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There have been more than two dozen James Bond movies so far. That number includes a little-seen 1954 TV adaptation of Ian Fleming's first 007 book, Casino Royale, which was published just a year earlier. That same work has shown up as two other films over the next five decades. We outline the Stories Behind All 26 James Bond Movies below, revealing the history and secrets of the longest-running franchise in film history. 'Casino Royale' (1954) The first adaptation of Ian Fleming's James Bond was an episode of the TV anthology series Climax! Played by Barry Nelson, the protagonist is...

There have been more than two dozen James Bond movies so far. That number includes a little-seen 1954 TV adaptation of Ian Fleming's first 007 book, Casino Royale, which was published just a year earlier. That same work has shown up as two other films over the next five decades. We outline the Stories Behind All 26 James Bond Movies below, revealing the history and secrets of the longest-running franchise in film history. 'Casino Royale' (1954) The first adaptation of Ian Fleming's James Bond was an episode of the TV anthology series Climax! Played by Barry Nelson, the protagonist is...

Released on Dec. 29, 1965, Thunderball was the fourth James Bond movie. But it was supposed to be the first, and numerous attempts to film it spanned 40 years, involving many contributors and several court battles. James Bond's creator, novelist Ian Fleming, had wanted to bring James Bond to the big screen not long after the character's debut in 1953's Casino Royale. But by the end of the '50s, the author had secured nothing for Bond except an episode of Climax! that turned the character into an American and a couple of scripts for an unmade television series. While many individuals woul...