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Encyclopedia > Emilio Largo
James Bond character
Emilio Largo
Gender Male
Role Villain
Affiliation SPECTRE
Portrayed by Adolfo Celi

Emilio Largo is a fictional character from the James Bond novel Thunderball. He also appears in the 1965 film adaptation, portrayed by Italian actor Adolfo Celi. For other uses, see Casino Royale (2006 film). ... Emilio Largo from Thunderball (DVD) This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... The shield and spear of the Roman god Mars, which is also the alchemical symbol for iron, represents the male sex. ... The James Bond novels and films are notable for their memorably despicable villains and henchmen. ... Spectre, taken from the Battle for Wesnoth computer game. ... Adolfo Celi (July 27, 1922 – February 19, 1986) was an Italian film actor and director. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... For other uses, see Casino Royale (2006 film). ... Thunderball is the ninth novel in Ian Flemings James Bond series. ... Thunderball is the fourth film in the EON Productions James Bond series, and also the fourth film to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond 007. ... Adolfo Celi (July 27, 1922 – February 19, 1986) was an Italian film actor and director. ...


Moreover, Largo is also the main villain in the 1983 unofficial James Bond movie Never Say Never Again, a remake of Thunderball. In Never Say Never Again, the character's name, however, was changed to Maximillian Largo and he was portrayed by the Austrian actor Klaus Maria Brandauer. // February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York North Americas Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance Staying Alive Octopussy Mr. ... Never Say Never Again is a James Bond film, itself a remake of the 1965 film Thunderball. ... Maximillian Largo is the reimagined fictional character from the 1983 film, Never Say Never Again, which was an unofficial remake of the 1961 James Bond novel and subsequent 1965 film adaptation, Thunderball. ... Klaus Maria Brandauer (born June 22, 1944) is an actor and director. ...


In Italian, largo means "wide."

Contents

Bio

Largo is the second-in-command of the terrorist organization SPECTRE. In the film, Largo is "No. 2" and head of extortion operations. In the novel, Largo is "No. 1"; however the number is randomly assigned as a security precaution, although Largo is the successor to Ernst Stavro Blofeld and the Supreme Commander of "Plan Omega". This article is becoming very long. ... Spectre, taken from the Battle for Wesnoth computer game. ... Extortion is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person either obtains money, property or services from another through coercion or intimidation or threatens one with physical harm unless they are paid money or property. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


Largo's two main headquarters are located in Palmyra. The first was his estate which housed a giant swimming pool filled with sharks. Bond would later be thrown into this pool, but of course escaped. The second was Largo's private yacht, the Disco Volante. The yacht was a hydrofoil craft purchased with SPECTRE funds for £200,000. The craft plays a pivotal role in the seizure and transportation of the two nuclear weapons. A general view of the site Palmyra was in the ancient times an important city of central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 120 km southwest of the Euphrates. ... This page is about a musical album. ... The Jetfoil Toppi is a ferry which connects Yakushima, Tanegashima Island and Kagoshima port in Japan. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 kilometers (11 mi) above the hypocenter. ...


To Largo, failure was a crime punishable by death. When Quist, one of Largo's henchmen, fails to kill Bond, Largo has him thrown into his pool of sharks. Largo also has little consideration even for those closest to him, going as far as to torture his own mistress, Domino, when he finds out she is betraying him.


But a man of Largo's helps Domino get free and Domino gets to do what she wanted Bond to do: kill Largo. When Largo gets the upper hand by nearly shooting Bond. Domino shoots him in the back with a spear gun. Domino, Bond, and the man who helped Domino escapes the Disco Volante while it runs aground and crashes. Dutch fishermen using tridents in the 17th century Spearfishing is a form of fishing that has been popular the whole world over for centuries. ...

 Last Words: Stop him! 

Scheme

Largo's scheme in Thunderball was, at the time, unique and ingenious. It involved the theft of two nuclear weapons from NATO at sea to which he would then use to hold the world hostage by threatening to detonate the two devices in England or the United States unless they paid the ransom of £100 million British pounds. This scheme has been used countless times since Thunderball and is even a joke in the Austin Powers series of movies. NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... For details of notes and coins, see British coinage and British banknotes. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...


The basic concept of Largo's scheme in Thunderball is held over in Never Say Never Again. Like Thunderball the scheme involved obtaining two nuclear warheads, this time stealing them directly from a United States Air Force base in the UK and holding the world hostage.


Henchmen

  • Vargas
  • Janni
  • Count Lippe
  • Fiona Volpe
  • Jacques Boiter
  • Ladislav Kutze
  • Angelo Palazzi
  • Quist

Trivia

  • Emilio Largo is parodied in all of the Austin Powers movies as a character named "Number 2". Number Two, played by Robert Wagner, also has an eyepatch and is the second in command in Dr. Evil's evil organization.
  • His scheme is also parodied in the first Austin Powers movie. Dr. Evil, after realizing most of his plans are out of date, has decided to "do what we always do, steal a nuclear bomb, and hold the world for ransom." This might also parody the fact that Largo's plan has become cliched.
  • Largo's boat, the Disco Volante, is renamed in Never Say Never Again to The Flying Saucer, a translation of the original name.
  • In the novel of Thunderball, Ian Fleming describes Largo's hair as black and makes no reference to an eyepatch.

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See also


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Emilio Largo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (493 words)
Emilio Largo is a fictional character from the 1961 novel and the 1965 James Bond movie Thunderball.
Largo is a grey-haired man in his 40s who wears an eye patch and works for the evil organization, S.P.E.C.T.R.E. In the film, Largo is "No. 2" and head of extortion operations.
Emilio Largo is parodied in all of the Austin Powers movies as a character named "Number Two".
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The characters Emilio Largo and Maximillian Largo from the James Bond novels and films.
The character "Largo" in the anime Bubblegum Crisis.
The small towns of Largo, Upper Largo and Lower Largo adjoin Largo Bay in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
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