Category: VHS covers

2018.12.19

“Dr. No”: First Danish retail VHS cover (1989)

In 1989 Warner Home Video issued all of the James Bond 007 films (except the Columbia-produced "Casino Royale" from 1967) on retail VHS through local distributor Metronome Video. The Bond films had not previously been available for sale in Denmark.

This initial retail series had specially designed cover art with raster graphics on a metallic grey background which was obviously meant to resemble Maurice Binder's famous gunbarrel design.

The VHS cover for "Dr. No" (1962) is distinguished by its terrible artwork reminiscent of African or Indian wall-posters:

Scan courtesy of Jan Mouritzen.

2018.11.14

“Never Say Never Again”: Danish VHS rental cover (1984)

2018.10.10

“The Man with the Golden Gun”: Danish VHS rental cover (1983)

2018.09.05

“You Only Live Twice”: Danish VHS rental cover (1986)

In 1983 Warner Home Video began releasing the James Bond 007 films on rental video (VHS) in Danmark through local distributor Metronome Video A/S.

The VHS cover below is for the first Danish rental of "You Only Live Twice" (EON 1967) released in 1986. The front cover is adapted from Frank McCarthy's artwork for the international theatrical campaign.

The back cover blurb erroneously names "From Russia with Love" (EON 1963) as the previous film in the series and claims an actor called "Ernest Stavre" to be the voice of Blofeld.

Scan courtesy of Hans-Jørn Reimer.

2018.08.01

“From Russia with Love”: Danish VHS rental cover (1986)

In 1983 Warner Home Video began releasing the James Bond 007 films on rental video (VHS) in Danmark through local distributor Metronome Video A/S.

The VHS cover below is for the first Danish rental of "From Russia with Love" (EON 1963) which was released in 1986. The front cover is adapted from Boris Grinsson's artwork for the French one-sheet theatrical poster.

● Danish release poster for "From Russia With Love" (1963)
● Danish re-release poster for "From Russia With Love" (yellow spot colour, 1970's)
● Danish re-release poster for "From Russia With Love" (b&w, 1980's)

Scan courtesy of Hans-Jørn Reimer.

2018.07.02

“Diamonds are Forever”: Danish VHS cover (1983)

"Diamonds are Forever" (EON 1971) was among the first James Bond 007 films to be released on home video in Denmark in 1983. The front cover for the rental VHS issued by Metronome Video was based on Robert McGinnis' artwork for the original theatrical poster.

The back cover blurb includes the little-known fact that Bond girl Jill St. John's race-car driving ex-husband Lawrence "Lance" Reventlow was of noble Danish-German heritage (although he assumed the title of count and not baron as stated in the text).

● The Danish re-release poster for "Diamanter varer evigt"

Scan courtesy of Hans-Jørn Reimer.

2018.06.04

“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”: Danish VHS cover (1986)

In 1983 Warner Home Video began releasing the James Bond 007 films on rental video (VHS) in Danmark through local distributor Metronome Video A/S.

The VHS cover below is for the first Danish rental of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (EON 1969) released in 1986. The front cover is adapted from Yves Thos' artwork that was utilized in the German theatrical campaign in December 1969. The Danish theatrical poster was based on the US one sheet in which the face of the new Bond actor, George Lazenby, was obscured.

● See the Danish cinema posters for "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"

Note the slight change in the Danish title from "Agent 007 i Hendes Majestæts hemmelige tjeneste" to "James Bond 007 i Hendes Majestæts hemmelige tjeneste" as well as the misspelling of Diana Rigg in the back cover blurb.

Scan courtesy of Hans-Jørn Reimer.

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