Seraffimo Spang
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Serrafimo Spang is a fictional character
in Ian Fleming
's 1957 James Bond novel
Diamonds Are Forever
. He does not appear in the 1971 film adaptation
, which substantially revises the novel's plot and makes Ernst Stavro Blofeld
the chief villain.
are the primary antagonists of the story, in which they run a crime organization called the Spangled Mob
, which is involved in diamond smuggling. Serrafimo operates out of Las Vegas
, where the Spangled Mob owns a casino. His criminal activities made him extremely wealthy, and he used some of the proceeds to purchase two ghost towns outside of Las Vegas and a locomotive to run between them.
While James Bond
is posing as a diamond smuggler in order to infiltrate the Spangled Mob, his cover is blown and he is captured by Spang's men. Spang orders his chief enforcers, Wint and Kidd, to beat Bond to death, but he escapes with the help of Tiffany Case
.
Bond chases Serrafimo on the train and he shoots him in the leg before escaping on a mine cart with Tiffany. Serrafimo's train then derails, due to his now shot leg.
Fictional character
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in Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming was a British author, journalist and Naval Intelligence Officer.Fleming is best known for creating the fictional British spy James Bond and for a series of twelve novels and nine short stories about the character, one of the biggest-selling series of fictional books of...
's 1957 James Bond novel
James Bond (novels)
From 1953 to the present day , dozens of novels and a number of short stories have been published chronicling the adventures of a British secret agent James Bond, often referred to by his code name, 007...
Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever (novel)
Diamonds Are Forever is the fourth of Ian Fleming's James Bond series of novels. It was first published by Jonathan Cape in the UK on 26 March 1956 and the first print run of 12,500 copies sold out quickly...
. He does not appear in the 1971 film adaptation
Diamonds Are Forever (film)
Diamonds Are Forever is the seventh spy film in the Eon Productions James Bond series, and the sixth and final Eon Productions film to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film is based on Ian Fleming's 1956 novel of the same name, and is the second of four James Bond films...
, which substantially revises the novel's plot and makes Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a fictional character and a supervillain from the James Bond series of novels and films, who was created by Ian Fleming and Kevin McClory. An evil genius with aspirations of world domination, he is the archenemy of the British Secret Service agent James Bond and is arguably...
the chief villain.
Fictional character biography
Spang and his brother JackJack Spang
Jack Spang is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's 1957 James Bond novel Diamonds Are Forever. He does not appear in the 1971 film adaptation of the novel, which substantially revises the plot and makes Ernst Stavro Blofeld the chief villain....
are the primary antagonists of the story, in which they run a crime organization called the Spangled Mob
The Spangled Mob
The Spangled Mob is a fictional crime organisation from the James Bond novel series by Ian Fleming.-Creation and Organisation:The Spangled Mob was created by Jack and Seraffimo Spang also known as the Spang brothers. Its enforcers were Albert Wint and Charles Kidd.-Novels:The Spangled Mob's first...
, which is involved in diamond smuggling. Serrafimo operates out of Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
, where the Spangled Mob owns a casino. His criminal activities made him extremely wealthy, and he used some of the proceeds to purchase two ghost towns outside of Las Vegas and a locomotive to run between them.
While James Bond
James Bond (character)
Royal Navy Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a fictional character created by journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the main protagonist of the James Bond series of novels, films, comics and video games...
is posing as a diamond smuggler in order to infiltrate the Spangled Mob, his cover is blown and he is captured by Spang's men. Spang orders his chief enforcers, Wint and Kidd, to beat Bond to death, but he escapes with the help of Tiffany Case
Tiffany Case
Tiffany Case is a fictional character in the James Bond novel and film Diamonds Are Forever. For the 1971 film she was portrayed by Jill St. John...
.
Bond chases Serrafimo on the train and he shoots him in the leg before escaping on a mine cart with Tiffany. Serrafimo's train then derails, due to his now shot leg.