From Russia with Love (1963) - The world's masters of murder pull out all the stops to destroy Agent 007!

From Russia with Love

The world's masters of murder pull out all the stops to destroy Agent 007!
( Action / Adventure / Thriller )

MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 115 min

Country of Origin: United Kingdom / United Kingdom

Premiere Date:
Oct 10, 1963 [UK]

Director:	Terence Young [Director]

Writer:	Richard Maibaum [Screenplay]

Producers:	Albert R Broccoli [Producer] Harry Saltzman [Producer]

Cinematography:	Ted Moore [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Peter R Hunt [Editor]

Music Composed by	John Barry [Original Music Composer]

Costume Design:	Jocelyn Rickards [Costume Design]

Casting by	Weston Drury Jr [Casting]

Production Companys:	EON Productions (GB) United Artists (US)

Plot Summary:

Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing Tatiana to lure Bond into helping them. Bond willingly travels to meet Tatiana in Istanbul, where he must rely on his wits to escape with his life in a series of deadly encounters with the enemy.

Cast:

Sean Connery James Bond Daniela Bianchi Tatiana 'Tanja' Romanova Pedro Armendriz Ali Kerim Bey Robert Shaw Donald 'Red' Grant Lotte Lenya Rosa Klebb Bernard Lee M Lois Maxwell Miss Moneypenny Eunice Gayson Sylvia Trench Walter Gotell Morzeny Francis De Wolff Vavra George Pastell Train Conductor Nadja Regin Kerim's Mistress Aliza Gur Vida		Martine Beswick Zora Vladek Sheybal Kronsteen Anthony Dawson Ernst Stavros Blofeld Lisa Guiraut Belly Dancer Hasan Ceylan Bulgarian Agent Fred Haggerty Krilencu Neville Jason Kerim's Chauffeur Peter Bayliss Benz Nusret Ataer Mehmet Peter Brayham Rhoda Desmond Llewelyn Boothroyd - 'Q' Jan Williams Masseuse Peter Madden McAdams

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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

"The Canals", Venice, Veneto, Italy [Ending]

Argyll, Scotland, UK [finale helicopter and boat chase scenes]

Bosphorus Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey [James Bond cross-examines Tatiana Romanova about the Lektor Decoding Device]

Bosphorus River, Istanbul, Turkey [James Bond cross-examines Tatiana Romanova about the Lektor Decoding Device]

Bridge Of Sighs, Venice, Veneto, Italy [ending]

Crinan, Argyll, Scotland, UK [finale helicopter and boat chase scenes]

England, UK

Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy [ending]

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey [St Sophia or Aya Sofia Mosque - Bond obtains blueprints for the Russian consulate]

Istanbul, Turkey

Italy

Loch Craignish, Argyll, Scotland, UK [near Crinan - finale boat chase scenes]

Lochgoilhead, Argyll, Scotland, UK [finale helicopter chase scenes]

London, England, UK

Lunga House, Lunga, Argyll, Scotland, UK [pier for finale boat chase scenes]

Lunga, Argyll, Scotland, UK [pier for finale boat chase scenes]

Madrid, Spain [inserts/pick-up shots of rats]

Manor House, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK [SPECTRE headquarters]

Pendik, Turkey [village sequence]

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK [studio]

Scotland, UK [finale helicopter and boat chase scenes]

Sirkeci Train Station, Istanbul, Turkey [Orient Express]

Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, UK

Turkey

Venice, Veneto, Italy [ending]

Tech Info:

Budget:: $2,000,000
Revenue:: $78,900,000
Color Info:: Color (Technicolor)
Laboratory:: Technicolor

Aspect Ratio:: 1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Spherical
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm
Shooting Dates:: 01 Apr 1963 - Aug 1963

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