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From Russia With Love

Play trailer Poster for From Russia With Love PG Released Apr 8, 1963 1h 58m Action Adventure Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Agent 007 (Sean Connery) is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya) and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing Tatiana (Daniela Bianchi) 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.
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The second James Bond film, From Russia with Love is a razor-sharp, briskly-paced Cold War thriller that features several electrifying action scenes.

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) It unfolds like a profoundly “old-fashioned” spy story, with a conspicuous Cold War milieu, a Soviet cryptography device reminiscent of the Enigma machine and, best of all, an extended sequence set aboard the Orient Express. Mar 25, 2024 Full Review Richard Roud Guardian A highly immoral film in every imaginable way but it sure is fun... Sep 29, 2021 Full Review Derek Adams Time Out The film lacks the exotic, colourful flamboyance of the best of its successors. So shoot me. Rated: 3/5 Apr 24, 2009 Full Review Sarah Cortinaz InSession Film The Cold War story is utterly fun even if the action is on the cheesy side. Apr 23, 2024 Full Review Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn It is the mix of cliches, interesting stories, good action, and pure charisma that all blend together in a way that defined a genre that would never be the same after. Rated: A- Aug 28, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Sean Connery's favorite Bond movie is based on John F. Kennedy's favorite Bond book, and who are we to argue with their tastes? Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 25, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Wayne K Bond’s second outing, with double the budget and something like quadruple the villains, From Russia With Love has a similar feeling to Dr. No, in that it’s less focused on exciting action scenes and blowout gunfights and more on political intrigue, subtle spy games and colourful characters in outlandish situations. My favourite of them was Kerim Bey, a man with more sons than tailor-made suits, a friendly companion and someone I genuinely wanted to survive the journey. It can be very hard to follow where the plot is going, but that might be the point, since staying undercover and living a second life is massively confusing, so it’s giving you a taste of what it’s like to have been in a situation like this, and a time period like this. Connery was a bit shaky in the previous film, but it feels like he’s very much grown into the role. Robert Shaw makes for a great stoic antagonist, managing to be both charming and intimidating, and some of his best moments are when he’s threatening Bond while barely batting an eye. In some ways it’s on the same level as Dr. No, and in others it exceeds it. Goldfinger was next, and we all know how that turned out, but From Russia With Love is a great stepping stone on the way to making Bond the cinematic icon that he would become. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/29/25 Full Review Garry A It was a little hit or miss for me bit it's a solid installment in the series. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/22/25 Full Review Rob W Connery had such a furry chest, it practically acted as a bulletproof shield. 🦍 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/08/25 Full Review Tim S “From Russia with love” the second James Bond Movie is the direct sequel to “Dr No” and notably much higher in production value than its predecessor. Sean Connery returns as James Bond 007, the secret agent with a license to kill, being hunted down by SPECTRE after killing Dr. No in the first movie. With the introduction of Q ( Desmond Llewelyn ) and an ensemble of villains including Rosa Klebb ,( Lotte Lena ) Blofeld and Morzeny ( Walter Gotell ) , the franchise was clearly establishing itself for longevity.  With some definite influences from The Hitchcock movie “North by Northwest,” “From Russia with Love” cleverly twists and turns building tension until a rather memorable brutal fight scene with Donald ‘Red’ Grant ( Robert Shaw ) on the Orient Express.  “From Russia with Love” is dark, gritty and complex with very strong performances from all main cast and the first James Bond movie score from John Barry. After Dr. No established the character of James Bond ,  “From Russia With Love” definitely lifted the bar to create a wonderful entry into the franchise. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/06/25 Full Review AI H. Sean Connery 2nd Bond film of the series and a very 60s Cold War movie between the British Intelligence spy and Russian Kremlin authorities. Also the introduction of the infamous Spectre of James Bond mythology Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/13/25 Full Review Daniel C. M Sean Connery will never truly be replaced as Bond, and if "Dr. No" wasn't enough proof of that, look no further than this funny, thrilling and sexy adventure. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/25/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Agent 007 (Sean Connery) is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya) and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing Tatiana (Daniela Bianchi) 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.
Director
Terence Young
Producer
Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman
Screenwriter
Ian Fleming, Johanna Harwood, Richard Maibaum
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Danjaq Productions, Eon Productions Ltd.
Rating
PG
Genre
Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 8, 1963, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 58m
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