Lotus77's "From Russia With Love" Page
Released: September 23, 1963 (UK)
May 27, 1964 (US)
Length: 1 hr, 55 min.
In Revenge For The Death Of Doctor No, Spectre Devises A Plan To
Kill James Bond. The Bait: A Russian Lektor And A Young Scipher
Clerk.
The Women
Tatiana Romanova
Played By:
Daniela Bianchi
Date Of Birth: Jan 31, 1942
Place Of Birth: Rome, Italy
Daniela Bianchi Was Miss Rome 1960 And Was The First Runner Up
For Miss Universe That Same Year
Sylvia Trench
Played By:
Eunice Gayson
Eunice Gayson Was First Cast To Play Miss MoneyPenny,
But That Part Was Later Given To Lois Maxwell. The Part Of Sylvia
Trench Was Supposed To Become A Recurring Character As Well As
Moneypenny, But
Goldfinger
Director, Guy Hamilton, Felt That The Character, A London Based
Girlfriend For Bond, Was Too Restricting For The Pre-Credit
Action Sequence, So He Cut It. Sylvia Trench Also Appeared In
"Dr.No". Eunice Gayson's Daughter Later
Appeared As An Extra In "
Goldeneye".
The Ally
Kerim Bey
Played By:
Pedro Armendariz
Date Of Birth: May 9, 1912
Place Of Birth: Churubusco, Mexico
Date Of Death: June 18, 1963
Place Of Death: Los Angeles, California
Before The Filming Of "From Russia With Love", Pedro Armendariz
Developed Cancer. At First He Tried To Hide His Condition, But
It Soon Worsened And Came To The Attention Of Director Terence
Young. Armendariz Pleaded With Young To Allow Him To Finish The
Film. Young Agreed, And Armendariz Ended Up Gaving The Performance
Of His Life. Two Weeks After The Completion Of The Film, Armendariz
Commited Suicide In A Hospital Bed. Armendariz's Son, Pedro Jr.,
Appeared In The 1989 Bond Film,
"License To Kill"
As President Hector Lopez.
The Villians
Blofeld
Played By:
Anthony Dawson
Although He Wasn't Given Credit, Anthony Dawson Played The Part
Of Specter No.1 In Both "From Russia With Love" And
"Thunderball".
He Also Played The Part Of Professor Dent In
"Dr.No".
Rosa Klebb
Played By:
Lotte Lenya
Real Name: Karoline Blamauer
Date Of Birth: October 18, 1898
Place Of Birth: Vienna, Austria
Date Of Death: November 27, 1981
Place Of Death: Manhattan
Lotte Lenya Was Mostly Known For Her Dancing And Singing Than Her
Acting Before "From Russia With Love".
Was Once Nominated For An Academy Award For Best Performance In
The Movie "The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone", And Before The Bond
Movie, She Made A Mark In "Threepenny Opera".
Red Grant
Played By:
Robert Shaw
Date Of Birth: August 9, 1927
Place Of Birth: Westhoughton, Lancashire, England
Date Of Death: August 27, 1978
Place Of Death: Tourmakeady, Ireland
Robert Shaw Was A Noted Novelist And Playwrite As Well As An
Actor. He Was Nominated For An Academy Award In 1966 For His
Work In "A Man For All Seasons". He Died Of A Heart Attack In
1978.
The Vehicles And Weapons
Bently MK IV
Rosa Klebb's Shoe Dagger
CREDITS
James Bond...............................Sean Connery
Tatiana Romanova.........................Daniela Bianchi
Blofeld..................................Anthony Dawson
Rosa Klebb...............................Lotte Lenya
Red Grant................................Robert Shaw
"M"......................................Bernard Lee
Moneypenny...............................Lois Maxwell
"Q" (Major Boothroyd)....................Desmond Llewelyn
Morzeny..................................Walter Gotell
Vaura....................................Frands deWolff
Sylvia Trench............................Eunice Gayson
Benz.....................................Peter Bayliss
Krilencu.................................Fred Haggerty
Vida&Zora................................Ailiza Gur&Martine Beswick
Produced By: Harry Saltzman
Albert R. Brocoli
Screenplay By: Richard Maibaum
Adapted By: Johanna Harwood
Directed By: Terence Young
Music By: John Barry
Theme Song Written By: Lionel Bart
&Sung By: Matt Monro
Locations: London, Istambul, Yugoslavia,& Venice Italy
Gadgets, Weapons: Lektor, Piano Wire Watch, Poison Shoe Knife,
Sewer Based Periscope, "Standard Issue" Briefcase,
Tape Camera, Walther PPK.
Vehicles: Bently MK IV, The Orient Express, Spectre Helicopters,
Spectre Launches.
From Russia Bloopers
1. Before Bond First Meets Tatiana, He Turns On The Water To Take A Bath. He
Never Turns It Back Off!! Can You Say Flood?
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