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Six-disc set includes: Dr. No (1962)The enduring film series featuring Ian Fleming's suave British secret agent kicks off with this exciting spy thriller. Travelling to a small Jamaican port in search of a missing colleague, James Bond (Sean Connery) encounters the diabolical Dr. No (Joseph Wiseman)-a scientist out to sabotage the U.S. space program-and the first "Bond Bombshell," the bikini-clad Honey Rider (Ursula Andress). With Jack Lord, Bernard Lee. 110 min. C/Rtg: PG From Russia With Love (1963)Sean Connery's personal favorite of his Bond films is a globe-hopping thriller that finds 007 squaring off against Soviet spies and SPECTRE agents as he undertakes a mission to get his hands on a valuable decoding device called a Lektor. Robert Shaw as SPECTRE assassin Red Grant, Lotte Lenya as blade-booted Rosa Klebb, and a brutal fight aboard the Orient Express are among the highlights. Daniela Bianchi also stars. 111 min. C/Rtg: PG Goldfinger (1964)Often hailed as the quintessential Bond film, this action-packed outing finds 007 (Sean Connery) trying to foil a plot by the nefarious Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) to contaminate the gold in Fort Knox, making his own stash even more valuable. Honor Blackman co-stars as the beautiful Pussy Galore, and Harold Sakata is Goldfinger's deadly, hat-throwing henchman, Oddjob. With Shirley Eaton, Tania Mallet. The John Barry score includes the title tune, performed by Shirley Bassey. 110 min. C/Rtg: PG Thunderball (1965)It's James Bond (Sean Connery) versus SPECTRE when evil agent Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi) holds the world hostage with a pair of stolen nuclear warheads, threatening to destroy a major city in either the US or the UK if his demands aren't met. Bond heads off to the Bahamas where his mission to stop Largo culminates in a thrilling underwater adventure. Claudine Anger, Luciana Paluzzi, Rik Van Nutter also star. 125 min. C/Rtg: PG You Only Live Twice (1967)Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond. Agent 007, played by Sean Connery, is off to the Orient. His mission: smash the evil SPECTRE organization, headed by Blofeld (Donald Pleasence), who plots to incite the world's major powers into war against each other. With Mie Hama, Tetsuro Tamba; scripted by children's author Roald Dahl. 117 min. C/Rtg: PG Diamonds Are Forever (1971)Sean Connery intended to make this, his sixth appearance as James Bond, his last in this 007th big-screen adventure of Ian Fleming's suave superspy. Here, Bond is on the Case, Tiffany Case (Jill St. John)-as he sets out for Las Vegas to revenge himself on criminal mastermind Blofeld (Charles Gray) and fold up his diamond-powered extortion scheme. With Lana Wood, Bernard Lee. 120 min. C/Rtg: PG