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From Russia With Love


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   From Russia With Love Review
Tookey's Rating
7 /10
 
Average Rating
7.71 /10
 
Starring
Sean Connery , Robert Shaw , Lotte Lenya
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Directed by: Terence Young
Written by: Richard Malbaum, Johanna Harwood from Ian Fleming's novel

 
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Released: 1963
   
Genre: ACTION
ADVENTURE
SERIES
ROMANCE
SEQUEL
THRILLER
   
Origin: GB
   
Length: 116
 
 


 

A Russian spy (Daniela Bianchi) poses as a spy to entrap Bond (Sean Connery).

Reviewed by Chris Tookey


Which is the best Bond movie? Most critics are divided between this one and Goldfinger (though I have a soft spot for You Only Live Twice ). Istanbul and Venice are the main backdrops here, and there are two terrific villains in Robert Shaw and Lotte Lenya (pictured left and right. Connery is more self-assured than he was in Dr No.

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