Gold (1974 film) in the lead. It was his first film since making his debut as James Bond in "Live and Let Die" (1973). He was paid $200,000 plus a percentage of the profits. Producer Michael Klinger used a number of other people associated with James Bond films, including editor John Glen, production designer Syd Cain, titles designer Maurice Binder and director Peter Hunt. Tony Klinger, assistant to the producer, said he tried to get Steven Spielberg to direct the movie after having been impressed by "Duel". However Roger Moore vetoed the choice on the basis of Spielberg's youth. "Roger was, I think,
James Bond (ornithologist) 2002 Bond film "Die Another Day", the fictional Bond, played by Pierce Brosnan, can be seen examining "Birds of the West Indies" in an early scene that takes place in Havana, Cuba. The author's name (James Bond) on the front cover is obscured. In the same film, when Bond first meets Jinx (Halle Berry), he introduces himself as an ornithologist. In the 2015 Bond film "Spectre", the same book was seen in a promotional on-set photo, which is supposed to be appearing in an alternate take of a scene taking place in Bond's Chelsea apartment. However, it is nowhere to