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From Russia with Love
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303651460
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6303651461
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: English (Original Language), AnalogRussian (Original Language), AnalogTurkish (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: October 17, 2000
Running Time: 118 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: May 27, 1964
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Editorial Review:
Directed with consummate skill by Terence Young, the second James Bond spy thriller is considered by many fans to be the best of them all. Certainly Sean Connery was never better as the dashing Agent 007, whose latest mission takes him to Istanbul to retrieve a top-secret Russian decoding machine. His efforts are thwarted when he gets romantically distracted by a sexy Russian double agent (Daniela Bianchi), and is tracked by a lovely assassin (Lotte Lenya) with switchblade shoes, and by a crazed killer (Robert Shaw), who clashes with Bond during the film's dazzling climax aboard the Orient Express. From Russia with Love is classic James Bond, before the gadgets, pyrotechnics, and Roger Moore steered the movies away from the more realistic tone of the books by Ian Fleming. --Jeff Shannon
Directed with consummate skill by Terence Young, the second James Bond spy thriller is considered by many fans to be the best of them all. Certainly Sean Connery was never better as the dashing Agent 007, whose latest mission takes him to Istanbul to retrieve a top-secret Russian decoding machine. His efforts are thwarted when he gets romantically distracted by a sexy Russian double agent (Daniela Bianchi), and is tracked by a lovely assassin (Lotte Lenya) with switchblade shoes, and by a crazed killer (Robert Shaw), who clashes with Bond during the film's dazzling climax aboard the Orient Express. From Russia with Love is classic James Bond, before the gadgets, pyrotechnics, and Roger Moore steered the movies away from the more realistic tone of the books by Ian Fleming. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Villain #1: "[My plan] was perfect!!" Villain #2: "Except for one thing. They were dealing with Bond!!!"
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It's difficult to believe that this movie is 45 years old (counting from the year of this review)!!!
(Sir) Sean Connery made six EON (or "official") movies with him starring as James Bond. They were: (1) Dr. No (1962) (2) From Russia with Love (1963) (3) Goldfinger (1964) (4) Thunderball (1965) (5) You Only Live Twice (1967) and (6) Diamonds are Forever (1971).
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Rating: - More great Bond action!
The fight scene on the train is one of the best action sequences ever filmed for a Bond film or any other in its time. Sean Connery is at his rugged best. I can remember how shocked I was at the beginning of this film when I first saw it in the theaters .... shocked that a SPECTRE agent had so easily vanquished my idol, the great James Bond. Of course, this deceitful illusion is soon clarified and we get to see Mr. Connery at his swashbuckling best! Great film from start to finish!
Rating:  - Good Early Bond
"From Russia With Love" plays more like an old fashioned spy thriller without a great deal of the high tech glitz and over-the-top plots found in later Bond offerings. Overall, an entertaining movie.
Rating: - Bond at his best
There was no better Bond than Sean Connery, especially when compared to Roger Moore or Timothy Dalton and Lazenby. This was the second in the series and had not acquired the really high tech explosions and cast of thousands, which often distracted in the later films.
Rating: - Connery's Favorite 007 Film
Bonds come and go, but "From Russia With Love" (1963) is a screen classic in its own right. The second 007 adventure makes the most of its increased budget with expansive locales (Turkey, Italy and even Scotland), ruthless villains (memorably portrayed by Robert Shaw and Lotte Lenya) and Sean Connery in terrific form. Terence Young directs this Ian Fleming adaptation with a firm hand. "From Russia With Love" remains Connery's favorite Bond film . . . and it's easy to see why.
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