The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

It's the BIGGEST. It's the BEST. It's BOND. And B-E-Y-O-N-D.

Release:1977
Runtime:2h 5m
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Lewis Gilbert
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureThriller
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Keywords

SeaegyptAssassinationBased On Novel Or BookCairoSubmarineEnglandTanker

The Spy Who Loved Me rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 123K votes
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic55%
TMDb6.821/10· 2K votes

With 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 55/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About The Spy Who Loved Me

Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.

Cast of The Spy Who Loved Me

  • Roger Moore

    Roger Moore

    as James Bond

  • Barbara Bach

    Barbara Bach

    as Major Anya Amasova

  • Curd Jürgens

    Curd Jürgens

    as Karl Stromberg

  • Richard Kiel

    Richard Kiel

    as Jaws

  • Caroline Munro

    Caroline Munro

    as Naomi

  • Walter Gotell

    Walter Gotell

    as General Anatol Gogol

  • Geoffrey Keen

    Geoffrey Keen

    as Sir Frederick Gray

  • Bernard Lee

    Bernard Lee

    as M

  • George Baker

    George Baker

    as Captain Benson

  • Michael Billington

    Michael Billington

    as Sergei Barsov

  • Olga Bisera

    Olga Bisera

    as Felicca

  • Desmond Llewelyn

    Desmond Llewelyn

    as Q

The Spy Who Loved Me facts

Budget
$13.5M
Box office
$185.4M
Collection
James Bond Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Classic Bond formula executed with style and entertaining action sequences
  • Exotic locations and globe-trotting adventure create immersive spectacle throughout
  • Sharp dialogue and charm offset by impressive stunt work and gadgetry

What the audience disliked

  • Dated elements limit broader appeal for modern audiences expecting complexity
  • Plot simplicity compared to contemporary action standards feels somewhat lean
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