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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 Agente 007 - Una cascata di diamanti (1971) (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 Agente 007 - Licenza di uccidere (1962), standing on the beach. *Dr. No from the same, in front of his underground aquarium. *Tatiana Romanova from A 007, dalla Russia con amore (1963), messing around with her hair. *Pussy Galore from Agente 007 - Missione Goldfinger (1964), in the barn scene. *Second Set. *The title character from Goldfinger. *Assorted Bond girls from Goldfinger and Agente 007 - Thunderball: operazione tuono (1965). *The "Flaming Car Crash" scene from Thunderball. *Third set. *Emilio Largo, the main villain from Thunderball. *Aki, Kissy Suzuki, and a swordsman from Agente 007 - Si vive solo due volte (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 Casablanca passage (1979)