Movies starring Desmond Llewelyn

They Were Not Divided (1950)

102 mins     War      

To call a war movie a little gem almost seems wrong but "They Were Not Divided" by future Bond director Terence Young is exactly that. This 1950 war movie which sees 3 strangers becoming friends in training and then go throug...

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

80 mins     Adventure      

Sitting here contemplating what to write about "Sword of Sherwood Forest" I find myself struggling for words, not because it is a terrible movie just a very ordinary one devoid of anything to make it stand out. I suppose I co...

Goldfinger (1964)

110 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

When I reviewed the 2nd bond movie "From Russia With Love" I mentioned that one of its strengths was that it evolved various elements which were established in "Dr. No". And to be honest I can say the same about the 3rd movie...

Thunderball (1965)

130 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

"Thunderball", the fourth James Bond movie, is most certainly not a bad movie but they say familiarity can breed contempt and whilst I don't dislike it, it does bore me a little. The trouble is that it runs to the formula whi...

You Only Live Twice (1967)

117 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

For me the best James Bond movies were the ones which whilst having moments of wit and an array of gadgets were based in the real world. As such I am not a huge fan of "You Only Live Twice", I don't think it's terrible but wi...

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

120 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" wasn't a bad Bond movie but as the first of the official franchise not to feature Sean Connery it didn't quite work. So with Connery lured back to be Britain's top agent for "Diamonds Are For...

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

125 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

I've heard "The Man with the Golden Gun" described as the stupidest of the official James Bond movies, yet whilst there is plenty of stupidity and purposeful comedy it's by no means as stupid as some of Roger Moore's later ou...

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

125 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

Whilst Sean Connery will always be the best James Bond for me, if all Roger Moore's Bond movies had been like "The Spy Who Loved Me" then he could easily have challenged him. Here we have a storyline which whilst reminiscent ...

Moonraker (1979)

126 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

It's the end of the 70s, Sci-fi is popular on the big screen and so we get James Bond doing sci-fi with 007 ending up going into space. It is silly, in fact compared to all the previous James Bond movies "Moonraker" is the si...

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

127 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

I'm going to tell you how "For Your Eyes Only" ends, not how the story ends but the movie, you know when head quarters tries to get in touch with Bond to congratulate him on another successful mission but inevitably he is in ...

Octopussy (1983)

131 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

For a time James Bond was all about escapism, it was about watching a dashing agent escape what seems impossible, charm his way into a woman's bed and save the day. And there is nothing wrong with escapism until it goes too f...

A View to a Kill (1985)

131 mins     Action , Adventure , Mystery      

"A View to a Kill" was to be Roger Moore's 7th and last James Bond movie, it would also be Lois Maxwell's final movie as Miss Moneypenny. Now whilst I felt a loss when Lois Maxwell decided to leave I can't say the same about ...

The Living Daylights (1987)

130 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

In many ways Timothy Dalton suffered the same issues as George Lazenby when he took on the role of James Bond in "The Living Daylights" because he followed someone who had truly put their mark on the character, whether you li...

GoldenEye (1995)

130 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

It may have been 7 years between Bond movies but other than Pierce Brosnan replacing Timothy Dalton as Britain's most famous agent not a lot has changed, well other than Judi Dench taking on the role of "M". The storyline is ...

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

119 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

I have a rule of thumb when it comes to the Bond movies when it comes to an actor taking over the iconic role, the first movie is a little shaky but the second movie is much better. And it is a point proven by "Tomorrow Never...

The World Is Not Enough (1999)

128 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

The Bond franchise is a curious beast because every movie is pretty much the same, we see Bond sent on a mission to stop some crazed criminal and in-between saving the day he has time to bed a beauty or two, look cool, play w...