Inspired by
Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest
, this helicopter versus James Bond sequence is just one of many that the 007 franchise has to offer. In the 1960s, as now, the tension built by music and clever camera angles add undeniable thrills.
Is SPECTRE based on From Russia with Love?
Writing. Ian Fleming's novel was a Cold War thriller but the producers replaced the Soviet undercover agency SMERSH with the crime syndicate SPECTRE so as to avoid controversial political overtones. The SPECTRE training grounds were inspired by the film
Spartacus
.
Where was the helicopter scene in From Russia with Love filmed?
Bond is attacked by a SPECTRE helicopter in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963). The scene was filmed in
Lochgilphead in Scotland
where shooting was hampered by bad weather.
Why did Robert Shaw limp in From Russia with Love?
Pedro Armendáriz, the actor who played the part so magnificently, was terminally ill from cancer throughout the production.
Reportedly in constant pain
(the limp is no affectation), Armendariz only worked on the film to provide financial security for his family after his imminent death.
What comes after From Russia with Love?
| First edition cover | Author Ian Fleming | Preceded by Diamonds Are Forever | Followed by Dr . No |
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Why is it called From Russia With Love?
In 1950,
a U.S. naval attaché was assassinated and thrown from the Orient Express train by a Communist Agent
. This story inspired Ian Fleming's novel “From Russia With Love”. Fleming's own experience at an INTERPOL Conference in Istanbul, Turkey provided the setting. To Paris with Love (1955) provided the title.
Who was the best James Bond?
Roger Moore
(Rotten Tomatoes James Bond average: 57.1%)
The British actor was the James Bond for audiences that came of age in the 1970s and 1980s. And, along with Sean Connery, he is the most prolific 007.
What car did James Bond never drive?
One of the most recognisable cars in film history, the original gadget-laden
Aston Martin DB5
from the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger famously vanished without trace from a private aircraft hangar in Florida in 1997, never to be seen again.
Which is better Goldfinger or From Russia with Love?
“From Russia with Love” is an extremely taut entry and it has perhaps the best story among all Bonds, but
“Goldfinger” is definitely the better all around feature
. Ironically, the latter's influence eventually brought more harm than good.
Which Bond villain has a cat?
| Ernst Stavro Blofeld | James Bond character | Donald Pleasence as Blofeld in You Only Live Twice (1967) | First appearance Thunderball (1961) | Created by Ian Fleming |
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How much did Robert Shaw get paid for Jaws?
According to IMDB, Shaw earned
about $500,000
for his role in Jaws, however, all that money was given off to the government to pay off his tax debts.
Who died in the making of Jaws?
A Cult Film Icon. Late
actor Roy Scheider
, who died from multiple myeloma at 75, is remembered for one of the greatest movie lines of all time from 1975 thriller Jaws.
Who is the main villain in From Russia with Love?
Colonel Rosa Klebb
is a fictional character, the main antagonist in the James Bond 1957 novel and 1963 film From Russia with Love, in which she is played by Lotte Lenya.
What does Smersh stand for?
SMERSH (a portmanteau of the
Russian Smyert Shpionam – Смерть Шпионам
– which means “Death to Spies”) is a fictional Soviet counterintelligence agency featured primarily in the early James Bond novels by Ian Fleming.
