The Making Of On her Majesty's Secret Service

by Charles Helfenstein

George Lazenby’s performance as James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is so thrilling that it has inspired fans for 5 straight decades.

One incredibly passionate fan took 10 years to thoroughly research and completely document how George landed the role, and the challenging 9 month shoot that followed, and the deep legacy and impact the film has had on the Bond series.

That result is the 289 page, lavishly illustrated book, The Making of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

Based on years of research, hundreds of interviews, and exclusive access to the archives of author Ian Fleming, screenwriter Richard Maibaum, and director Peter Hunt, this inside look features never-before-published script details, storyboards, production documents, interviews, memos, marketing material, call sheets, and hundreds of rare, behind-the-scenes photographs of the cast and crew, including sequences and entire sets not seen in the film. From novel to script to screen, this book details the incredible journey of making the most unique entry in the James Bond film series, the longest running, most successful film franchise in history. This is not the white-washed “authorized” story, but the real story.