Each generation associates James Bond with the actor who played him in his youth. For this reason, this franchise has become a whole iconwhich has been consolidated through its 62 years of history and its six interpreters.
In fact, the best-known secret agent in the history of cinema has a date in his honor: October 5. The choice of this day was not random, there were two reasons on which this decision was based.
The most important is the premiere of Agent 007 against him Dr. No, the feature film that kicked off this film franchise, since until then there were only a few adaptations for the film. small screen.
Sean Connery como James Bond
Its arrival at the theaters took place on October 5, 1962 and the person in charge of giving life to the agent in the service of His Majesty was Sean Connery. After his first appearance as 007, he continued to be the protagonist in From Russia with love, James Bond contra Goldfinger, Operation Thunder, You only live twice and Diamonds for eternity.
As for the second reason why this Saturday the figure of this secret agent is celebrated, has nothing to do with the cine. In the year 1983on this same date the scientist Antonín Mrkos discovered a asteroid and years later it was baptized as 9007 James Bond.
The first time which was celebrated on World James Bond Day it was in 2012coinciding with the 50 anniversary of the release of the first film. It is not surprising, if we take into account that the saga became quite a mass phenomenon.
Connery has had five successors in this role, each one with their personal brand. He first of them was George Lazenby in 007 at the service of His Majesty. However, the actor did not captivate audiences and the original Bond returned for the last time in Diamonds for Eternity.
The next one was Roger Moore, who played the spy in seven occasions. Among them, stand out Live and let die, The spy who loved me y Moonraker. After him came Timothy Daltonwho played Bond in two movies: 007: High voltage y 007: License to kill.
In 1995, Pierce Brosnan He is the one who picks up the witness. His performance has left films as memorable as Goldeneye o Tomorrow never dies. Finally, the last James Bond to hit the big screen has been Daniel Craig, who said goodbye to the character in No time to die.
Where can I see them?
Precisely, since this same month of October, Prime Video added to its catalog the 25 movies of the British spy. This was made known by the platform itself, in addition to Amazon MGM Studiosin your account X (Twitter): “In celebration of James Bond, all 25 007 films are available on Prime Video”.
In this way, all fans of 007 will be able to enjoy a full marathon from the adventures of the secret agent. A perfect plan to enjoy a movie night during this fall and celebrate your World Day.
