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Aug 27, 2009 · As many of you already know, Simon Raven is credited with providing "Additional Dialogue" for the script of On Her Majesty's Secret Service. I'm interested in knowing the extent of his contributions, especially whether he contributed more than just lines to the picture.
Movie Information - On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Year of Production: 1969. Date of Release: 18 December 1969. Running Times: 136 mins. Format: Technicolor panavision (anamophric) 35mm. Classification: PG (UK) Ratio: 2.35:1. Sound: mono. Cast. George Lazenby [James Bond] Diana Rigg [Tracy] Telly Savalas [Blofeld] Gabriele Ferzetti [Draco]
The verbose British writer Simon Raven also had a run at the script with the end result being a curious “Additional Dialogue” credit. The screenplay is certainly a wordy one, often made up of effusive exchanges between two characters putting the world and its human quirks to rights.
Peter Hunt asked Simon Raven to write some of the dialogue between Tracy and Blofeld in Piz Gloria, which was to be "sharper, better and more intellectual"; [22] one of Raven's additions was having Tracy quoting James Elroy Flecker. [17]
Feb 20, 2021 · Credited with writing ‘additional dialogue’ for On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and responsible for some of the film’s most memorable and poetic lines, outrageously outspoken queer writer Simon Raven had much in common with Bond, including his snobbery, his far from conventional sexuality and a scandal from his school days.
May 3, 2012 · Another point in OHMSS that works well is Richard Maibaum's screenplay (with additional dialogue by Simon Raven). There is gentle and sly acknowledgment of Connery's departure (such as when at the end of the opening sequence Lazenby comments, "This never happened to the other fellow"), and clever wit (such as when Tracy replies to Bond's ...
Mar 26, 2018 · Richard Maibaum got the sole screenplay credit while Simon Raven got a credit for “additional dialogue.” By this time, Maibaum had spent years developing a screen adaptation of one of Ian Fleming’s best 007 novels.
