When Dr No premiered in 1962, the film introduced moviegoers to a new kind of cinematic hero - suave, handsome, immaculately atired , ruthless and deadly. The Kremlin blasted his politics; the Vatican condemned his morals; and eager audiences could not get enough. James Bond represented a new mould, a new type of entertainment for a rapidly changing era. Few could foresee that Bond would become an international idol who would ride the cultural zeitgeist into the new millennium.
From the Cold War to the sexual revolution, Bond has given us an iconography of elegance, a template for mastering technology, a modern myth by which we define our enemies. From street riots in the 1960s to the toppling of governments, James Bond has played a remarkably consistent role in our global culture. Through the years, James Bond has been imitated, celebrated and castigated, and now the character's influence in popular culture - and vice versa - is investigated insightfully and entertainingly in this beautifully packaged book.
- ISBN10 0752225553
- ISBN13 9780752225555
- Publish Date 1 January 2005
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Boxtree Ltd
- Edition Unabridged edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English