From Russia With Love Artwork

As dedicated artwork poster aficionado I was was never too keen on the US "From Russia With Love" posters. What would have happened if the producers hired Frank McCarthy in 1963? Not sure but here is an attempt of mine to create a McCarthy style artwork.

Photo and colour references I've used to create the artwork. The original is gouache on artboard, 80 x 60 cm.

24 Sheet from You Only Live Twice

Recreation of the planned 24 sheet for "You Only Live Twice" as shown in the pressbook. The concept still uses the unchanged versions of McGinnis' bath scene (check his hand) and McCarthy's original Little Nellie painting with an alternate face of Connery.

Too risky?

It appears that both the US and Australia deemed some of the images on the "Goldfinger" posters to risky and changed it. I don't own the originals but I assume that the original posters were painted over. Does anyone have a copy of the changed posters?

Licence To Cook

"Licence To Cook", cook book based on the food eaten by Bond in the novels, Edward Biddulph, 2010. Check out Edward's blog "James Bond memes" 
The book is available here.

Italian James Bond Paperbacks

Collection of James Bond 007 novels published by "Segretissimo" in Italy:

• "Ruolo d'onore",(Role of Honour), 1984 by John Gardner
• "Il domani non muore mai",(Tomorrow Never Dies) 1997, the movie novelization.
• "Conto alla rovescia", (007 Zero Minus Ten), 1997, original novel by Benson
• "Il mondo non basta", (The World Is Not Enough) 1999, another movie novelization by Benson
• "I sogni non uccidono", (Never Dream of Dying), 2001, original novel by Benson
• "L'uomo dal tatuaggio rosso", "The Man With the Red Tattoo" (2002), original novel by Benson
• "Doppio gioco", (Doubleshot) 2000, original novel by Benson
• "La morte può attendere", special edition with "Die Another Day", the movie novelization by Benson
• "La spia che mi amava" + "Moonraker", special edition with two movie novelizations by Christopher Wood, "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) and "Moonraker" (1979)
• "Niente fiori per James Bond" (Never Send Flowers), John Gardner, 1993), artwork by of Massimo Rosestolato
• "Operazione Barbarossa" (The Man from Barbarossa),John Gardner,1991) artwork by of Massimo Rosestolato

Big thanks to Lucio for sharing the scans and information!

Goldfinger Poster Belgium

1964 "Goldfinger" Poster from Belgium, 54x82 cm. I've seen the smaller version without the two images on the left but never this one.

The Spy Who Loved Me Poster Concept

Poster Concept for "The Spy Who Loved Me", artist unknown. This image was published in the Dorling Kindersley book "James Bond - 50 Years of Movie Poster".

German Goldfinger Lobby Cards

Overview of original and reissue German lobby cards for "Goldfinger". The original set is numbered up to 35 but two cards were not released. All original cards were hand-tinted black / white photos which gives the cards an unusual character.

International Goldfinger Posters

Overview to scale of international "Goldfinger" posters mainly from LatAm and AsiaPac. As I don't own all the originals of the posters, I'm unsure about the correct sizes fro some, especially the posters from Japan and Brazil. 
Comments and corrections welcome!

European Goldfinger Posters

For the slightly obsessive poster collector (like me): European poster overview of original and reissue posters for James Bond 007 - "Goldfinger". Italy wins in terms of different posters and reprints - as usual.

US Goldfinger Posters

Overview of the US "Goldfinger" posters that I'm aware of including the variations of the 1 sheet posters, reissue versions and the rare 40x60 inch posters.

Searching for the Dr No Source Image

I'm searching for the the image that started it all: The photo of Sean Connery used first in the Dr No posters and was later reused in the campaign for Goldfinger. I came across the photo framed in red on the right and it looks like it could be one of them. 

Does anyone have the full or more pictures of this? Thanks!

German Poster Concept

German poster concept for "Liebesgruesse aus Moskau" (From Russia With Love), artist unknown. This image is from Siegfried Tesche's book "James Bond Top Secrets - Die Welt Des 007".

MWGG Poster Concept

Concept and final poster for "The Man With The Golden Gun" by Robert McGinnis. It appears that the concept is a reviewed version with notes and sketched alterations by the art director such as the notes for the looping car and the revised size of Nick Nack. If you look closely you can see the smaller version was covered by a larger photocopy. Thanks To Thomas and Robert for sharing!

Dr No Tribute Artwork

Artwork for an imaginary "Dr No" poster in the style of the early '60, gouache on artboard, 80x60 cm.

The project started with different sketches and colour compositions. Initally I wanted to paint Connery in a black tuxedo but a white one is suited better for the Jamaican theme.

Different stages of the painting. I've started with the faces as they are the most difficult parts to paint. Below how this might have been used.

MI6 Confidential

The latest issue of MI6 Confidential magazine is dedicated to "From Russia With Love" - check it out here.

Nice Surprise

I've got a nice surprise in the post this week: Limited edition "From Russia With Love" anniversary cards, artwork by Graham Kennedy for The 007 Collector. Thank you Michael.

Chinese Bond Comics

Box set of 7 James Bond 007 comic books released in Chinese language in 1988, artist unknown.

James Bond Audio Book Covers

Audiobook covers for the Ian Fleming James Bond 007 books by Chivers. Artist unknown.

Benton Window Cards

Window Cards for various James Bond 007 movies including "Dr No" and "Goldfinger", Benton Card Co., reprinted in the 80ies. Does anyone know more about these? Are there cards for FRWL, Thunderball and LALD?

International From Russia With Love Posters

And a few more "From Russia With Love" posters from around the world: Japan, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Argentina and Brazil. I'm sure there must be more international posters out there. For example: I've never seen a Mexican poster, only lobby cards. Does anyone have an example or link for a Mexican Bond poster?

European From Russia With Love Posters

This is my (mostly virtual) collection of European "From Russia With Love" posters that I've collected over the years. I've put them into their size context because usually you see them printed in the same format. No guarantees for accuracy or completeness. Let me know if you spot any mistakes. 

Thanks to Anders from "From Sweden With Love" and Thomas from the "Nixdorf Collection" for sharing some of the images!

Promoting Thunderball in Germany

After the great success of Goldfinger in Europe, United Artists launched a larger than life advertising campaign for Thunderball. Here are some examples  from Germany where the film is called "Feuerball" (Fireball):
The equivalent of the pressbook is called "Werberatschlag" (Advertising Advice). It comes with newspaper advertisement suggestions, available 
advertising material like posters and a small teaser poster within the pressbook. 

One difference to the US pressbooks: The press information itself is provided in a separate brochure called "Presseinformation". Which makes sense as the first one is aimed at cinema owner while the second goes to the press.

Cinema owner were heavily incentivised to promote the film: The German equivalent of Variety magazine called "Film Echo / Film Woche" featured Thunderball in 3 differnt editions including a sweepstake to travel to the Bahamas. Especially appealing as Thunderball was released in Germany in December.

Some nice  examples from a cinema in Hamburg and outdoor advertising below. A special offer were Thunderball standees as shown below. Has anyone ever seen one of these in reality?

Thanks to Thomas from The Nixdorf Collection for the cinema and standee photos.

Poster Tribute

Art tributes for the whole set of James Bond 007 posters including "Skyfall" by Mike Mahle. Check out his site!

Who is the Artist?

Can anyone help me with identifying the artist for this "From Russia With Love" artwork? 

I've heard Mitchell Hooks but I'm not sure.