| Octopussy | |
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 Theatrical release poster by Dan Goozee and Renato Casaro | |
| Directed by | John Glen |
| Screenplay by | |
| Based on | James Bond by Ian Fleming |
| Produced by | Albert R. Broccoli |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Peter Davies Henry Richardson |
| Music by | John Barry |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | MGM/UA Entertainment Co. (U.S.) United International Pictures (International) |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom[1] United States[2] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $27.5 million |
| Box office | $187.5 million |
Octopussy is a 1983 spy film and the thirteenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sixth to star Roger Moore as the MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by John Glen and the screenplay was written by George MacDonald Fraser, Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson.
The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights, although the film's plot is mostly original. It does, however, contain a scene adapted from the Fleming short story "The Property of a Lady" (included in 1967 and later editions of Octopussy and The Living Daylights). The events of the short story "Octopussy" form part of the title character's background and are recounted by her in the film.
In Octopussy, Bond is assigned the task of following a megalomaniacal Soviet general (Steven Berkoff) who is stealing jewellery and art objects from the Kremlin art repository. This leads Bond to a wealthy exiled Afghan prince, Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan), and his associate, Octopussy (Maud Adams), and the discovery of a plot to force disarmament in Western Europe with the use of a nuclear weapon.
Octopussy was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and executive produced by Michael G. Wilson; it was released four months before the non-Eon Bond film Never Say Never Again. The film earned $187.5 million against its $27.5 million budget and received mixed reviews. Praise was directed towards the action sequences and locations, with the plot and humour being targeted for criticism; Adams's portrayal of the titular character also drew polarised responses.
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