The Spy Who Loved Me

Year:

1977

Duration:

125 min | Sweden:123 min (cut version)

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Lewis Gilbert

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1977-08-03

Filming Locations: Medinet Habu Temple, Thebes, Egypt

Earnings

Budget: $14,000,000

Opening Weekend: $1,347,927 (USA) (17 July 1977)

Gross: $1,539,734 (USA) (17 July 1977)

Cast

Actor

Character

Anthony Pullen Shaw

Roger Moore

James Bond

Barbara Bach

Major Anya Amasova

Curd Jürgens

Karl Stromberg

Richard Kiel

Jaws

Caroline Munro

Naomi

Walter Gotell

General Anatol Gogol

Geoffrey Keen

Sir Frederick Gray

Bernard Lee

M

George Baker

Captain Benson

Michael Billington

Sergei Barsov

Olga Bisera

Felicca

Desmond Llewelyn

Q

Edward de Souza

Sheikh Hosein

Vernon Dobtcheff

Max Kalba

Valerie Leon

Hotel Receptionist

Lois Maxwell

Miss Moneypenny

Sydney Tafler

Liparus Captain

Nadim Sawalha

Aziz Fekkesh

Sue Vanner

Log Cabin Girl

Eva Reuber-Staier

Rubelvitch

Robert Brown

Admiral Hargreaves

Marilyn Galsworthy

Stromberg's Assistant

Milton Reid

Sandor

Cyril Shaps

Dr. Bechmann

Milo Sperber

Prof. Markovitz

Albert Moses

Barman

Rafiq Anwar

Cairo Club Waiter

Felicity York

Arab Beauty

Dawn Rodrigues

Arab Beauty

Anika Pavel

Arab Beauty

Jill Goodall

Arab Beauty

Shane Rimmer

Commander Carter

Bob Sherman

USS Wayne Crewman

Doyle Richmond

USS Wayne Crewman

Murray Salem

USS Wayne Crewman

John Truscott

USS Wayne Crewman

Peter Whitman

USS Wayne Crewman

Ray Hassett

USS Wayne Crewman

Vincent Marzello

USS Wayne Crewman

Nicholas Campbell

USS Wayne Crewman

Ray Evans

USS Wayne Crewman

Anthony Forrest

USS Wayne Crewman

Garrick Hagon

USS Wayne Crewman

Ray Jewers

USS Wayne Crewman

George Mallaby

USS Wayne Crewman

Christopher Muncke

USS Wayne Crewman

Robert Sheedy

USS Wayne Crewman

Don Staiton

USS Wayne Crewman

Eric Stine

USS Wayne Crewman

Stephen Temperley

USS Wayne Crewman

Dean Warwick

USS Wayne Crewman

Bryan Marshall

Commander Talbot

Michael Howarth

HMS Ranger Crewman

Kim Fortune

HMS Ranger Crewman

Barry Andrews

HMS Ranger Crewman

Kevin McNally

HMS Ranger Crewman

Jeremy Bulloch

HMS Ranger Crewman

Sean Bury

HMS Ranger Crewman

John Sarbutt

HMS Ranger Crewman

David Auker

HMS Ranger Crewman

Dennis Blanch

HMS Ranger Crewman

Keith Buckley

HMS Ranger Crewman

Jonathan Bury

HMS Ranger Crewman

Nick Ellsworth

HMS Ranger Crewman

Tom Gerrard

HMS Ranger Crewman

Kazik Michalski

HMS Ranger Crewman

Keith Morris

HMS Ranger Crewman

John Salthouse

HMS Ranger Crewman

George Roubicek

Stromberg One Captain

Lenny Rabin

Liparus Crewman

Irvin Allen

Stromberg One Crewman

Yashaw Adem

Stromberg One Crewman (as Yasher Adem)

Peter Ensor

Stromberg One Crewman

Egyptian Folklore Group

Roy Alon

Russian Sub Crewman (uncredited)

Paul Bannon

Sub Mariner (uncredited)

Jack Cooper

Cortina Gunman #1 (uncredited)

Jeremy Coote

Guard in Submarine Pen (uncredited)

Robert Goodman

Stromberg's Guard (uncredited)

Brian Gwaspari

Tanker Crewman (uncredited)

Nick Joseph

Armoury Officer (uncredited)

George Leech

Cortina Gunman #2 (uncredited)

Ralph Morse

Skier (uncredited)

Bob Simmons

KGB Thug #2 (uncredited)

Colin Skeaping

Monorail Driver (uncredited)

Victor Tourjansky

Man with Bottle

Chris Webb

KGB Thug #1 (uncredited)

Paul Weston

Guard called on by Monorail Driver (uncredited)

Jeremy Wilkin

Captain Forsyth (uncredited)

Michael G. Wilson

Man in the Audience at the Pyramid Theatre (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Jaws' steel teeth would become an influence in hip-hop culture (known as "grilles" in the Houston, TX hip-hop scene) decades after the film's release - Houston, TX rapper Paul Wall, known for wearing grilles, paid homage to Richard Kiel (after Stromberg's line that anyone in contact with the microfilm is to be eliminated) when he grinned in his music video for his hit single 'They Don't Know', revealing his diamond-clad grille.

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This film marks the debut of a fifth version of the gun-barrel opening sequence that needed to be redone to match the film's 2.35/1 aspect ratio. It features a closer shot of Roger Moore against a more colored background. Also it's the first time that Bond wears a tuxedo during the sequence. In addition, this sequence has the distinction of being the one with the most appearances, as its footage would be reused for Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983) and A View to a Kill (1985), with a total of five appearances.

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The title song "Nobody Does It Better" sung by Carly Simon and composed by Marvin Hamlisch was a hit in both the USA and UK. The song was so successful that the title "Nobody Does It Better" has become part of James Bond universe phraseology. According to the CD Soundtrack sleeve notes, it charted in the USA on 23 July 1977 and went to No. #2. It stayed there for three weeks and was in the US charts for 25 consecutive weeks. The song in the USA also achieved the classification of being a Gold Single. It entered the charts in the UK on 6 August 1977 and peaked at the No. #7 position. The soundtrack album charted in the USA on 27 August 1977 and went to the No. #40 rank.

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Goofs

When the periscope from the Wet Nellie appears, it is clearly a standard type, i.e. designed to look forward. Yet Bond sees the helicopter hovering overhead.

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As the Wet Nellie drives off the pier and enters the water, we glimpse the exposed underbody of a normal car. After it enters the sea the underbody is sealed (as any good submarine car should be).

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When James Bond first arrives by boat in Sardinia, we can see some donkey carts. These carts are modeled upon those used in Sicily; they are not used in Sardinia.

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Quotes

James Bond: When one is in Egypt, one should delve deeply into its treasures.

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Stromberg: Were they the two on the train?

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Stromberg: [on loudspeaker] It was you who betrayed me. You had access to all the information. Now you will pay the penalty.

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Faq

Q

Who sings the title song?

A

The Spy Who Loved Me doesn't have a title song. The song that plays over the opening credits is "Nobody Does it Better", performed by Carly Simon. The song does have one line that includes the title of the film.

Q

How many James Bond movies did Roger Moore make?

A

Including The Spy Who Loved Me, Moore made seven movies in which he played James Bond: Live and Let Die (1973), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), and A View to a Kill (1985).

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for The Spy Who Loved Me can be found here.

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