From Russia with Love (1963): Sean Connery as James Bond 007 (Robert Shaw, Daniela Bianchi)
Following the huge success of the first "James Bond" film, Dr. No (1962), United Artists approved the production of a second film and doubled the budget. President John F. Kennedy had recently listed Ian Fleming's 1957 Bond novel, "From Russia with Love", amongst his favorite books, so the film makers decided to go with that adaptation because of the existing public interest. Ironically, From Russia with Love (1963) would be the last film President Kennedy ever saw, with it being privately screened at the White House on November 20, 1963. From Russia with Love is a masterpiece, with great performances by Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Daniela Bianchi and Lotte Lenya. The film is often considered to be the best of the Bond films, and is cited as their favorite film by Sean Connery as well as the current James Bond, Daniel Craig.
SPECTRE's Number One is determined to exact revenge on Agent 007 James Bond for the killing of Dr. No...
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He charges Number Three, Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya) with the mission, which involves recruiting assassin Red Grant (Robert Shaw)...
Robert Shaw: From Russia with Love. James Bond, 007
and luring James Bond (Sean Connery) to Istanbul...
Sean Connery: From Russia with Love. James Bond, 007
where he meets both unsavory characters and lovely Gypsies...
Sean Connery: From Russia with Love. James Bond, 007
as well as an unwitting pawn, defector Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi), whose sex-appeal is just what Bond needs...
Sean Connery and Daniela Bianchi: From Russia with Love. James Bond, 007
Daniela Bianchi: From Russia with Love. James Bond, 007
as the conspiracy deepens...
Sean Connery: From Russia with Love. James Bond, 007
and the tension grows to it's dramatic climax on the Orient Express...
Robert Shaw: From Russia with Love. James Bond, 007
Sean Connery and Robert Shaw: From Russia with Love. James Bond, 007
Can James Bond save the day once again...
Daniela Bianchi and Sean Connery: From Russia with Love. James Bond, 007
Daniela Bianchi: From Russia with Love. James Bond, 007
