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Bernard Lee
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Biography
John Bernard "Bernard" Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films.
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The Discs That Changed How Britain Watched
When DVD landed in Britain in 1997 it promised cinema in your living room. The discs that followed rewired what collectors expected from a film at home.
10 films
Love in the Time of Espionage
From Berlin to Buenos Aires, a journey through films where romance and espionage entwine, revealing the human cost of secrets.
7 films
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The Spy Who Loved Me
1977 · M
Live and Let Die
1973 · M
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · M
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969 · M
You Only Live Twice
1967 · M
Operation Kid Brother
1967 · Commander Cunningham
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965 · Patmore
Thunderball
1965 · M
Goldfinger
1964 · M
From Russia with Love
1963 · M
Dr. No
1962 · M
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961 · Black John
The Key
1958 · Cmdr. Wadlow
Beat the Devil
1953 · Insp. Jack Clayton
The Blue Lamp
1950 · Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
The Third Man
1949 · Sergeant Paine
The Fallen Idol
1948 · Detective Hart