Moonraker

Moonraker is the third James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming. It was published in 1955. In 1956, Bob Holness provided the voice of Bond in a South African radio adaptation. Fleming's novel was later adapted again as the eleventh film in the official James Bond series of films by EON Productions in 1979 and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the British Secret Service Agent, Commander James Bond. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.

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James Bond - Novel - Ian Fleming - 1955 - 1956 - Bob Holness - South Africa - Radio - EON Productions - 1979 - Roger Moore - Albert R. Broccoli - Michael G. Wilson

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The film is mostly an entirely new adventure using only Fleming's character Sir Hugo Drax. The screenplay was written by Christopher Wood who had previously co-wrote and novelised the screenplay for the previous film, The Spy Who Loved Me. Likewise, Moonraker was novelised in 1979 by Christopher Wood.

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Sir Hugo Drax - Christopher Wood - The Spy Who Loved Me

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The title comes from "moonraker", a synonym for moonsail, the highest sail carried by sailing ships.

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Moonsail - Sailing ship

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