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The Spy Who Loved Me -- James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed.
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Director:
Lewis Gilbert
Writers:
Christopher Wood (screenplay) and
Richard Maibaum (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 August 1977 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Romance | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
He's Bond. He's Back. He's 007. See more »
Plot:
James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations See more »
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Roger Moore ... James Bond

Barbara Bach ... Major Anya Amasova / Agent XXX
Curd Jürgens ... Karl Stromberg (as Curt Jurgens)

Richard Kiel ... Jaws

Caroline Munro ... Naomi
Walter Gotell ... General Anatol Gogol
Geoffrey Keen ... Sir Frederick Gray

Bernard Lee ... M
George Baker ... Captain Benson

Michael Billington ... Sergei Barsov
Olga Bisera ... Felicca

Desmond Llewelyn ... Q
Edward de Souza ... Sheikh Hosein (as Edward De Souza)

Vernon Dobtcheff ... Max Kalba
Valerie Leon ... Hotel Receptionist

Lois Maxwell ... Miss Moneypenny
Sydney Tafler ... Liparus Captain

Nadim Sawalha ... Aziz Fekkesh
Sue Vanner ... Log Cabin Girl
Eva Reuber-Staier ... Rubelvitch (as Eva Rueber-Staier)
Robert Brown ... Admiral Hargreaves
Marilyn Galsworthy ... Stromberg's Assistant
Milton Reid ... Sandor
Cyril Shaps ... Dr. Bechmann
Milo Sperber ... Prof. Markovitz

Albert Moses ... Barman
Rafiq Anwar ... Cairo Club Waiter
Felicity York ... Arab Beauty
Dawn Rodrigues ... Arab Beauty
Anika Pavel ... Arab Beauty
Jill Goodall ... Arab Beauty
Shane Rimmer ... Commander Carter
Bob Sherman ... USS Wayne Crewman
Doyle Richmond ... USS Wayne Crewman
Murray Salem ... USS Wayne Crewman
John Truscott ... USS Wayne Crewman
Peter Whitman ... USS Wayne Crewman
Ray Hassett ... USS Wayne Crewman
Vincent Marzello ... USS Wayne Crewman

Nicholas Campbell ... USS Wayne Crewman
Ray Evans ... USS Wayne Crewman
Anthony Forrest ... USS Wayne Crewman

Garrick Hagon ... USS Wayne Crewman
Ray Jewers ... USS Wayne Crewman
George Mallaby ... USS Wayne Crewman
Christopher Muncke ... USS Wayne Crewman
Anthony Pullen Shaw ... USS Wayne Crewman (as Anthony Pullen)
Robert Sheedy ... USS Wayne Crewman
Don Staiton ... USS Wayne Crewman
Eric Stine ... USS Wayne Crewman
Stephen Temperley ... USS Wayne Crewman
Dean Warwick ... USS Wayne Crewman
Bryan Marshall ... Commander Talbot
Michael Howarth ... HMS Ranger Crewman
Kim Fortune ... HMS Ranger Crewman
Barry Andrews ... HMS Ranger Crewman

Kevin McNally ... HMS Ranger Crewman
Jeremy Bulloch ... HMS Ranger Crewman
Sean Bury ... HMS Ranger Crewman
John Sarbutt ... HMS Ranger Crewman
David Auker ... HMS Ranger Crewman
Dennis Blanch ... HMS Ranger Crewman
Keith Buckley ... HMS Ranger Crewman
Jonathan Bury ... HMS Ranger Crewman
Nick Ellsworth ... HMS Ranger Crewman
Tom Gerrard ... HMS Ranger Crewman
Kazik Michalski ... HMS Ranger Crewman
Keith Morris ... HMS Ranger Crewman
John Salthouse ... HMS Ranger Crewman
George Roubicek ... Stromberg One Captain
Lenny Rabin ... Liparus Crewman
Irvin Allen ... Stromberg One Crewman
Yashaw Adem ... Stromberg One Crewman (as Yasher Adem)
Peter Ensor ... Stromberg One Crewman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Roy Alon ... Russian Sub Crewman (uncredited)
Paul Bannon ... Sub Mariner (uncredited)
Jack Cooper ... Cortina Gunman #1 (uncredited)
Jeremy Coote ... Guard in Submarine Pen (uncredited)
Brian Gwaspari ... Tanker Crewman (uncredited)
George Leech ... Cortina Gunman #2 (uncredited)
Ralph Morse ... Skier (uncredited)
Bob Simmons ... KGB Thug #2 (uncredited)
Victor Tourjansky ... Man with Bottle (uncredited)
Chris Webb ... KGB Thug #1 (uncredited)
Jeremy Wilkin ... Captain Forsyth (uncredited)

Michael G. Wilson ... Man in the Audience at the Pyramid Theatre (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lewis Gilbert 
 
Writing credits
Ian Fleming (characters) uncredited

Christopher Wood (screenplay) and
Richard Maibaum (screenplay)

Produced by
Albert R. Broccoli .... producer
William P. Cartlidge .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Marvin Hamlisch 
 
Cinematography by
Claude Renoir (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
John Glen 
 
Casting by
Weston Drury Jr.  (as Weston Drury Jnr.)
Maude Spector 
 
Production Design by
Ken Adam 
 
Art Direction by
Peter Lamont 
 
Set Decoration by
Hugh Scaife (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Paul Engelen .... makeup artist
Barbara Ritchie .... hairdresser
 
Production Management
David Middlemas .... production manager
Stefan Zürcher .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ernest Day .... second unit director
John Glen .... second unit director
Chris Kenny .... assistant director: second unit
Ariel Levy .... assistant director
Andy Armstrong .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Terence Churcher .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Michael Stevenson .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Ernest Archer .... assistant art director (as Ernie Archer)
Michael Redding .... construction manager
John Chisholm .... props (uncredited)
John Fenner .... art department (uncredited)
Brian Muir .... sculptor (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Gordon Everett .... sound recordist
Gordon K. McCallum .... dubbing mixer
Allan Sones .... dubbing editor
Graham V. Hartstone .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Nicolas Le Messurier .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
John Evans .... special effects: studio
John Gant .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Alan Maley .... special optical effects
Derek Meddings .... special visual effects
 
Stunts
Bob Simmons .... action arranger
Rick Sylvester .... stunt performer: ski jump
Stefan Zürcher .... ski stunts
Roy Alon .... stunts (uncredited)
Marc Boyle .... stunts (uncredited)
David Brandon .... stunts (uncredited)
Tim Condren .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Cooper .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Jack Cooper .... stunts (uncredited)
Gerry Crampton .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Cummings .... stunts (uncredited)
Clive Curtis .... stunts (uncredited)
Jim Dowdall .... stunts (uncredited)
John Eaves .... stunt skier (uncredited)
Eddie Eddon .... stunts (uncredited)
Dorothy Ford .... stunt double: Barbara Bach (uncredited)
Dorothy Ford .... stunts (uncredited)
Nick Gillard .... stunts (uncredited)
Martin Grace .... stunt double: Richard Kiel (uncredited)
Martin Grace .... stunt double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Martin Grace .... stunts (uncredited)
Richard Graydon .... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Haggerty .... stunts (uncredited)
Reg Harding .... stunts (uncredited)
Nick Hobbs .... stunts (uncredited)
Billy Horrigan .... stunts (uncredited)
Jazzer Jeyes .... stunts (uncredited)
George Leech .... stunt driver: Lotus Esprit (uncredited)
George Leech .... stunts (uncredited)
Ed Lincoln .... stunt skier (uncredited)
Jimmy Lodge .... stunts (uncredited)
Jake Lombard .... stunt skier (uncredited)
Terence Maidment .... stunts (uncredited)
Mark McBride .... stunts (uncredited)
Terence Plummer .... stunts (uncredited)
Dinny Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Greg Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Doug Robinson .... stunts (uncredited)
Roy Scammell .... stunts (uncredited)
Ken Shepherd .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Simmons .... stunts (uncredited)
Colin Skeaping .... stunts (uncredited)
Tony Smart .... stunts (uncredited)
Roy Street .... stunts (uncredited)
Rocky Taylor .... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Walsh .... stunt double: Bryan Marshall (uncredited)
Terry Walsh .... stunts (uncredited)
Chris Webb .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Weston .... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Weston .... stunts (uncredited)
Marc Wolff .... stunt pilot (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Willy Bogner .... ski sequence photographer
Lamar Boren .... underwater cameraman
Alec Mills .... camera operator
Robin Browne .... photographer: second unit and special effects (uncredited)
John Golding .... focus puller: second unit (uncredited)
Phillip Grosvenor .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Stanley Kubrick .... lighting advisor: tanker scenes (uncredited)
Shaun O'Dell .... assistant camera: plate unit (uncredited)
Bob Penn .... still photographer (uncredited)
Kenneth Post .... camera operator: ski sequence (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosemary Burrows .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
John Grover .... assistant editor
Alan Strachan .... assembly editor
 
Music Department
Monty Norman .... composer: James Bond theme
 
Other crew
Brian Bailey .... production accountant
Reginald A. Barkshire .... production controller
Maurice Binder .... title designer: main title
Willy Bogner .... ski sequence supervisor
Albert R. Broccoli .... presenter
René Dupont .... production coordinator: Canada (as Rene Dupont)
Frank Ernst .... location manager: Egypt
Marguerite Green .... production assistant
Vernon Harris .... script editor
Richard Kennan .... naval advisor
Golda Offenheim .... location manager: Bahamas
Ronald Paterson .... fashion consultant
June Randall .... continuity
Michael G. Wilson .... special assistant to producer (as Michael Wilson)
Saul Cooper .... publicity coordinator (uncredited)
John Crewdson .... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Guy Hamilton .... director: pre-production (uncredited)
Barbara Jefford .... speaking voice: Caroline Munro (uncredited)
Roger Osborne .... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Doris Spriggs .... assistant: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Marc Wolff .... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete


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Runtime:
125 min | Sweden:123 min (cut version)
Country:
UK
Language:
English | Italian | Arabic
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Ireland:PG | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:Atp (re-rating) | Peru:PT | Sweden:15 (uncut) (1992) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1977) | Spain:T | Sweden:15 (cut) (1977) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) (1993) (2000) (2006) | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Argentina:13 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | UK:A (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Abu Simbel Temple, Abu Simbel, EgyptSee more »
Company:
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Did You Know?

Trivia:
Ian Fleming was so disappointed with the 'Spy Who Loved Me' novel that he would not allow the publisher to print the book in paperback. It was not until Fleming's death that the book became widely available.See more »
Goofs:
Factual errors: On Major Anya Amasova's shoulder rank boards there is a star and a single red stripe in the middle. The rank board of a Soviet Army Major is supposed to have a star between two stripes running along the length of the board.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
HMS Ranger Navigator:Captain wants to keep 500 feet.
Young officer, HMS Ranger:[over PA] Maneuvering, Control. Come in shallow to 500 feet.
Young officer, HMS Ranger:[to crewman] Keep 500 feet
HMS Ranger crewman:Keep 500 feet, sir.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Making of James Bond: Editing and Composing (#1.7)" (1977)See more »
Soundtrack:
OvertureSee more »

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29 out of 47 people found the following review useful.
One of Moore's finest., 18 March 2004
Author: eamon-hennedy (eamon.hennedy@talk21.com) from Co Down, Northern Ireland

Undeniably one of the finest James Bond films to star Roger Moore, the film has plenty of excess, top notch special effects (for 1977) anyway, the humor less overt and left over for puns and one liners, and one of the first strong and independent Bond women, paving the way for future love interests like Jinx and Wai Lin. The Spy Who Loved Me scarcely puts a foot wrong. Sure the plot is far fetched to the extreme (an underwater building and a villain looking to repopulate the earth in his underwater city), but it has plenty of charm and is frequently enjoyable. Moore looks very confident in his performance as Bond, the one liners oozing effort and confidence, showing he has hit his stride in this, his third appearance as the character. His chemistry with Barbara Bach is in full swing, despite her odd Russian accent, and the two of them make for a great on screen couple.

This is a return to the values of many of the Bond films that were missing the last time around. The extravagant sets are back, the villain has plenty of henchman for Bond and the cavalry to fight and the gadgets are in full swing. Everything from a parachute with the Union Jack on it to the Lotus with just about every conceivable gadget at Bond's disposal. The emphasis on sight gags and overt comedy is gone and replaced with moments of genuine suspense, just check out Bond having to steal the detonator of a nuclear weapon, not to mention the superb theme tune Nobody Does it Better by Carly Simon.

It's an apt song for a series that found its footing and gave its lead actor his first classic Bond film.

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