Poll: M!
Which portrayal of M, the head of Secret Intelligence Service in the Bond franchise, do you consider the most effective in her/his job? Discuss which managerial style you think works best here at this online IMDb global affairs conference here! While you're here, help us write a performance review on Q, Bond's Quartermaster at his respective poll over here
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"Goldfinger" Bernard Lee 1964 UA **I.V.
Bernard Lee from Goldfinger (1964), etc.... -
David Niven in Casino Royale (1967)
I liked David Niven's managerial style during his relatively short stint as M at the end of Casino Royale (1967).* *Bond—played by David Niven—becomes the new M[58] and proceeds to order that all MI6 agents, male and female, be renamed "James Bond 007" in order to confuse the enemy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_(James_Bond)#David_Niven:_1967 -
Charles Boyer and John Huston in Casino Royale (1967)
John Huston was after all a film director. He had the most leadership experience, so his era as M during Casino Royale (1967) would be my choice to lead such an intelligence agency. -
Geraldine Chaplin and Edward Fox in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Edward Fox's contemptuous M during the unsanctioned controversy that was Never Say Never Again (1983) -
Robert Brown in The Living Daylights (1987)
Robert Brown's M from The Living Daylights (1987), etc.... -
Judi Dench in Skyfall (2012)
Judi Dench's M from Skyfall (2012), etc.... -
Ralph Fiennes in Skyfall (2012)
I'll give Ralph Fiennes' Garith Mallory a chance to work his brand of bureaucratic magic after he took the position during Skyfall (2012) as he takes the mantle in Spectre and possibly beyond.