From Russia with Love
1963 | 115 min | Action, Thriller, Adventure
Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (97%) and it made about 39 times its budget, though it had little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing Tatiana to lure Bond into helping them. Bond willingly travels to meet Tatiana in Istanbul, where he must rely on his wits to escape with his life in a series of deadly encounters with the enemy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 83 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.1/10 from 4K viewers
- AwardsWeak
No major awards or nominations on record
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$79 million worldwide on a $2 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
Measured from current popularity
Where to watch in US
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Cast & crew
Directed by Terence Young
- Sean ConneryJames Bond
- Daniela BianchiTatiana 'Tanja' Romanova
- Pedro ArmendárizAli Kerim Bey
- Robert ShawDonald 'Red' Grant
- Lotte LenyaRosa Klebb
- Bernard LeeM
- Lois MaxwellMiss Moneypenny
- Eunice GaysonSylvia Trench
- Walter GotellMorzeny
- Francis de WolffVavra