From Russia With Love (1963)

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley take a deep dive into the making of 1963's 'From Russia With Love', starring Sean Connery as 007.

The episode explores:

How the producers of 'Dr. No' cooked up the first ever 007 sequel, and how the success of the first film impacted it.

How the script was developed, who the key crew who worked on it were, and the introduction of Desmond Llewelyn as Q.

How Sean Connery's renegotiated his salary, and finally charmed Ian Fleming.

The tragic story of Pedro Armendáriz, the actor who played Kerim Bey.

Stories from the production including how the film's iconic train sequence was made, and its lasting legacy.

The titles, posters, song, music, premieres, release, box office and enduring legacy of the 1963 Bond film.

Stick around to the end to find out where we rank 'From Russia With Love' against the other films we've covered so far.

James Bond will return... in next week's James Bond's A-Z Podcast.

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