 Ilse Steppat (qv)s only ever English language role was as Irma  Bunt in this movie. She was not able to enjoy her new success. She  died of a heart attack less than a week after the release of this  film. The character of Irma Bunt was intended for a time to return  in the next James Bond movie, _Diamonds Are Forever (1971)_ (qv).  But because of her passing, the character did not return.