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''The Incredible World of James Bond'' was a 1965 television special produced by David L. Wolper for United Artists Television to showcase the James Bond film series and promote the upcoming December 1965 release of the film ''Thunderball''. In the United States, the show replaced ''The Man From U.N.C.L.E.'' on NBC on Friday, 26 November 1965; the day after American Thanksgiving that unofficially begins the shopping frenzy for Christmas. It was the highest rated American television show for the week.〔p.49 Pfeiffer, Lee & Worrall, Dave ''The Essential Bond-The Authorised Guide to the World of 007'' Harper Paperbacks 2002〕 ==Plot and production== The show featured film scenes of the worldwide popularity of James Bond novels, films, and tie-in merchandise, black and white scenes of Ian Fleming at his home Goldeneye in Jamaica giving comments on his writing, a biography of James Bond with footage of Glencoe, Eton, Fettes College, and Royal Marine Commandos on exercise, home movie footage shot by production designer Ken Adam in the Bahamas during the production of ''Thunderball'', and scenes from four Bond films. Behind the scenes footage from the making of ''Thunderball'' included scenes of the preparation and filming of a scene of a rocket firing motorcycle destroying Count Lippe's car, a choreographed fist fight in a studio mock up of the cabin of the ''Disco Volante'', a photo shoot of the Bond girls on a beach in the Bahamas, and a scene of the Aston Martin DB5 driving away from the Château d'Anet that was not seen in the finished film. Director Terence Young, producers Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman, Kevin McClory, editor Peter R. Hunt and action director and stuntman Bob Simmons are shown during sequences. The James Bond Theme and other music from the Bond film soundtracks are heard with the gun barrel titles and 007 logo from the ''Goldfinger'' film trailer appearing in the opening titles. The narration was to have been originally given by Sean Connery. However, when Connery read the script and found out they were referring to James Bond as an actual person he refused to do the show. Telephone calls from Joan Crawford who was a major shareholder in Pepsi Cola, the sponsor of the show, failed to sway Connery and his narrating chores were taken by Alexander Scourby.〔Barnes, Alan & Hearn, Marcus ''Kiss Kiss Bang! Bang!'' Batsford 2000; p. 55〕〔https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19651121&id=ncMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K3QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5230,1122606〕 Pepsi Cola used the special to unveil commercials for its latest products.〔p. 90 ''Business week'' 1966〕 The special is available as a featurette on the "James Bond Ultimate Edition" DVD of ''Thunderball''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Incredible World of James Bond」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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