{"id":187808,"date":"2023-10-10T07:05:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T07:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=187808"},"modified":"2023-10-10T07:05:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T07:05:54","slug":"how-from-russia-with-love-was-first-james-bond-to-have-pre-title-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/how-from-russia-with-love-was-first-james-bond-to-have-pre-title-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"How From Russia with Love was first James Bond to have pre-title scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How James Bond &#8216;died&#8217;: On the 60th anniversary of From Russia With Love, how Sean Connery&#8217;s second outing as 007 paved the way for the franchise with a shock death, deadly gadgets&#8230;and a VERY racy sex scene<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The film premiered on October 10, 1963, and immediately proved a huge hit<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Little more than two weeks after its release on this day in 1963, From Russia With Love was being described as the &#8216;biggest crowd puller since films talked&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Connery&#8217;s second outing as Ian Fleming&#8217;s suave super spy James Bond proved so popular with viewers that there were queues outside cinemas.<\/p>\n<p>And perhaps part of the draw was the fact that the new film was the first Bond production to feature a pre-title sequence &#8211; an element that is now a mainstay of the franchise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those opening minutes shocked viewers into believing Bond had been garroted by\u00a0 villain Grant, before a life-like mask was pulled off the corpse&#8217;s face, revealing another man entirely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The film was released the year after Connery had made his debut in Dr. No, which received a more mixed reception than its successor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/01\/76343849-12610909-Little_more_than_two_weeks_after_its_release_on_this_day_in_1963-a-33_1696898689611.jpg\" height=\"823\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Little more than two weeks after its release on this day in 1963, From Russia With Love was being described as the &#8216;biggest crowd puller since films talked&#8217;. Above Sean Connery as James Bond in the 1963 film<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/01\/76343905-12610909-The_Daily_Mail_s_original_review-a-30_1696898689610.jpg\" height=\"1022\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Mail&#8217;s original review<\/p>\n<p>Terence Young returned as director and second time around he blew the critics away with a plot that saw Bond head to Istanbul amidst the Cold War.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, secretive organisation SPECTRE &#8211; which haunts Bond in successive films &#8211; was looking to kill Bond as part of a revenge plot after his vanquishing of Dr No.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From Russia With Love also delighted viewers with the truly fascinating gadgets that Bond was given by MI6 tech chief Q, played by Desmond Llewelyn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They included what Q described in the film as a &#8216;nasty little Christmas\u00a0present&#8217; of a briefcase which concealed a folding rifle, throwing knife, gold sovereigns and a tear gas cartridge.<\/p>\n<p>Also there was a car phone that to today&#8217;s audiences would seem primitive but back then was hugely exciting.<\/p>\n<p>Llewelyn would go on to portray Q for a further 16 Bond films before he died in a car crash in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s main antagonist was Colonel Rosa Klebb, a Russian soldier and member of\u00a0 SPECTRE.<\/p>\n<p>The villain, who was portrayed by Austrian actress Lotte Lenya, gave viewers one of the most memorable scenes in the series when she was seen testing Grant&#8217;s endurance by hammering his stomach with her steel knuckles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She also boasted a venom-spiked shoe which she used to great effect.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Grant &#8211; who was played by Robert Shaw &#8211; was Spectre&#8217;s fearsome assassin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His clash with Bond at the end From Russia With Love is considered by critics to be one of the best in the franchise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Bond&#8217;s interactions with women in the film certainly fall foul of acceptable modern behaviour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/01\/76343845-12610909-Sean_Connery_s_second_outing_as_Ian_Fleming_s_suave_super_spy_Ja-a-28_1696898689608.jpg\" height=\"353\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sean Connery&#8217;s second outing as Ian Fleming&#8217;s suave super spy James Bond proved so popular with viewers that there were queues outside cinemas. Above: The moment in the film&#8217;s opening sequence when Bond appears to die<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/01\/76343839-12610909-The_film_s_main_antagonist_was_Colonel_Rosa_Klebb_a_Russian_sold-a-32_1696898689611.jpg\" height=\"534\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s main antagonist was Colonel Rosa Klebb, a Russian soldier and member of SPECTRE. Above: Lotte Lenya as Klebb with Robert Shaw as Grant, the huge assassin<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/01\/76343841-12610909-Connery_is_seen_kissing_leading_lady_Tatiana_Romanova_who_was_po-a-31_1696898689610.jpg\" height=\"451\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Connery is seen kissing leading lady\u00a0Tatiana Romanova, who was portrayed by Daniele BIanchi<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/01\/76330475-12610909-A_poster_advertising_Froms_Russia_With_Love_which_was_Sean_Conne-a-26_1696898689343.jpg\" height=\"988\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A poster advertising Froms Russia With Love, which was Sean Connery&#8217;s second outing as James Bond<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/06\/76330457-12610909-Another_poster_luring_viewers_to_go_and_see_From_Russia_With_Lov-a-3_1696917131937.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Another poster luring viewers to go and see From Russia With Love<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/01\/76330473-12610909-Connery_is_seen_as_Bond_with_Lois_Maxwell_as_Miss_Moneypenny_in_-a-35_1696898689994.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Connery is seen as Bond with Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny in From Russia WithLove<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/01\/76344041-12610909-From_Russia_With_Love_also_delighted_viewers_with_the_truly_fasc-a-36_1696898690523.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>From Russia With Love also delighted viewers with the truly fascinating gadgets that Bond was given by MI6 tech chief Q, played by Desmond Llewelyn. They included what Q described in the film as a &#8216;nasty little Christmas present&#8217; of a briefcase which concealed a folding rifle, throwing knife, gold sovereigns and a tear gas cartridge<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/01\/76330467-12610909-Bond_meets_villain_Grant_who_is_portrayed_by_Robert_Shaw_The_pai-a-38_1696898690921.jpg\" height=\"488\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bond meets villain Grant, who is portrayed by Robert Shaw. The pair go on to have a showdown at the end of the film<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/01\/76330471-12610909-Daniela_Bianchi_as_Tatiana_Romanova_in_From_Russia_With_Love-a-37_1696898690920.jpg\" height=\"846\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Daniela Bianchi as\u00a0Tatiana Romanova in From Russia With Love<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/01\/76330477-12610909-Lotte_Lenya_s_Rosa_Klebb_also_boasted_a_venom_spiked_shoe_which_-a-27_1696898689603.jpg\" height=\"790\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lotte Lenya&#8217;s Rosa Klebb also boasted a venom-spiked shoe which she used to great effect<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/01\/76330425-12610909-Lois_Maxwell_portrayed_Miss_Moneypenny_in_the_first_14_James_Bon-a-29_1696898689609.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lois Maxwell portrayed Miss Moneypenny in the first 14 James Bond films produced by Eon. She passed away in 2007 aged 80<\/p>\n<p>He was seen selecting the more &#8216;gifted&#8217; of two women to sleep with and also slapped leading lady Tatiana Romanova, who was portrayed by Daniele BIanchi.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his glowing review of the film for the Daily Mail, Cecil Wilson wrote: &#8216;If you thought\u00a0Sean Connery reached the limit of invincibility in the first James Bond film, just see what he gets up to in the second, and you will realise that the man had hardly started.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In the process of stealing a magic decoding machine from the Russian Embassy in Istanbul this laconic blend of Tarzan and Superman in Savile-row dress, Bulldog Drummond, Raffles and the Scarlet Pimpernel lives more lives than any cat ever knew.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;Terence Young directs this orgy or strip cartoon blood and thunder with the zest of a lounge-suited Western.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Incredible twaddle it may be, but I for one find such twaddle irresistible.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Connery went on to portray Bond a further five times, with his last appearance coming in 1983&#8217;s Never Say Never Again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He is considered by many fans to have been the best Bond of all-time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Younger viewers favour the likes of Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan, whilst others prefer Sir Roger Moore, who also portrayed Bond seven times.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12610909\/How-James-Bond-died-60th-anniversary-Russia-Love-Sean-Connerys-second-outing-007-paved-way-franchise-shock-death-deadly-gadgets-racy-sex-scene.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How James Bond &#8216;died&#8217;: On the 60th anniversary of From Russia With Love, how Sean Connery&#8217;s second outing as 007<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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