Octopussy (1983)

A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death leads James Bond to uncovering an international jewel smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on NATO forces.

Director:

John Glen

Writers:

George MacDonald Fraser (screen story and screenplay), Richard Maibaum (screen story and screenplay),

Stars:

Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roger Moore	...	James Bond
Maud Adams	...	Octopussy
Louis Jourdan	...	Kamal Khan
Kristina Wayborn	...	Magda
Kabir Bedi	...	Gobinda
Steven Berkoff	...	Gen. Orlov
David Meyer	...	Twin One
Tony Meyer	...	Twin Two (as Anthony Meyer)
Desmond Llewelyn	...	Q
Robert Brown	...	M
Lois Maxwell	...	Miss Moneypenny
Michaela Clavell	...	Penelope Smallbone
Walter Gotell	...	Gogol
Vijay Amritraj	...	Vijay
Albert Moses	...	Sadruddin

Storyline

James Bond's next mission sends him to the circus. A British agent was murdered and found holding onto a priceless Faberge egg. Kamal Kahn buys the egg at an auction, but Bond becomes suspicious when Kahn meets up with Russian General, Orlov. Bond soon finds out that Kahn's and Orlov's plan is to blow a nuclear device in an American Air Force Base. Bond teams up with a circus group, which are headed by the beautiful Octopussy, who is also close friend of Kahn. Will Bond be quick enough, before World War III begins?

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Plot Keywords:

egg | agent | british | circus | bomb | 

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Taglines:

Nobody does him better.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

MGM [us]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Russian German Spanish

Release Date:

10 June 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

007 - Operação Tentáculo

Filming Locations:

Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Box Office

Budget:

$27,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$67,900,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

United Artists, Eon Productions, Danjaq

Technical Specs

Runtime:

131 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Dolby (35 mm prints) (as Dolby Stereo)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bond's pre-titles tetrytol explosives have a use-by date of 10th March 1983.

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Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goof: The train of the "Octopussy Circus" has a steam engine which was considered to be an anachronism as the film takes place in 1983. In fact, due to the rising oil prices in the 1970s the railroad company of the German Democratic Republic started re-using steam engine trains in their regular traffic. The last steam engine got out of order in 1988.

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Quotes

[first lines]
James Bond: You didn't tell me there was going to be this much security.
Bianca: They moved the flight up to this afternoon.
James Bond: Well, we're going to have to go ahead as planned anyway.
[Bianca hands an ID badge with the name 'Luis Toro' to Bond]
James Bond: Toro. Sounds like a load of bull.

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Crazy Credits

JAMES BOND WILL RETURN IN "FROM A VIEW TO A KILL" - this is the second time in the series that the title of the next Bond film is not given as it will eventually appear (the FROM being dropped from Fleming's original title). See also The Spy Who Loved Me.

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Connections

Referenced in Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Dramatic Drumming"
(uncredited)
Music by M. Kansara
De Wolfe Music Ltd

User Reviews

James Bond at his very best!!

As a Bond fan for more than 20 years, I must admit I love all Bond films. But OCTOPUSSY is the best of all them all; it's also my favorite movie. Roger Moore is in top form, John Glen's direction is excellent, the plot is complex and rich, and John Barry's music is wonderful. Moreover, Louis Jourdan is a beautiful baddie, Maud Adams is one of the most interesting leading ladies, and Steven Berkoff is amazingly frightening. The cinematography is very impressive, as is the production design by Peter Lamont.

What more can I say? OCTOPUSSY is skillfully made and astonishingly thrilling from its breathtaking precredits sequence to the very end. Nobody does it better!!