This film genre began with the silent era´s serial films around the time of Edwin S. Porter´s classic action-western The Great Train Robbery (1903). And it has remained strong throughout all of cinematic history. Action films them expanded in the 80s and the 90s, greater violence, and stimulation.
- James Bond - Agent 007 Spy Series:
According to Guiness World Recors, the most profitable film series of all time is "James Bond" - although it has since been superceded (by the Star Wars and Harry Potter films). It is the longuest continuing series of English language films. The modern day actio-hero the James Bond ´007´character that was employed for Her Majesty´s Secrect Service - was loosely based on the character in Britisher lan Fleming´s twelve James Bond novels. A number of Fleming´s short stories were developed by other writers. Before the movies, Bond made his first appearance on TV, debuting on CBS in1954, with Brry Nelson as the American 007 agent named Jimmy Bond in an adaption of Fleming´s first Bond novel Casino Royale, Fleming made his sole camero appearance in the Bond film From Russia With Love (1963).
Beginning in the Cold War 60s (after restricitions on violence and sex were lifted somewhat), the slick, escapist Bond action/adventure Spy Films appealed to large audiences with their exotic, travelogue locales, tongue-in-cheek humor and dialogue, nifty gadgets and ingenious toys to combat evildoers, fast-action suspense and audacious stunts, and gorgeous scantily-clad sexy women. The action-oriented, sophisticated and skillful agent, with a taske for fancy clothes (often tuxedos), dry martinis and cars (notably the Aston Martin DB5, the Lotus Esprit and various BMWs), battled various types of eccentric, deadly and infamous criminals who planeed to assault the world. The intriguing superhero lead role has been played by six actors - Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
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