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Aug 2, 2013 · “From Russia with Love” deals with the defection of a beautiful Russian embassy employee in Istanbul who seeks political asylum in the U.K. in exchange for a Lektor decoding machine, an intriguing-sounding Maguffin that, as such, is of no further consequence.
From Russia's tale of double agents and political plotting twists and turns in a way that Dr. No's A-to-B plot did not. The wonderfully complex narrative offers a slew of compelling characters. The villains are cold and calculated.
From Russia With Love is the fifth book in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. Written in the height of the Cold War, it pits Russia versus the west in a race to achieve the best in stealth technology.
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From Russia with Love is the second instalment of the long-running James Bond series from Eon Productions. Released in 1963 and starring Sean Conneryin his second appearance as 007, the film was a critical and commercial success, and is often regarded as one of the best Bond films. This classic spy thriller from director Terence Young and producers...
The head of criminal organization SPECTRE, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (No.1) sets its sights on James Bond, seeking revenge for the death of their agent, Dr No. They aim to lure Bond into a trap, SPECTRE’s chief planner Czech chess grandmaster Kronsteen (No.5), who devises a plan to have Bond try to steal the Lektor cryptography device from the Soviet Un...
Sean Connery’s portrayal of James Bond in his second outing is widely regarded as one of the best Bond movies of all time. Connery’s quick wit and suave demeanour are on full display, cementing his place as one of the most iconic James Bonds. However, the film’s portrayal of women may not sit well with modern audiences. Bond sleeps with 4 Bond girl...
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is the head of SPECTRE and over the years becomes Bond’s most regular antagonist. From Russia with Loveis the first we ever get to see him, or at least parts of him. Blofeld was portrayed by Anthony Dawson, who was also in the Dr. No castas Professor Dent, although the British actor isn’t credited for the role. Instead at the end credits there’s a question mark for Blofeld, probably to add to the intrigue of this mysterious charcater. Blofeld isn’t a prominent figure in F...
Rosa Klebb
Played by Lotte Lenya, Rosa Klebbis one of the the main antagonists in From Russia with Love. She’s the former Head of Operations for SMERSH, but defected to join SPECTRE. Ernst Stavro Blofeld referred to her as ‘No. 3,’ making her the third highest-ranking member of SPECTRE. Klebb is tasked with selecting the girl and the henchman to kill Bond, and choosing Donald ‘Red’ Grant for the mission. Klebb gives Tatiana her orders and is a constant, threatening menace who scares Tatiana. Klebb recor...
Donald ‘Red’ Grant
Donald ‘Red’ Grant is an imposing henchman hired by Rosa Klebb with the task of killing James Bond. Portrayed by actor Robert Shaw, Grant is a formidable opponent, and it looks like Bond is killed by him at the beginning of the film. However, Grant is undergoing a training session that Spectre has organized to train henchmen up to kill Bond, and the figure he kills at the start is only a waxwork of Bond. Grant is a dangerous criminal who was once locked up in Dartmoor Prison for life, but esc...
Tatiana Romanova
Tatiana Romanova, affectionately known as ‘Tania’ to her friends, is a Soviet cypher clerk who plays a role in a plot to take revenge on James Bond. She was portrayed by Italian actress Daniela Bianchi and had her voice dubbed by Barbara Jefford. Tatiana works at the Soviet Embassy in Istanbul, Turkey. He’s tasked with luring Bond to Istanbul and when she meets him, she’s immediately taken by his charm. Her commanding officer, Rosa Klebb, manipulates Tatiana into believing she’s on an importa...
Sylvia Trench
Sylvia Trench meets Bond again after first meeting him before he was sent to Jamaica to investigate Dr. Julius No. It’s six months later now, and they’re picnicking topless in a punt by the river. As a punter sails by, he calls out to his companion about the thrill of punting and Bond wittily refers to their intimate moments in the boat, saying to Trench, ‘I completely agree,’ to which Trench responds, ‘I might even give up golf for it,’ alluding to the last time they met in his apartment. Tr...
Vida and Zora
Vida (Aliza Gur) and Zora (Martine Beswick) are both in love with the chief’s son and fight to the death to become his wife. During the intense struggle, Zora is overpowered and pinned to a table. Just as Vida is about to strike Zora with a wine bottle, Bulgarian gangsters invades the camp, saving Zora from death. After the attack, the gypsy camp chief Vavra is so appreciative of Bond for saving his life, he tells Bond he is now his son and tells him he can have anything. Bond asks Vavra to p...
Kronsteen’s Death for Failure
This scene is high in tension as the members of SPECTRE gather to discuss the failure of their plan. The mastermind behind the plan, Kronsteen, is present, as is Rosa Klebb, a high-ranking member of SPECTRE who was responsible for executing the plan. It appears like Blofeld is blaming Klebb for the failure and the camera zooms in on her as Blofeld presses the button to allow his personal henchman Morenzy to come in. Blofeld lectures them both on SPECTRE’s inability to accept failure, and More...
Rosa Klebb Attacks Bond with Dagger Shoe
Bond and Tatiana reach Venice and are discussing life in England once they get back, but Klebb enters the room disguised as a maid. Tatiana recognizes her, but Klebb takes out a gun and orders her out of the room with the Lektor. She then points the gun at Bond and is about to shoot him but Tatiana slams the door open, pushing Klebb over, and knocks the gun out of her hand. Bond and Klebb then fight, and she attacks him with a venom coated dagger out of her boot. Bond gets a chair and pins he...
From Russia, with Love is the fifth novel by the English author Ian Fleming to feature his fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond. Fleming wrote the story in early 1956 at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica; at the time he thought it might be his final Bond book.
Oct 2, 2010 · From Russia With Love is the second James Bond film and the first to feature the now obligatory pre-title sequence. Although the murdered man is immediately revealed to be wearing a mask of 007, the short sequence is atmospheric and full of suspense.
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From Russia with Love is a 1963 spy film and the second in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, as well as Sean Connery's second role as MI6 agent 007 James Bond.
