On Her Majesty's Secret Service

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service

PG

1969

2h 20m

Action

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Agent 007 (George Lazenby) and the adventurous Tracy Di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg) join forces to battle the evil SPECTRE organization in the treacherous Swiss Alps. But the group's powerful leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas), is launching his most calamitous scheme yet: a germ warfare plot that could kill millions!

Critics Consensus

George Lazenby's only appearance as 007 is a fine entry in the series, featuring one of the most intriguing Bond girls in Tracy di Vincenzo (Diana Rigg), breathtaking visuals, and some great ski chases.

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Variety Staff

Variety

10/13/2008

Film of break-neck physical excitement and stunning visual attractions in which George Lazenby replaced Sean Connery as James Bond.

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Don Druker

Chicago Reader

10/13/2008

Director Peter Hunt manages to inject some life into this 1969 exercise with a wonderful ski chase, but otherwise the film is a bore.

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Empire Magazine

10/13/2008

4/5

Certainly no worse than the later Roger Moore efforts and, if only for curiosity value, is well worth a look.

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Sarah Cortinaz

InSession Film

04/23/2024

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service aims to change Bond’s usual tough guy persona by giving our hero a heart...

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

06/11/2023

[George] Lazenby strikes a nice balance between self-aware humor and superspy action. It is still one of the best Bond films of all time.

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

08/28/2022

C+

On Her Majesty's Secret Service remains a fine bond film. Where the story is not super engaging and the film overall does feel long, George Lazenby is fun enough as Bond and the story is just clean enough to where you can get a bit invested in it.

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andrea C

@Charst Feb 24

Inutile negare che l'assenza di Sean Connery pesi immensamente sul carisma e la potenza del protagonista, nettamente meno dotato di talento recitativo e quindi di aura. Nonostante questo, la sceneggiatura molto interessante e le location sempre spettacolari, riescono pienamente a sopperire a questa carenza, offrendo un risultato assolutamente di spessore. Mezzo punto in più per il finale drammatico, che in futuro sarà più volte rilanciato, tanto da diventare peculiare nel personaggio, e che deve a questo capitolo le sue origini.

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Alejandro E

@Alex970 Feb 21

Why George Lazenby failed to fill the shoes of the iconic Agent 007 is partly a mystery. The story does fulfil its purpose, just like the previous instalments, were it not for the absence of the typical gadgets and the atypical but tragic final act. Nothing is lost by watching it out of curiosity.

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Kathleen M

@Katmonty2 Feb 18

Fun skiing pursuit scenes, nice Bond girl in Diana Rigg and overall a pretty good entry into the series

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Alice A

@Aaaaaaaa007 Feb 14

James Bond under cover as a genealogist, so boring. I lost interest somewhere around Telly Savalas talking about his earlobes

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Alec B

@Alec97 Feb 9

Possibly the best Bond movie. The love story is genuinely romantic and Blofeld's evil psychedelic hypnosis plan to distribute a virus via an international group of brainwashed young women is the kind of thing that I wish these movies did more of. Lazenby is a good James Bond actually, he has a kind of quiet melancholy that adds convincing depth to the character. Also the tragic ending is still surprising and heartbreaking.

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John Y.

@JYJr16 Feb 5

Only Bond appearance for Lazenby. And a solid one it was. It helped that the supporting cast had Telly Savalas as Blofeld and Diana Rigg as Tracy, the one who finally wins 007’s heart. Decent plot as well.

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Synopsis

Agent 007 (George Lazenby) and the adventurous Tracy Di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg) join forces to battle the evil SPECTRE organization in the treacherous Swiss Alps. But the group's powerful leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas), is launching his most calamitous scheme yet: a germ warfare plot that could kill millions!

Director: Peter Hunt
Producer: Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman
Screenwriter: Richard Maibaum, Ian Fleming, Simon Raven
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Danjaq Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Action
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 18, 1969, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016
Runtime: 2h 20m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)