Actor Daniel Craig’s stunning crane jump in the opening scenes of the 2006 film Casino Royale has been voted the best James Bond stunt of all time, in the poll of over 1,400 RadioTimes.com fans.
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Here is the result
1. Jumping from crane to crane – Casino Royale
2. Ski chase and parachute jump – The Spy Who Loved Me
3. The car barrel roll – The Man with the Golden Gun
4. Speedboat leap – Live and Let Die
5. Thames Speedboat chase – The World is Not Enough
6. Aston Martin ejector seat – Goldfinger
7. Dive off the Verzasca Dam – GoldenEye
8. Ski chase – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
9. Jumping over crocodiles – Live and Let Die
10. Motorbike jump over a helicopter – Tomorrow Never Dies
11. Aston Martin crash and roll – Casino Royale
12. Jumping from a plane without a parachute – Moonraker
13. Parachute jump from the Eiffel Tower – A View to a Kill
14. Remote-control driving the BMW – Tomorrow Never Dies
15. The jet-pack escape – Thunderball
16. Little Nellie gyrocopter sequence – You Only Live Twice
17. Micro jet flown through the aircraft hanger – Octopussy
18. Car on two wheels – Diamonds are Forever
19. Lorry chase – Licence to Kill
20. Barefoot water-skiing – Licence to Kill
[ Casino Royale crane jump voted best 007 stunt ]
The fourth rated stunt, the speed boat jump, was performed by a seminary classmate of mine, Jerry Comeaux. This is a shout out to Jerry!