From Russia With Love

PG

Released Apr 8, 1963

1h 58m

Action

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97%

Tomatometer

64 Reviews

84%

Audience Score

50,000+ Ratings

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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Critics Consensus

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

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

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Richard Roud

Guardian

A highly immoral film in every imaginable way but it sure is fun...

Sep 29, 2021

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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

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Sarah Cortinaz

InSession Film

The Cold War story is utterly fun even if the action is on the cheesy side.

Apr 23, 2024

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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

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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

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Otto S

Defenedly the best Bond movie ever.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Lucas C

One of my favourite Bond films top 5, yes. 9/10.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/01/24

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Amir A

Dull Boring Story Saved By Some Cool Action Sequences But I've Come to Realise That James Bond Is A Horrible Person

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/01/24

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KB B

I think this was my favorite Sean Connery Bond film. It had plenty of action with decent acting and a few good ones liners. It's definitely worth the watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/31/24

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Adi 1

Despite having a slow start, From Russia with love presents an impressive plot, locations, action, bond girl and villain.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/22/24

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alan g

Second best Bond movie after Goldfinger. Good acting. Believable plot. Beautiful Bond girl. A must see.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/10/24

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Terence Young

Director

Sean Connery

James Bond

Daniela Bianchi

Tatiana Romanov

Robert Shaw

Donald 'Red' Grant

Lotte Lenya

Rosa Klebb

Pedro Armendáriz

Kerim Bey (as Pedro Armendariz)

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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: Eon Productions Ltd., Danjaq Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 8, 1963, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 58m

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