In the course of his obsessive mission to locate Blofeld, James Bond rescues the beautiful but bored Countess Tracy di Vicenzo from suicide. Agent 007 later learns that she is the rebellious daughter of Marc Ange Draco, the most powerful organized-crime kingpin in Europe. Draco makes Bond a proposition: if 007 marries his wayward daughter and tames her wild ways, Draco will use the enormous resources of his organization to locate Blofeld. Bond declines to marry Tracy but does agree to date her. Eventually, a genuine romance blossoms.
Bond
learns that Blofeld has a massive head-quarters called Piz Gloria located
in the Swiss Alps. Posing as Sir Hilary Bray, a representative of the College
of Arms in London, Bond arrives at Piz Gloria ostensibly to trace Blofeld's
family tree. Agent 007 is exposed and captured by Blofeld, who informs him
he intends to hold the United Nations to ransom under threat of biological
warfare. Blofeld has sent various beautiful women throughout the world, all
of the hypnotized to unleash deadly germs upon receiving his command. Bond,
assisted by the daring Tracy, makes a dramatic escape but his lover is captured
by Blofeld. Bond and Draco lead a massive raid on Piz Gloria during which
they succeed in rescuing Tracy and thwarting Blofeld's scheme. After a hand-to-hand
battle aboard a racing bobsled, Bond presumes his enemy has been killed.
Agent 007 and Tracy marry and set
off on a much-deserved honeymoon, as they debate the number of children they
will have. Suddenly, tragedy strikes when Blofeld and his henchwoman Irma
Bunt speed by and spray the couple's car with machinegun fire, mortally wounding
Tracy. A heartbroken Bond is left to cradle in his arms the only woman he
has ever truly loved.
Review
An
anomalous film, in that George Lazenby plays Bond for the only time, and the
heavy reliance on gadgets is missing. But, the film has an interesting storyline,
with some very touching scenes between Bond and Tracy. The ski chase is the
first of its kind in Bond films (although it was repeated far too much during
the Roger Moore era). A fan favourite, with a tragic ending.
8/10
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