There was once a maths teacher I knew who wasn’t very tall. Whenever the class started acting up, she would stomp her foot like an upset kid. We nicknamed her Miss "Klebb"! I doubt she ever actually had a hidden spike in her shoe, but honestly, it wouldn't have been that surprising. Lotte Lenya is definitely among the most dangerous adversaries James Bond has encountered throughout these films. Robert Shaw – who I th…

This film represents an early entry in the Bond series, and feels more like a traditional spy story than some of the later, more extravagant installments featuring 007. It functions well as a spy movie overall. The familiar elements that define the character begin to emerge, including attractive women—two of whom are involved in a brief but memorable confrontation. There are appealing locations and landscapes, alo…

This one’s fantastic—I have to admit it. It seems like just about everyone feels the same way. If there's any debate among devoted James Bond viewers, it probably centers on whether *From Russia With Love* or *Goldfinger* is the superior film. My preference definitely leans toward *From Russia With Love*, because it succeeds as a tense spy story, as a classic Bond adventure, as an intense drama, and as an exc…

_**SPECTRE agents, Istanbul, Gypsies, beautiful women and the Orient Express**_ Sean Connery portrays Agent 007 on a questionable assignment in Istanbul, where he’s tasked with obtaining a Lektor cryptography device from the Soviets through their consulate. He encounters Daniela Bianchi as a young Russian woman, who is then enlisted by SPECTRE agent Klebb (Lotte Lenya) to assist in an assassination plot alongside …

There's a saying in England: Where there's smoke, there's fire! From Russia With Love is directed by Terence Young and adapted to screenplay by Richard Maibaum & Johanna Harwood from Ian Fleming’s novel of the same name. The film features Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw, and Pedro Armendáriz. John Barry composed the music, and Ted Moore was in charge of cinematography. James Bond's secon…