No introduced the world to Bond, this film introduced what would become essential components of its cinematic mythology: a pre-title sequence, the Blofeld character (referred in the film only as 'Number 1'), a secret weapon gadget for Bond, a helicopter sequence (repeated in every subsequent Bond film except The Man with the Golden Gun), a postscript action scene after the main climax, a theme song with lyrics, and the line 'James Bond will return/be back' in the credits.īy the third film, Connery was comfortably established in the role of Bond, even as the franchise continued to work out its formulas. Sean Connery: From Russia With Love (1963)Īfter Dr.Despite his reluctance to commit to a film series, the Bond films in which he appeared catapulted him to stardom. Sean Connery was a relative unknown before he took the role of James Bond in 1962. Image Credit: Photo Credit: Columbia Pictures
