From Russia with Love (film)

From Russia with Love
British theatrical release poster by Renato Fratini and Eric Pulford
Directed by	Terence Young
Screenplay by	Richard Maibaum
Adaptation by	Johanna Harwood
Based on	From Russia, with Love by Ian Fleming
Produced by	Harry Saltzman Albert R. Broccoli
Starring	Sean Connery Pedro Armendáriz Lotte Lenya Robert Shaw Bernard Lee Daniela Bianchi
Cinematography	Ted Moore
Edited by	Peter R. Hunt
Music by	John Barry
Production company	Eon Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	10 October 1963 (1963-10-10) (London, premiere) 11 October 1963 (1963-10-11) (United Kingdom) 27 May 1964 (1964-05-27) (United States)
Running time	115 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom[1] United States[2]
Language	English
Budget	$2 million
Box office	$79 million

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.

The picture was directed by Terence Young, produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and written by Richard Maibaum and Johanna Harwood, based on Ian Fleming's 1957 novel From Russia, with Love. In the film, Bond is sent to assist in the defection of Soviet consulate clerk Tatiana Romanova in Turkey, where SPECTRE plans to avenge Bond's killing of Dr. No. The film followed Dr. No (1962) and was followed by Goldfinger (1964).

Following the success of Dr. No, United Artists greenlit a sequel and doubled the budget available for the producers. In addition to filming on location in Turkey, the action scenes were shot at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, and in Scotland. Production ran over budget and schedule, and was rushed to finish by its scheduled October 1963 release date.

From Russia with Love was a critical and commercial success. It took in more than $78 million in worldwide box-office receipts, far more than its $2 million budget and more than its predecessor Dr. No, thereby becoming a blockbuster in 1960s cinema. The film is considered one of the best entries in the series. In 2004, Total Film magazine named it the ninth-greatest British film of all time; it was the only Bond film to appear on the list. It was also the first film in the series to win a BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography.