On Her Majesty's Secret Serviceis a 1969spy filmand the sixth in theJames Bondseriesproduced byEon Productions. It is based on the1963 novelbyIan Fleming. FollowingSean Connery's decision to retire from the role afterYou Only Live Twice, Eon Productions selected an unknown actor and model,George Lazenby, to play the part ofJames Bond. During the making of the film, Lazenby announced that he would play the role of Bond only once. In the film, Bond facesBlofeld(Telly Savalas), who is planning to hold the world ransom by the threat of sterilising the world's food supply through a group of brainwashed "angels of death". Along the way Bond meets, falls in love with, and eventually marriesContessa Teresa di Vicenzo(Diana Rigg). It is the onlyBondfilm to have been directed byPeter R. Hunt, who had served as afilm editorandsecond unit directoron previous films in the series. Hunt, along with producersAlbert R. BroccoliandHarry Saltzman, decided to produce a more realistic film that would fo...