As the first-ever Bond, Sean Connery, who passed away three years ago, defined who the character was: a secret agent, meaning the good guy, but with a license to kill, implying working outside the box. In his physical presence, Connery perfected this persona: manly, confident, quiet, with clear elements of ferocity and surprise. From his six-time playing James Bond, we chose the best and wittiest one, Goldfinger.
Connery tried to escape these Bond characteristics and prove he could present more complex characters, and at times he succeeded in his mission. In Uri Klein's obituary for Connery, he emphasized that when the great Alfred Hitchcock cast Connery at the height of his Bond fame for the lead in Marnie, Hitchcock recognized within the young star the traits he was looking for - perversion and ferocity.
These characteristics will become evident throughout Connery's career and, at his best, will cultivate into enthralling characters that tread between good and evil, between lightness and darkness.
This tribute hopes to showcase Connery's most outstanding works and characters.
