Review of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) by William Y — 15 Nov 2008

An... interesting film in the franchise that tries several new things but does not quite succeed at any of them.

This review of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) was written by William Y on 15 Nov 2008.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service has generally received positive reviews.

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