After the death of Dr. No and the destruction of Crab Key, SPECTRE is back with a vengeance against OO7. They are planning to eliminate Bond by setting him up with a beautiful Russian girl who wants to defect to the West. She has been told to offer a Russian decoding device, known as the Lector, to the British. M, the head of the secret service, knows its a trap but agrees to send OO7 to Istanbul and recover the Lector and offer asylum to the girl, Tatiana Romanova. The Cold War soon is heating up in and out of Bond's bedroom as he dodges one death trap after another and escapes murder on the Orient Express.

Given the track records of sequels in Hollywood, one would think the second James Bond adventure would pale in comparison with Dr. No. This is not the case with From Russia with Love. EON Productions captured the flavor and style from Fleming's best book and gave us probably the third best Bond movie ever made (Goldfinger ranks first followed by OHMSS). There are many memorable scenes thoughout this film. The gypsy camp, St. Sophia, the assassination of Krilencu, the fight between Bond and Grant on the Orient Express are classic scenes in the Bond series. The performances are all top notch as well. Pedro Armendariz, Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw and Vladek Sheybal all give memorable performances that make this the best cast of the Bond series.

Most Memorable Dialogue:

Donovan "Red" Grant, the hired killer from SPECTRE, prepares to shoot OO7 in one of the train cabins on board the Orient Express.

Grant: "The first bullet won't kill you, nor the second. Not even the third. Not until you crawl over here and kiss my foot."

Dr. Shatterhand's Scale from 1 to 10

"9"

CAST

Sean Connery . . . . . . . . . . James Bond OO7

Daniela Bianchi . . . . . . . . . . Tatiana Romanova

Pedro Armendariz . . . . . . . . . . Kerim Bey

Lotte Lenya . . . . . . . . . . Rosa Klebb

Robert Shaw . . . . . . . . . . Red Grant

Anthony Dawson . . . . . . . . . . Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Eunice Gayson . . . . . . . . . . Sylvia Trench

Bernard Lee . . . . . . . . . . M

Lois Maxwell . . . . . . . . . . Miss Moneypenny

Desmond Llewelyn . . . . . . . . . . Q

Vladek Sheybal . . . . . . . . . . Kronsteen

Walter Gotell . . . . . . . . . . Morzeny

Francis De Wolff . . . . . . . . . . Vavra

George Pastell . . . . . . . . . . Train Conductor

Fred Haggerty . . . . . . . . . . Krilencu

Peter Bayliss . . . . . . . . . . Benz

Nadja Regin . . . . . . . . . . Kerim's Girl

Aliza Gur . . . . . . . . . . Vida

Martine Beswick . . . . . . . . . . Zora

Peter Madden . . . . . . . . . . McAdams