From Russia with Love (1963) starring Sean Connery as 007

By: Anders Frejdh

Published:
2004-09-06

One sheet poster for From Russia with Love (1963)

Swedish poster for From Russia with Love (1963)

Using the British Secret Service as its dupe, SPECTRE plans to steal the Lektor decoding machine and sell it back to its Russian owners, with the added refinement of the death of Double-O-Seven.

The trailer for From Russia with Love starring Sean Connery as Ian Fleming's 007:

Premiere:

1963-10-10

Swedish title:

Agent 007 ser rött

Original title:

From Russia with Love

Director:

Terence Young

Second unit director:

N/A

Screenwriter(s):

Richard Maibaum

Year:

1963

Release dates:

31 March 1964 (Sweden)
10 October 1963 (UK)
8 April 1964 (USA)

Plot outline:

Using the British Secret Service as its dupe, SPECTRE plans to steal the Lektor decoding machine and sell it back to its Russian owners, with the added refinement of the death of Double-O-Seven.

Awards:

N/A

MPAA:

Runtime:

116 minutes

Promotional partners:

N/A

Filming locations:

Italy (Venice), Scotland, Turkey (Istanbul), Wales (Snowdonia), and Pinewood Studios (England)

Film company:

United Artists (UA)

Production budget:

2 Million USD

Sweden Box-office:

N/A

UK Box-office:

N/A

US Box-office:

25 Million USD accoding to Box Office Mojo

Worldwide Box-office:

79 Million USD (Source: The Numbers)

Actors:

Aliza Gur as Vida
Bernard Lee as M
Daniela Bianchi as Tatiana Romanova
Desmond Llewelyn as Boothroyd
Eunice Gayson as Sylvia
Francis De Wolff as Vavra
Fred Haggerty as Krilencu
George Pastell as Train Conductor
Hasan Ceylan as Foreign Agent
Jan Williams as Masseuse
Leila (Lisa Guiraut) as Gypsy Dancer
Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny
Lotte Lenya as Rosa Klebb
Martine Beswicke as Zora
Nadja Regin as Kerim's girl
Neville Jason as Kerim's Chauffeur
Nushet Atear as Tempo
Pedro Armendáriz as Kerim Bey
Peter Bayliss as Benz
Peter Brayham as Rhoda
Peter Madden as McAdams
Robert Shaw as Red Grant
Sean Connery as James Bond
Vladek Sheybal as Kronsteen
Walter Gotell as Morzeny

From Russia with Love UK quad poster

Producers:

Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman (producers)
Stanley Sopel (associate producer)

Music:

John Barry (film soundtrack composer)
Monty Norman (composer of the James Bond theme)
Matt Munro (singer of the title song)

Cintematograper:

Ted Moore (Director of Photography)

Film editor:

Peter Hunt

Casting:

Weston Drury Jr

Production desginer:

Syd Cain (Art Director)

Sound designer(s):

Norman Wanstall (dubbing editor)

Costume desginer(s):

Jocelyn Rickards

Stills photographer:

Ray Hearne

Title designer(s):

Robert Brownjohn

Second unit director:

David Anderson (1st Assistant Director)
Terry Churcher (2nd Assistant Director)
Kit Lambert (2nd Assistant Director)

Stunt team:

Arthur Howell
Bill Cummings
Bob Anderson
Bob Simmons (train fight double for Sean Connery)
Cliff Duggins
Cyril Sweetman (helicopter pilot)
Dinny Powell
Eddie Powell
Fred Haggerty
Gerry Crampton
Jack Cooper (train fight double for Robert Shaw)
Jack Sholomir (car stunts)
Jimmy Lodge
Joe Dunne
John Crewdson (helicopter pilot)
Ken Buckle
Leslie Crawford
Max Faulkner
Nosher Powell
Peter Brace
Peter Diamond
Peter Perkins (Stunt Work Arranger/train fight double for Sean Connery)
Richard Graydon
Rocky Taylor
Terry Plummer
Terry Richards
Tex Fuller

Special effects:

John Stears

Visual effects:

N/A

Distributor in Sweden:

United Artists AB

More information:

>50th Anniversary of the film in 2013

>Buy FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) on Blu-Ray

>Buy the soundtrack from FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE on CD

>Buy the Swedish poster for FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

Tags:

#from_russia_with_love

#sean_connery_james_bond_films

#terence_young

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From Russia with Love (1963) starring Sean Connery as 007

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