From Russia With Love

:For the video game see From Russia With Love (video game)

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From Russia With Love, published in 1957, is the fifth James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming. It is the second James Bond series film, and the second starring Sean Connery as James Bond, British Secret Service agent 007. The cinematic From Russia With Love was released in 1963, produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and directed by Terence Young.

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1957 - James Bond - Ian Fleming - Sean Connery - 1963 - Albert R. Broccoli - Harry Saltzman - Terence Young

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From Russia With Love is considered both the best James Bond novel, and the best of the James Bond film series by many fans and critics, and by actor Sean Connery (although even critical opinion varies greatly). The novel is credited with launching the James Bond craze, and leading to the film series. Its biggest boost came four years after From Russia With Love was published from an article in Life magazine on March 17, 1961 in which U.S. President John F. Kennedy included it in a list of his favorite books; the James Bond novel was the only work of fiction in the list of ten.

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Life magazine - March 17 - 1961 - U.S. President - John F. Kennedy

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Though the film's low-key tone contrasts with the outlandishness of Goldfinger, the quality of the screenplay?and the performances of the actors (hero, Connery, and villain, Robert Shaw) ? make it an outstanding 007 film, more than four decades after its premiere. In 2004, Total Film magazine named it the ninth-greatest British film of all time.

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Goldfinger - Robert Shaw - 2004 - Total Film - Magazine

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The title of the book sometimes is printed with a comma, as From Russia, With Love, depending upon the publisher. It is more commonly printed without the punctuation.

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