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ROGER MOORE once laid bare a traumatic experience he endured that made him hate guns, despite his career as secret agent James Bond forcing him into using ...

A Reuters report also revealed how Moore would later be disgusted by the level of violence in A View To A Kill, adding "that wasn't Bond". World War Two adventure Escape to Athena, originally released in 1979, airs today from 3pm on BBC Two, with Moore heading up an electric cast including Telly Savalas and David Niven. The 1979 film follows the story of prisoners of war who are working on an archaeological dig, who plan to attempt to save 10 islanders in Greece, threatened with death. While discussing how he struggled to shake off the Bond tag following his retirement from the role, Moore confessed he "didn't regret" his time in the franchise. Moore also once noted how on the set for 1974's Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, he was encouraged by director Guy Hamilton to be more violent in the role. in cinematic history". The English actor noted that the main reason for his phobia came from his time carrying out National Service, and during his commentary for his final Bond film A View To A Kill, Moore went further.