FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

Year: 1963
UK: Park Circus
Cast: Sean Connery, Pedro Armendariz, Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw, Bernard Lee, Daniela Bianchi, Eunice Gayson, Walter Gotell, Francis de Wolff, George Pastell, Nadja Regin, Lois Maxwell, Aliza Gur, Martine Beswick
Director: Terence Young
Country: UK
UK: 115 mins
UK Certificate: PG contains moderate violence and mild sex references
UK Release Date: 24 April 2009 (Re-release)
UK Distributor
BFI

Synopsis

Albert R 'Cubby' Broccoli considered this as one of the best Fleming stories. Bond (Sean Connery) squares off the evil SPECTRE organisation in a race to seize the Soviet Lektor decoding machine, thrusting him into a thrilling boat chase, a brutal helicopter attack and a deadly brawl aboard the Orient Express.

Connery once again excelled and was well supported by a great cast including Robert Shaw, wonderfully menacing as a brutal killer; and Lotte Lenya as the Russian agent with the famous poison-tipped knife device in her shoe.

The film also features many distinctive Bond motifs for the first time and its huge success firmly established the 007 films as a cultural phenomenon.

Presented in a fully restored, digital cinema version, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE is re-released in celebration of the centenary of producer Albert R 'Cubby' Broccoli.