The Spy Who Loved Me

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The Spy Who Loved Me
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PG,2hrs 5min
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July 13, 1977
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United Artists
Synopsis: Though not Ian Fleming's most famous James Bond novel, 1962's The Spy Who Loved Me was distinguished by the unique device of telling the story from the heroine's point of view; in fact, Bond doesn't make an appearance until the book is two-thirds over. This would hardly work in the film world's Bond franchise, so the original austere plotline of the novel was eschewed altogether in favor of a labyrinthine story involving outer-space extortion. The leading lady, a "hard-luck kid" in the original, ... Full Synopsis
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Roger Moore's third appearance as James Bond is not only one of his best entries in the series, but also one of the best Bond films overall. Ironically, the script jettisons the Ian Fleming source novel altogether, but still delivers large-scale action and spy intrigue in the classic Bond style and wisely avoids the campy humor that diluted the effectiveness of Live and Let Die and The Man With the ... Full Review
Featured Cast
James Bond
Maj. Anya Amasova
Stromberg
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Barbara Bach as Anya Amasova in "The Spy Who Loved Me": Anya pledges to take revenge on Bond for...
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