The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me is a 1977 spy film, the tenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. It is the third to star Roger Moore as the fictional secret agent James Bond. The film co-stars Barbara Bach and Curt Jürgens and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. The screenplay was by Christopher Wood and Richard Maibaum, with an uncredited rewrite by Tom Mankiewicz.
Plot
A British and a Soviet ballistic-missile submarine suddenly vanish. James BondMI6 agent 007is summoned to investigate. On the way to his briefing, Bond escapes an ambush by a squad of Soviet agents in Austria, killing one during a downhill ski chase and evading the others. The plans for a highly advanced submarine tracking system are being offered in Egypt. There, Bond encounters Major Anya Amasova – KGB agent Triple X – as a rival for the microfilm plans. They travel across Egypt together, encountering Jawsa tall assassin with razor-sharp steel teethalong the way. Bond and Amasova reluctantly join forces after a truce is agreed by their respective British and Soviet superiors. They uncover evidence linking the plans to shipping tycoon and reclusive scientist Karl Stromberg.
Cast
- Albert Moses
- Anthony Shaw
- Barbara Bach
- Bernard Lee
- Bob Sherman
- Bob Simmons
- Bryan Marshall
- Caroline Munro
- Curd Jürgens
- Cyril Shaps
- Desmond Llewelyn
- Edward de Souza
- Eva Rueber-Staier
- Garrick Hagon
- Geoffrey Keen
- George Baker
- Jeremy Bulloch
- Kevin McNally
- Lois Maxwell
- Marilyn Galsworthy
- Michael Billington
- Michael G. Wilson
- Milton Reid
- Nadim Sawalha
- Nicholas Campbell
- Olga Bisera
- Richard Kiel
- Robert Brown
- Roger Moore
- Shane Rimmer
- Sydney Tafler
- Valerie Leon
- Vernon Dobtcheff
- Walter Gotell
More details
author | Christopher Wood Richard Maibaum |
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contentLocation | Beirut Costa Smeralda Egypt Italy London Soviet Union |
director | Lewis Gilbert |
editor | John Glen |
genre | action thriller |
keywords | a global nuclear war advanced american submarine austria ballistic missile submarine bathyscaphe begin brief british capture car crash control room escape pod float helicopter chase jaw kgb kill lotus esprit marine biologist mi6 microfilm new york city nuclear missile nuclear war oceanography q branch royal navy sardinia ship soviet soviet navy ssn summon tiger shark world war iii |
musicBy | Marvin Hamlisch |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Production Design |
producer | Albert R. Broccoli |
productionCompany | Eon Productions |
publisher | United Artists |
recordedAt | Egypt Gayer-Anderson Museum Japan Pinewood Studios Switzerland The Bahamas |
theme | sequel spy submarine |