For the theatrical release in Denmark of the 5th EON-produced James Bond film, "Agent 007 - du lever kun to gange" (You Only Live Twice), in December 1967, the local distributor United Artists produced this release poster. The poster was later reissued with blue spot colour instead of the metallic sheen.
Artwork by Frank McCarthy.
The somewhat obscure 1966 feature film "The Poppy is also a Flower" is of special interest for James Bond completists as the screenplay was based on an original idea by Ian Fleming hatched before his death in August 1964.
Fleming's participation was due to the film's director, Terence Young. As production of "The Poppy is also a Flower" was about to commence in 1965, Young left the post-production on "Thunderball" to his editor Peter Hunt.
"The Poppy is also a Flower" is an anti-drug spy thriller which highlights UN's campaigns against the world-wide opium trade. United Nations initiated the production which was financed by Xerox Corporation for showings on American TV although the film was released as a theatrical feature in other countries. In Denmark it was called "Operation Opium" and premiered on October 14, 1966. The release poster, pictured below, does its best to accentuate the James Bond/Agent 007 connections.
Harold Sakata (Oddjob in "Goldfinger") is the only actor from the EON Bond series to appear in the star-studded cast of "The Poppy is also a Flower". All of the actors waived their fees for a token payment of one dollar. Many of the male French and Italian actors in the film were dubbed by Robert Rietty who also voiced, among others, Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi) in "Thunderball" and appeared on-camera in "Never Say Never Again" (1983).
"Operation Opium" was universally panned at the time of release. The film is available on German DVD and Blu-ray (Region 2) as "Mohn ist auch eine Blume" issued by the label Filmjuwelen .
Thanks to movieposter.dk.
"Quantum of Solace", the 22nd James Bond film from EON Productions, was released into Danish cinemas on November 7, 2008. Pictured below is the Danish release poster issued by local distributor Sony Pictures Releasing with photography by Greg Williams.
● Se den danske teaserplakat til "Quantum of Solace" her
"No Time to Die", the 25th James Bond film from EON Productions, was also released in the IMAX format in selected Danish cinemas. 40 minutes of "No Time to Die" was shot on 65mm IMAX film which expands the frame vertically when projected in IMAX.
SF Studios produced this Danish version of the international IMAX poster based on the opening sequence from "No Time to Die". The poster image shows James Bond (Daniel Craig) on a Triumph Scrambler motorbike in Matera, Italy.
"No Time to Die", the 25th James Bond film from EON Productions, is finally getting a theatrical release in Denmark on Thursday September 30, 2021.
Below is the final Danish release poster which amusingly hedges its bets by omitting the exact release date in favour of the vague statement "COMING IN 2021".
● Second Danish main poster for "No Time to Die" (November 2020)
Yesterday, Thursday November 12th 2020, "No Time to Die" was supposed to have premiered in Danish cinemas, as appears from this main poster issued by local distributor SF Studios on September 1, 2020.
The release of the 25th James Bond film from EON Productions had already been postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, from November 2019 to February 2020 and then to April 2020. At the time of writing the final release date is still not known.
Photography: Greg Williams.
