Bond's mission this time is to investigate the whereabouts of a Russian decoder machine, which is believed to be located in Istanbul Turkey. Among the villains out to stop him: henchman assassin Robert Shaw. In a great sequence - the two come face-to-face on the Orient Express. Another is a beautiful Russian agent (played by Italian model Daniela Bianchi). Bond has a very trustworthy Turkish associate, played by Mexican actor Pedro Armendariz. There's a cool scene where they're both in an underground tunnel spying on the Russians. They also take down some bad buys in a sequence involving a billboard poster for Call Me Bwana (starring Bob Hope and Anita Ekberg). I wondered why that poster was in the film so prominently; alas, it was produced by Eon Productions, who also did the Bond films.
I really enjoyed this movie; it's exciting and kept me guessing as to what would happen until the very end.
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| One of my favorite parts is the fantastic boat chase that comes near the end of the film. |
Trivia:
- This film was screened in the White House for President John Kennedy, who was a fan of the original novel.
- Daniela's Bianchi's voice was dubbed by another actress because her accent was too thick.