stunts
	Eddie Powell	...	stunts
	Nosher Powell	...	stunts
	Glenn Randall Jr.	...	stunts
	Kim Renee	...	Arial Ballet
	Doug Robinson	...	stunts
	George Robotham	...	stunts
	Ronnie Rondell Jr.	...	stunts
	Wally Rose	...	stunts
	Fred Scheiwiller	...	stunts
	Alex Sharp	...	stunts
	Dick Sheppard	...	stunt driver
	Jack Sholomir	...	stunts
	Tom Steele	...	stunts
	Roy Street	...	stunts
	Fred Stromsoe	...	stunts
	Jerry Summers	...	stunts
	Chuck Waters	...	stunts
	Chris Webb	...	stunts
	Joe Williams	...	stunt driver

Additional Info
Premiere:	December 14, 1971
Theatrical Release:	December 17, 1971
DVD Release:	October 17, 2000
Blu-ray Release:	February 12, 2013
Country:
Distributor:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Websites:

Ratings
6.5 / 10	59 / 100

Production Companies
Eon Productions (Eon Productions Limited) (made by)

Distributors
United Artists (1971) (United States) (United Artists, Entertainment from Transamerica Corporation) (released thru) (theatrical)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1975) (United States) (TV)
Home Box Office (HBO) (1981) (United States) (TV)
RCA (II) (1982) (United States) (SelectaVision VideoDisc) (video)
CBS/Fox (1983) (United States) (VHS)
CBS/Fox (1984) (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
MGM/UA Home Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (1991) (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
MGM/UA Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Video (1993) (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
MGM/UA Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD) (VHS)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (Ultimate Edition) (DVD)
Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (World-wide) (Ultimate Edition) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (Ultimate Edition) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (Two-Disc Ultimate Edition) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (23-disc Bond 50 edition) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2020) (United States) (reprint for MGM) (Blu-ray) (DVD)

Filming Locations
515 West Vía Lola, Palm Springs, California, USA (pool's side scenes at Tiffany's house in Las Vegas)
A Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (diamond syndicate office)
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France (pre-credits sequence)
Aston Martin Works - Tickford Street, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (interior of Q's workshop) (filmed in the paint shop)
B Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (interior moon crater; Moon Buggy escape)
Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
Brouwersgracht, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Circus Circus Casino - 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (James Bond and Tiffany Case at Casino with trapeze artists)
Dover Ferry Terminal, Dover, Kent, England, UK (Bond becomes Peter Franks - filmed in the customs section)
Eden-Roc Beach, Cap d'Antibes, Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France (pre-credits sequence)
Elrod House - 2175 Southridge Drive, Palm Springs, California, USA (Willard Whyte's Summer House)
Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany (James Bond leaves Holland) (filmed in the Lufthansa Jumbo Hangar)
Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (car chase - downtown Las Vegas)
Hover Port, Dover, Kent, England, UK (hovercraft scenes)
John Mansville Gypsum Plant, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (Whyte Techtronics Missile Laboratories)
Landmark Hotel - 364 Convention Center Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (exterior elevator scenes) (now demolished)
Las Vegas Hilton Hotel - 3000 S. Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (Willard Whyte's 'The Whyte House')
Las Vegas Visitors Bureau - Highway 10, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (The Slumber Mortuary)
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
London, England, UK
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Los Angeles International Airport - 1 World Way, Los Angeles, California, USA (James Bond arrives in the USA and meets Felix Leiter)
Magere Brug -Skinny Bridge - Amstel River, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (Body dragged from canal)
Magere Brug, Centrum, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (body dragged from canal)
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, USA (oil rig)
McCarran International Airport - 5757 Wayne Newton Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Netherlands
Nevada Desert, Nevada, USA (Desert scenes)
Oceanside, California, USA (oil rig)
Oceanside, California, USA (Ernst Stavro Blofeld's Oil Rig Lair)
Pacific Ocean
Palm Downtown Cemetery - 1325 North Main Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (mortuary garden of remembrance)
Palm Henderson Mortuary & Cemetery - 800 South Boulder Highway, Henderson, Nevada, USA (exterior: Slumber Inc. Mortuary)
Paradise, Nevada, USA
Parking Lot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (Mint parking lot chase)
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (Studio)
Reguliersgracht 36, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (Tiffany Case's apartment) (filmed on the 3rd floor)
Riverside County, California, USA
Riviera Hotel & Casino - 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (Casino interiors - James Bond meets Plenty O'Toole and wins $50,000) (demolished in 2015)
Southampton Docks, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK (finale: ship 'Canberra' in dock)
Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK (finale: ship 'Canberra' in dock)
The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Chatham, Kent, England, UK
The Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Tropicana Hotel & Casino - 3801 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (Bond's Vegas hotel - filmed in Room 831) (demolished in 2024)
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (Universal Studios parking lot)
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA (Satellite Launch)
Westgate Las Vegas - 3000 S Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (The Whyte House Casino)

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