Director Lewis Gilbert (1920)

Moonraker (1979) is a spy-fi film, the eleventh in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. It features Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. Based on a screenplay manuscript originally devised by author Ian Fleming in 1954, the story follows Bond as he investigates the hijacking of a Drax Industries Moonraker Space Shuttle. M, head of MI6, assigns Bond to the case after the shuttle’s carrier aircraft is destroyed with no trace of the shuttle itself. During his ...

The tenth film in the James Bond series, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), was released by Eon Productions. Starring Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond, it takes its title from Ian Fleming’s novel of the same name. However, the film deviates from the plot of the book. When a British and Soviet submarine disappear, Bond is called upon to investigate. During his journey to receive his briefing, Bond manages to shake off an attack by a group of Soviet agents while skiing in Austria, eliminating one and eluding the rest. The plans for a revolutionary submarine ...

You Only Live Twice (1967) is the fifth installment in the James Bond series, produced by Eon Productions. Starring Sean Connery as the iconic MI6 agent, this film marks the directorial debut of Lewis Gilbert. When an unidentified spaceship hijacks American NASA spacecraft Jupiter 16 from orbit, tensions rise between the United States and Soviet Union. However, due to the spacecraft’s landing in the Sea of Japan, British intelligence suspects Japanese involvement. To further investigate, James Bond is sent to Tokyo under a new identity after faking his own ...