100 Years of Movie Posters

Sunday 24 November 2013

Roger Moore

Sir Roger Moore, KBE was born in London, England on 14 October 1927, he is best known for playing British secret agent James Bond in seven films between 1973 and 1985, and Simon Templar in The Saint from 1962 to 1969.

After appearing in a few Hollywood films in the 1950's worldwide fame arrived after Lew Grade cast Moore as Simon Templar in a TV adaptation of The Saint, based on the novels by Leslie Charteris. The series was made in the UK with an eye to the American market, and its success there (and in other countries) made Moore a household name. The series also established his suave, quipping style which he would carry forward to James Bond.

It was only after Sean Connery had stepped down as 007 for good that Moore was approached for the role, and he accepted producer Albert Broccoli's offer in August 1972. Moore is the longest-serving Bond actor, having spent 12 years in the role, from his debut in Live and Let Die (1973) to his final Bond film - A View to a Kill (1985), seven official Bond films in a row.

In 2003 Moore was made Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the citation was for Moore's charity work, which has dominated his public life for more than a decade. Moore said that the citation "meant far more to me than if I had got it for acting... I was proud because I received it on behalf of UNICEF as a whole and for all it has achieved over the years". (Wikipedia)

Diane (1956)

The Miracle (1959)

Gold of the Seven Saints (1961)

The Fiction Makers (1968)

Crossplot (1969) Belgian poster

The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)

Live and Let Die (1973)

Gold (1974)

The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

The Man With the Golden Gun (1974)

That Lucky Touch (1975) Italian poster

Shout at the Devil (1976)

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Japanese poster

The Wild Geese (1978)

Escape to Athena (1979)

Ffolkes (1979) aka North Sea Hijack (French poster)

Ffolkes (1979) aka North Sea Hijack

Moonraker (1979)

The Sea Wolves (1980)

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

For Your Eyes Only (1981) Japanese poster

The Cannonball Run (1981)

Octopussy (1983)

Octopussy (1983) Japanese poster

The Naked Face (1984)

A View to a Kill (1985)

Fire, Ice & Dynamite (1990)

Bullseye (1990)

Bed and Breakfast (1991)

The Quest (1996)

Tuesday 19 November 2013

Sean Connery

Sir Thomas Sean Connery KBE was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 25 August 1930. He is best known for portraying the character James Bond, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983 (six Eon Productions films starting with Dr. No and the non-Eon Thunderball remake, Never Say Never Again).

In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His film career also includes such films as Marnie, The Name of the Rose, The Man Who Would Be King, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, The Wind and the Lion, Highlander, Dragonheart, and The Rock.

Connery was knighted in July 2000. He has been polled as "The Greatest Living Scot" and "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". In 1989, he was proclaimed "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine and in 1999, at age 69, he was voted "Sexiest Man of the Century".

At the Tartan Day celebrations in New York in March 2006, Connery confirmed his retirement from acting, and stated that he was writing a history book. On 25 August 2008, his 78th birthday, Connery unveiled his book 'Being a Scot', co-written with Murray Grigor. (Wikipedia)