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[superracer0022]

i was just wondering, in on her majesty's secret service when bond goes to piz gloria is it lazenby's actual voice or is it dubbed over because he sounds completely different

[sausagebrigade]

Yes, George Baker who played Sir Hilary Bray dubbed him in those scenes.

[superracer0022]

ok, thats kind of weird, they did a good job of it but it was strange when all of a sudden bond talked different

[Tanger]

Yes but he had to pretedn to be English baron Sir Hilary Bray. Keeping up appearances and all. To be honest I thought it was Lazenby the first time I saw it.

[sausagebrigade]

I think it really hurts Lazenby's performance in the movie. They could've at least got him to try an upper class British accent, rather than dub him.

[Tanger]

He did try it although they didn't think he was that good. It wasn't until Lazenby saw the movie that he realised he'd been dubbed. They didn't even tell him.

[1q2w3e4r]

I actually thought his accent was better than the one they used

[mkkbb]

I liked Lazenby's normal accent for Bond. IT made him seem British yet with the europeaness of his ancestors.

[Irma Bunt]

I think the dubbing was done very well. It certainly didn't detract from the film.

[Fawn]

I confess - I didn't notice the dubbing. I think it's one of those things most people tend not to notice unless they already know; the originator of this thread being an exception. I haven't watched it since I found out, but I don't recall the voice change being that noticable.

[Bryce (003)]

It was well done, but then dubbing over was pretty common on the 60's Bond films. Gabriele Ferzetti (Draco) was also dubbed, but I believe he did it over himself after some practice. I saw him in an episode of "I Spy" that was made about two years before OHMSS and his voice sounded the same.

I liked the fact that added the "guns make me nervous" line during the raid on Piz Gloria after Bond shoots a guard. Nice touch.