The Essential James Bond is the bible for every 007 fan. Film by film, from Dr No. in 1962. it details every major character and actor to have ever played a part in the Bond phenomenon - now including the latest Bond adventure, Die Another Day. Previous editions have sold over a quarter of a million copies worldwide. Meticulously researched and updated by two of the worlds leading Bond authorities for publication in 2003, The Essential James Bond gives an in-depth critical review of each of the twenty official films with fascinating facts and behind-the-scenes stories. It features all the details an armchair secret agent needs to know, including the personalities behind the making of the most successful franchise in film history, the locations, the five Bonds and their accomplies, their tools and their enemies. With the addition of over 250 rare photographs from the archives of the authors and the Bond film producers, Eon Productions - many now seen in this edition for the first time - the phenomenon of 007 is spectacularly captured for ongoing reference as it enters its fifth decade.