22 Things You Didn't Know About James Bond

2. That€™s Not What Ursula Andress Sounds Like. Or Daniela Bianchi. Or€

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsoSehimrsE Ursula Andress was inspired casting as knife-wielding Honey Ryder in Dr No, but the actress€™s strong Swiss accent was seen as an issue by the producers, and so all of her dialogue was re-recorded by Monica van der Zyl, with Diana Coupland providing her singing voice. Amazingly, the same problem arose in the following film, From Russia With Love, in which Daniela Bianchi is revoiced by Barbara Jefford. And in the third film Goldfinger, wherein the eponymous villain played by Gert Frobe had all his dialogue redone by Michael Collins. In fact, in every one of the first six Bond films, at least one major character is revoiced. In On Her Majesty€™s Secret Service, George Lazenby€™s voice is overdubbed by George Baker whenever Bond is impersonating Hilary Bray.
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Tom is a writer, improviser, teacher and trainer. His first book, The Improv Handbook, is going into its second edition later this year. His first play, Coalition, played to sell-out audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe in August. He quite likes Doctor Who.