From Russia with Love
Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing Tatiana to lure Bond into helping them. Bond willingly travels to meet Tatiana in Istanbul, where he must rely on his wits to escape with his life in a series of deadly encounters with the enemy.
Trailer
Director
Terence Young
Writer
Johanna Harwood, Richard Maibaum, Ian Fleming
Studio
EON Productions
Release
1963-10-10
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
Action, Thriller, Adventure
Cast & Characters
James Bond
Sean Connery
Tatiana 'Tanja' Romanova
Daniela Bianchi
Ali Kerim Bey
Pedro Armendáriz
Donald 'Red' Grant
Robert Shaw
Rosa Klebb
Lotte Lenya
M
Bernard Lee
Miss Moneypenny
Lois Maxwell
Sylvia Trench
Eunice Gayson
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Critical Assessment
From Russia With Love holds 7.3/10 on IMDb (160K votes), 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 84% audience score.
Critics and audiences are broadly aligned on this one.
Ratings as of August 3, 2026
AI Verdict
AI-generatedFrom Russia With Love's 7.3 IMDb average and 97% Rotten Tomatoes score place it solidly mid-pack in the 60-plus-year Bond franchise.
Fan & Critic Buzz
Viewers appreciate the movie's balance of espionage and romantic elements, with some considering it one of the best Bond films. Die-hard fans may prefer it over Goldfinger. The film is praised for its character development, especially the villainous Miss Klebb.
Reviews
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 the Ian Fleming novel of the same name. It stars Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Lotte Lenya, Robe…
John Chard · 8/10_**SPECTRE agents, Istanbul, Gypsies, beautiful women and the Orient Express**_ Agent 007 (Sean Connery) is sent on a dubious mission at Istanbul to possibly acquire a Lektor cryptography device from the Soviets via their consulate. Bond meets a naïve Russian beauty (Daniela Bian…
Wuchak · 6/10I love this one... surprise, surprise, surprise. Everyone loves this one. I think if there were a true point of contest amongst die hard Bond fans it is From Russia With Love v Goldfinger for the best Bond film. Clearly I'm in the From Russia With Love camp, because it works as a…
GenerationofSwine · 10/10This is an early Bond movie, and more of a spy movie than the later hay day of 007. It's a pretty good spy movie. We do begin to see a lot of what makes 007 with the hot women, the two hottest being minor characters in a catfight scene. We see some nice locales, nice scenery, and…
drystyx · 6/10We used to have a maths teacher at school who was small in stature. When the class got a little unruly, she used to stamp her foot on the floor like a petulant child. We called her Miss "Klebb"! I don't think that she ever had a poisonous spike that protruded from her shoe, but I…
CinemaSerf · 7/10From Russia with Love has always been a favourite of mine since I first seen it 2 years ago and since then I have gained more love for it and enjoy it more each time.
tmdb93836550 · 9/10Fun second entry of the Bond franchise. Think this was my second or third viewing and still entertaining. **3.75/5**
JPV852 · 8/10This one, while not as extravagant as some of the later Bond films, holds up surprisingly well as a solid sequel. You can tell the franchise was still finding its footing and polishing its signature style, but there’s a certain charm in that early simplicity. The pacing was stead…
