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Events on Friday 17 December 1971 2
1971David Bowie releases Hunky DoryLife on Mars?With Changes and Life on Mars?.
1971Diamonds Are Forever — Sean ConneryConnery returns for a final official Eon appearance, lured back for a then-record salary of $1.25 million. Bond pursues a diamond-smuggling operation and faces Blofeld in Las Vegas. The film is campy and entertaining but marks the end of the definitive era of Bond. Budget: $7.2 million. Box office: $116 million.