Gabriele Ferzetti the leading roles. Ferzetti's most important performance in 1969, and arguably the role he is most associated with, internationally, was his role as distinguished organized crime boss Marc-Ange Draco in the 1969 James Bond feature "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Directed by Peter Hunt, Ferzetti plays the father of Tracy di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg), who promises James Bond (George Lazenby) a handsome dowry for marrying her; they fall in love and marry anyway. Hunt had spotted Ferzetti in an Italian film, which he and Harry Saltzman were supposed to be reviewing another actor in, and both were immediately drawn to
Tracy Bond amnesia. In the films, James Bond is tracking Blofeld in the pre-title credits sequence of "Diamonds Are Forever". The film does not explain why nor does it mention Tracy. Originally, it had been planned that "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" would end with Bond and Tracy driving away from their wedding. The scenes where she was shot were filmed at the same time with the intention that they would form the pre-title sequence of "Diamonds Are Forever". This was rendered inviable when George Lazenby left the role. Subsequent films reference the fact that Bond was previously married, but only fleetingly: