Editing SPECTRE (section)

===Films===
[[File:DrNoSPECTRE.JPG|thumb|right|[[Julius No|Dr. No]] with his aquarium in the background.]]
In the EON Productions's James Bond series, which began in 1962 with ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'', SPECTRE plays a more prominent role. The organisation is mentioned as being affiliated with [[Julius No|Dr. Julius No]], although the main organisation in the movie is No's personal army. In the novel, Dr. No worked for the USSR. In the films, SPECTRE usually replaced SMERSH as the main villain, although there is a brief reference to SMERSH in the second EON Bond film, ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'' (1963). The film adaptation of ''From Russia with Love'' also features the first on-screen appearance of Blofeld (portrayed by [[Anthony Dawson]] and voiced by [[Eric Pohlmann]]), although he is only identified by name in the closing credits of the film and his face is not seen at all. SPECTRE also serves as the primary antagonist of the film, orchestrating a plan to humiliate and kill James Bond as revenge for the death of Dr. No.

After being absent from the third film, ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'' (1964), SPECTRE returns in the fourth film, ''Thunderball'' (1965), which closely mirrors the events of the novel, and subsequently is featured in the following films. During the events of the fifth film, ''You Only Live Twice'' (1967), they attempt to incite a war between the United States and Soviet Union. In film number six, ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' (1969), Blofeld ([[Telly Savalas]]) develops a [[biological warfare]] program and plans to demand clemency and recognition of a claimed title of nobility. SPECTRE's final appearance is in the seventh film, ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' (1971), where they attempt to forcibly disarm the Cold War powers. SPECTRE was dismantled for good after ''Diamonds Are Forever''. Following ''Diamonds Are Forever'', SPECTRE and Blofeld were retired from the EON Films series, except for a cameo by a character implied to be Blofeld ([[John Hollis]]) in ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'' (1981) in which said character is killed. Partly owing to a copyright dispute between rival Bond producers [[Albert R. Broccoli]] and [[Kevin McClory]], the character is never referred to by name and is credited as "Wheelchair Villain", though the closed captions for the film later refer to him as Blofeld.