Im Geheimdienst Ihrer Majestät

Sir Sean Connery originally was meant to appear in this film but opted to drop out due to the Studio Refusing to pay his $1,250,000 fee as a result Connery would be replaced by George Lazenby. however Connery was able to renegotiate with the studio and return in the next Bond film (1971)

Bond's Aston Martin's tires screech repeatedly on the loose sand of the beach. And during the later car chase, tires screech almost all the time when cornering on snow and ice.

During the opening credits, images are shown of Bond girls and villains. (This is the first Bond movie since Goldfinger to feature previous movies' footage in its credits.) Specifics are as follows. *First Set. *Honey Ryder from James Bond 007 jagt Dr. No (1962), standing on the beach. *Dr. No from the same, in front of his underground aquarium. *Tatiana Romanova from Liebesgrüße aus Moskau (1963), messing around with her hair. *Pussy Galore from Goldfinger (1964), in the barn scene. *Second Set. *The title character from Goldfinger. *Assorted Bond girls from Goldfinger and Feuerball (1965). *The "Flaming Car Crash" scene from Thunderball. *Third set. *Emilio Largo, the main villain from Thunderball. *Aki, Kissy Suzuki, and a swordsman from Man lebt nur zweimal (1967). *Blofeld's volcano lair exploding from the end of the same. Note the strategic absence of Blofeld from You Only Live Twice, due to the change of Blofeld actors.

In the French theatrical version the song "Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown?" by Nina was sung by Isabelle Aubret under the title "Savez-vous ce qu'il faut au sapin de Noel?" (Do You Know what a Christmas tree needs?).

Edited into Der Pass des Todes (1979)