Curd Jürgens Below" (1957), in which he portrayed a German U-boat commander. In 1962 he played the German general Günther Blumentritt in "The Longest Day". Later, in the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977), he played the villain Karl Stromberg, a sociopathic industrialist seeking to transform the world into an ocean paradise. His last film appearance was as Maître Legraine, beside Alain Delon and Claude Jade in the spy-thriller "Teheran 43" (1981). In English-language television he played Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in several episodes of the BBC series "Fall of Eagles" (1974) and appeared as General Vladimir in the
James Bond in film be adapted for the cinema, and he approached producer Sir Alexander Korda to make a film adaptation of either "Live and Let Die" or "Moonraker". Although Korda was initially interested, he later withdrew. On 1 October 1959, it was announced that Fleming would write an original film script featuring Bond for producer Kevin McClory. Jack Whittingham also worked on the script, culminating in a screenplay entitled "James Bond, Secret Agent". However, Alfred Hitchcock and Richard Burton turned down roles as director and star, respectively. McClory was unable to secure the financing for the film, and the deal fell through. Fleming