From Russia with Love
The world's masters of murder pull out all the stops to destroy Agent 007!
1963 • 115 min • Action · Thriller · Adventure
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 100 Reviewers · 8 · 75%
- 71 Audience · 3438 · 25%
James Bond
- Violence & peril
- 5/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 4/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 4/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Some intense fight scenes and chases
- Characters are murdered
- Alcohol and smoking are present
- Some suggestive encounters
What it models well
- Courage under pressure
- Resourcefulness
- Loyalty
Talk about it after
- Spy craft and gadgets
- International settings and cultures
- Dealing with deception
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Top billed cast
Director: Terence Young • Crew: Richard Maibaum
Trailers & clips
From Russia With Love (1963) Official Trailer - Sean Connery James Bond Movie HD
ABC Friday Movie bumper From Russia With Love 1980
James Bond 007: From Russia With Love - Trailer
ABC Movie Special opening 1984
Reviewer notes
RecommendedThis one, while not as extravagant as some of the later Bond films, holds up surprisingly well as a solid sequel. You can tell the franchise was still finding its footing and polishing its signature style, but there’s a certain charm in that early simplicity. The pacing was steady throughout, never dragging or overstaying its welcome, which made it an enjoyable watch from start to finish.…
RecommendedFun second entry of the Bond franchise. Think this was my second or third viewing and still entertaining. **3.75/5**
RecommendedFrom Russia with Love has always been a favourite of mine since I first seen it 2 years ago and since then I have gained more love for it and enjoy it more each time.
RecommendedWe used to have a maths teacher at school who was small in stature. When the class got a little unruly, she used to stamp her foot on the floor like a petulant child. We called her Miss "Klebb"! I don't think that she ever had a poisonous spike that protruded from her shoe, but I wouldn't have been surprised. In that role, Lotte Lenya is up there in the league of deadly protagonists faced by 007 in this franchise.…
RecommendedThis is an early Bond movie, and more of a spy movie than the later hay day of 007. It's a pretty good spy movie. We do begin to see a lot of what makes 007 with the hot women, the two hottest being minor characters in a catfight scene. We see some nice locales, nice scenery, and we have some interesting gadgets on both sides.…
RecommendedI love this one... surprise, surprise, surprise. Everyone loves this one. I think if there were a true point of contest amongst die hard Bond fans it is From Russia With Love v Goldfinger for the best Bond film. Clearly I'm in the From Russia With Love camp, because it works as a serious spy thriller, it works as a Bond movie, it works as a dramatic thriller and it works as an action movie.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers_**SPECTRE agents, Istanbul, Gypsies, beautiful women and the Orient Express**_ Agent 007 (Sean Connery) is sent on a dubious mission at Istanbul to possibly acquire a Lektor cryptography device from the Soviets via their consulate.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThere's a saying in England: Where there's smoke, there's fire! From Russia With Love is directed by Terence Young and adapted to screenplay by Richard Maibaum & Johanna Harwood from the Ian Fleming novel of the same name. It stars Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw & Pedro Armendáriz. Music is by John Barry and cinematography by Ted Moore.…
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