From Russia with Love (film)

From Russia with Love
The upper centre of the poster reads "Meet James Bond, secret agent 007. His new incredible women ... His new incredible enemies ... His new incredible adventures ..." To the right is Bond holding a gun, to the left a montage of women, fights, and an explosion. On the bottom of the poster are the credits.
British theatrical release poster
by Renato Fratini and Eric Pulford
Directed byTerence Young
Screenplay byRichard Maibaum
Adaptation by
Based onFrom Russia, with Love
by Ian Fleming
Produced byHarry Saltzman
Albert R. Broccoli
Starring
CinematographyTed Moore
Edited byPeter R. Hunt
Music byJohn Barry
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • 10 October 1963 (1963-10-10) (London, premiere)
  • 11 October 1963 (1963-10-11) (United Kingdom)
  • 27 May 1964 (1964-05-27) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom[1]
United States[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million
Box office$79 million

From Russia with Love is a 1963 spy film and the second in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, as well as Sean Connery's second role as MI6 agent 007 James Bond.

The picture was directed by Terence Young, produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and written by Richard Maibaum and Johanna Harwood, based on Ian Fleming's 1957 novel From Russia, with Love. In the film, Bond is sent to assist in the defection of Soviet consulate clerk Tatiana Romanova in Turkey, where SPECTRE plans to avenge Bond's killing of Dr. No. The film followed Dr. No (1962) and was followed by Goldfinger (1964).

Following the success of Dr. No, United Artists greenlit a sequel and doubled the budget available for the producers. In addition to filming on location in Turkey, the action scenes were shot at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, and in Scotland. Production ran over budget and schedule, and was rushed to finish by its scheduled October 1963 release date.

From Russia with Love was a critical and commercial success. It took in more than $78 million in worldwide box-office receipts, far more than its $2 million budget and more than its predecessor Dr. No, thereby becoming a blockbuster in 1960s cinema. The film is considered one of the best entries in the series. In 2004, Total Film magazine named it the ninth-greatest British film of all time; it was the only Bond film to appear on the list. It was also the first film in the series to win a BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography.

  1. ^ "From Russia with Love". Lumiere. European Audiovisual Observatory. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. ^ From Russia with Love, AFI Catalog American Film Institute. Retrieved April 14, 2022.