Kronsteen. Played by Vladek Sheybal, a Polish actor who twice escaped from Nazi concentration camps and who later emigrated to England in 1959. His credits in Polish performances were enough for him to be cast in British TV and movie productions. Although a naturalised UK citizen, he remained fiercely proud of his Polish roots. On a personal note, he always played believable characters, with dimension. I never saw him play a bad role.
Vladek Sheybal is fantastic. Every little subtle action and facial expression portrays the extreme arrogance of Kronsteen perfectly. Great performance.
This is probably the coolest that SPECTRE has ever been to me, a brilliantly voiced and mysterious Blofeld, two charismatic and interesting lackeys, and none of the cartoonish trapping we'd get later (though I do enjoy that stuff.) It's kind of weird to have the villains outline their entire plan long before the hero will find it out, but it's pretty satisfying to see them do it, and emphasises how intelligent and calculating the organisation is.
@@lisaroberts8556 That's because they actually paid homage to the original criminal organization that the world knows and fears. SPECTRE is a masterclass along with other organizations like Cobra, with no equals and what makes villainy seem oh so fun.
@@lisaroberts8556 Except in No Time To Die the people they have everywhere were conveniently located in the same place 'cos the script demanded it. Ah well.
@@tcaudiobooks737 Top brass. It would have been the same result if the financial report room behind the “Helping Stateless Persons” organization in Thunderball was rigged to be gassed or explode. The top brass will be dead and the lackeys can go hang themselves somewhere else.
The parallel's where they are talking about Bond's death being painful and humiliating, and Blofeld feeding his cat the fish we just saw fighting for it's life, is surprisingly chilling. They don't make symbolism like that anymore.
James Bond have always international cast - for exemple in this movie - Władysław Sheybal was Polish actor, Daniela Bianchi was from Italy, Lotte Lenya was Austrian Singer, Pedro Armendáriz was Mexican etc etc. And everything was always fit perfectly and gave fantastic result. Saltzman and Brocolli were brilliant.
@@Agent1W What the frack did I do wrong this time, jerkwad?! I was just writing a fond memory I had that made contextual sense, and someone like YOU just had to give me flak cannon fire!
I did the same with my cat while looking dead into my at my co-worker on facetime when he called to tell me he messed up with the night rotas. Stroked the cat and told him "this organisation does not tolerate failure." and hung up. He didn't get the reference, and was very un-nerved the next day when I had someone else do the rotas and his tasks.
This does a nice subtle job of selling Kronsteen's brilliance. He's summoned back to HQ during the middle of a chess championship, so he wraps it up by WINNING the game (while the scene leads you to believe he's deliberately losing to get the game over with)
I think that in many such matches, the opponents enjoy toying with each other and drawing it out. Here, the summons just prompted Kronsteen to get it over with.
I really love this scene in the books too, because it shows Kronsteen's thoughts behind his "Wizard of Ice" persona. After receiving the secret orders, he decides to finish the game first. He is terrified of potential punishment for disobedience, yet can't bring himself to abandon the championship due to his pride. A subtle detail that makes a minor antagonist much more human in the reader's eyes.
Blofeld was played from behind by Anthony Dawson which was uncredited who was Professor Dent in Dr No but Blofelds voice was dubbed in by an uncredited Eric Pohlmann
@ YES!!! Over the years, some people have been unsure whether it was was Pohlmann or Wiseman. I've seen both actors in other things. Pohlmann is a slight bit "warmer", but Wiseman's voice as Blodfeld is COLD AS ICE. The board meeting, and that recording where he spells out the ransom demand... WHOA! In recent years, I've come to wish they had one actor playing the role in all those films in the 60s, and it's someone who would have been PERFECT for it, yet who I have never once run across even a single reference to his ever being considered... GEORGE SANDERS.
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@@henrykujawa4427 Eric Pohlmann have a warm voice and creepy and Wiseman a Cold voice YOU RIGHT!
One my most favorite scenes in all Bond movies. The cat trusts Blofield but no one else does. Also, he wears a black suit while holding an all white cat. Confidence. Lol awesome.
Yes, and Blofeld was still an intriguing and intimidating mystery man in this film. Pleasanse is a great actor but I honestly think he was miscast, although that was only a symptom of the change of tone of Bond films that turned him into the camp and laughably incompetent supervillain that would go on to inspire Dr. Evil.
@@chasm671 I think Donlad Pleasence was the only fitting face for Blofeld. He had that fine line between being in total control, yet look like a mad man with that stare. :)
The best Bond film, in my opinion. It had suspense, action, elements of noir, mystery and, of course, "Miss Lotte Lenya!" who certainly brought life to Rosa Klebb. We will never see casting this good ever again in the Bond films.
Agreed. From Russia with Love is the best of them all. Goldfinger was alright but I hate how Bond spends most of the film stuck being Goldfingers captive. Something that could've been avoided entirely had he just let Tilly kill the guy.
@@ultimatealchemist9401 Goldfinger has most of the best iconic stuff--the theme, the villain, the henchman, the moments of peril, the lines--but Russia is much better and tenser as a film overall--it's actually somewhat believable. And most of all Tatiana is such a beauty, and Pussy isn't really even pretty. Maybe Goldfinger is the most fun though.
Always thought SPECTRE did Kronsteen wrong. Kronsteen's plan failed in part because SPECTRE's insistence that Bond's death be drawn out and unpleasant and in part because Klebb chose Red Grant, a man who let greed distract him from his job. His plan worked well otherwise. Blofeld was definitely a worse manager than Darth Vader.
I think Bloefeld was irritated by Kronsteen's smug dismissal of any responsibility on his part, particularly when he shrugs at the thought that he underestimated Bond. That's not someone who is going to learn from their mistakes.
The sad thing is, Red could have gotten away with the Lekter-in-a-suitcase in one hand, and the suitcase-with-£50-in-gold in another hand. He didn’t have to open the damn suitcase. But then again, the one thing they DIDN’T torture out of the Japan MI6 operative it seemed was the gadgetry detail, and thus Red had no reason to suspect foulplay. God bless Q Branch.
Having the right voice in a role can't be understated. So Eric Pohlmann must be acknowledged for his performance. It sets the mood most convincingly. Much like that of Paul Frees who was the voice of the Rings in "The Time Machine."
Such authenticity in the filming. In Some of the wider shots on the ship, you can feel the camera rocking slightly side to side to imitate the ship rocking on the water.
Having seen the documentary on the film, it's amazing to see how well director Terence Young and editor Peter Hunt constructed the scene. In its original form, it would have been a disaster. And yet, they made it work. Solid acting by Lotte Lenya, who was used as the bridge point for those establishing shots, makes it work.
I love this opening. So understated yet mesmerising. A fun fact is that the room in which the chess game is played is a studio - It's unusual in a film that you can see the ceiling because it's difficult to light. So the fresco'd ceiling is actually painted on gauze with the lighting above it.
Director of Planning for Spectre ? Good rates of pay but absolute loyalty required no working from home and instant death if disciplinary procedures instituted
The shot where Klebb moves to and from the aquarium at 2:35 and 3:17 respectively was originally shot as one, with her standing up from the aquarium and moving over to Blofeld's desk with a slight camera pan. They later found they also wanted to show her moving towards the aquarium in the beginning, so they took that entire shot, split it into two, and played the part where she stood up in reverse to make it seem like she's kneeling down to the aquarium. You can see that the middle part, where she still faces the aquarium during the camera pan while moving from / to the desk plays at both time stamps.
I honestly wish they had kept this version of Blofeld. Not seeing his face was part of the mystique. Don't get me wrong. I love Donald Pleasance's performance, but he seemed so goofy and cliche as the leader of an organization like SPECTRE. This version always stuck with me as a kid. He was downright scary.
I just finished the book version of this. I think it’s interesting that in the book, the main objective of the villain was killing Bond while having the machine be a side plot whereas here the objective is to get the machine and the side plot is to kill Bond.
Man, how can you not love this movie! Pure suspense and tension! No cheesiness, no sci-fi plot, no clownesque events. You can even feel compassion for the villains facing Blofeld's ruthlessness
Ah, back when Blofeld was a force to be reckoned with, and not Bond's Cuckoo step brother. I've never noticed how creepy the cabin in this scene really is. Would like to know who the golden bust is in the background and the weird demon looking mural behind Kronsteen.
Kronsteen always struck me as someone who had utter contempt for just about everyone, Blofeld excepted. He gives the guy giving him the water a death glare, he refuses to shake hands with anyone as he exits the room, he even seems to hesitate briefly before shaking his opponent's hand after beating him. No wonder he fits in at SPECTRE.
I will never know how he always got that cat to sit in his lap whenever he wanted. If it were one of mine it would've wandered off halfway through the plan.
I love how he says that betta fish are, in particular, stupid when almost all fish remember everything every three seconds. Also showing them fight like that makes one question why they sell these at pet shops
'And our plan would not have failed until that goof ball from Mi6 showed up! 🍷Just look at his face, my word it's writtern all over isn't it?' - A SPECTER memoir by the late Kronsteen.
I watched the Japanese dub on blu ray and Kronsteen's Japanese dubber, Aruno Tahara, is also Risho in YuYu Hakusho. Grant's Japanese voice, Jin Yamanoi, is also Rolento in Street Fighter Alpha 2. Somebody's gotta do a Japanese dub James Bond compilation and throw in other roles the Japanese dubbers also did.
4:51 I love that Kronsteen almost put the pen in his mouth, since he's probably accustomed to always having a cigar(ette) to chew on in intellectual encounters like the chess game immediately beforehand.
So that’s who Mindy Sterling’s German character from the Austin Powers Trilogy was a parody of! And when I heard them refer to other members of SPECTRE as Number 1 and Number 5 I instantly thought of Number 2 from the Austin Powers Trilogy.
So when they were filming From Russia with Love and Thunderball, had they always intended to reveal Blofeld's face later in the series? If so, was Anthony Dawson originally gonna continue as Blofeld (with Eric Pohlmann as the voice) despite having already portrayed Professor Dent in Dr. No? Or was Blofeld always gonna be recast to another actor for the reveal in You Only Live Twice?
Odd as it may seem, considering all the great characters from which to choose, Kronsteen was my favourite Bond villain. Goldfinger, Zorin, and Silva are also in my top tier.
I love the irony of the villain being so gentle with his cat and so vicious with people. In reality though, psychopaths are typically very cruel to animals. I can suspend disbelief for Bond, James Bond. 🎬❤️🎬
For any Bond fans, FRWL is on Roku for free on a streaming channel called "Movieland" they also have Dr. No, and Diamonds Are Forever. You don't have to sign up or anything, just point and click. Who knows how long they'll be there, but they'll all free now.
I think this opening was amazing and scary, Blofeld was so mysterious and creepy and Lotte Kenya was amazing as the evil, creepy Rosa Klebb. Spectre really felt like a terrifying organisation that could play with Sovjet and UK (even if James Bond out started them in the end). This movie had an amazing script, it was exciting to follow when Bond would find out who's actually behind. Haha and I bet the real master mind and leader of Spectre is the cat actually, felt like it was actually the cat talking.
Kronsteen. Played by Vladek Sheybal, a Polish actor who twice escaped from Nazi concentration camps and who later emigrated to England in 1959. His credits in Polish performances were enough for him to be cast in British TV and movie productions. Although a naturalised UK citizen, he remained fiercely proud of his Polish roots.
On a personal note, he always played believable characters, with dimension. I never saw him play a bad role.
I think you mean to say you never gave a bad performance kronsteen. Was an evil villain if ever there was one
Vladek Sheybal was, I believe, the only actor to appear in both a James Bond film and a James Bond spoof (“Casino Royale”).
He was also the Doctor, Douglas jackson, in several eps of UFO.
Burt Kwouk also appeared in Casino Royale as well as Goldfinger & You Only Live Twice
I loved his performance as Captain Ferriera in the mini-series Shogun.
Love how the cat was looking at who Blofeld was talking to. When Blofeld changed his attention from no.3 to no.5, the cat followed suit. Very clever!
Cat was the real mastermind behind all of this.
So the dybbyk went into Jed? But he wouldn't ay our brother's kaddesh. Because we wouldn't go.
I picked up on that as well when I first saw this movie. Thought it was a clever touch.
Plot twist, the cat IS Blofeld.
It's the cat who's talking.
I love the older Bond films. I love the music, the colours, the atmosphere and the actors/actresses.
agree
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Oh yes, the best Bond films were all made in the 60s and 70s.
100 percent agreed. They are so intriguing movies and sheer entertainment.
totally agree! as time went on the west has declined especially in terms of 'class'
The way he looks at the guy who brings him the water--it's one of my favorite moments in the whole movie!
It must be said, that cat is adorable.
Yeah! His look at you is so cute! ♥️😘🐱😻
I'm not 100% sure, but that cat is probably dead
Yep
That cat knows how to wear eyeliner.
Did it get a flash cat food?
Vladek Sheybal is fantastic. Every little subtle action and facial expression portrays the extreme arrogance of Kronsteen perfectly. Great performance.
The arrogance which so perfectly captures the intellectual superiority of the Progressive Socialist.
This is probably the coolest that SPECTRE has ever been to me, a brilliantly voiced and mysterious Blofeld, two charismatic and interesting lackeys, and none of the cartoonish trapping we'd get later (though I do enjoy that stuff.) It's kind of weird to have the villains outline their entire plan long before the hero will find it out, but it's pretty satisfying to see them do it, and emphasises how intelligent and calculating the organisation is.
I don’t know now about you? But the Organization SPECTER was pretty chilling in the Movie SPECTER. When you realize they have people everywhere! 😳
@@lisaroberts8556 Like chief villain in Inspector Gadget he also love to play with cat. 😃😃😃
@@lisaroberts8556 That's because they actually paid homage to the original criminal organization that the world knows and fears. SPECTRE is a masterclass along with other organizations like Cobra, with no equals and what makes villainy seem oh so fun.
@@lisaroberts8556 Except in No Time To Die the people they have everywhere were conveniently located in the same place 'cos the script demanded it. Ah well.
@@tcaudiobooks737 Top brass.
It would have been the same result if the financial report room behind the “Helping Stateless Persons” organization in Thunderball was rigged to be gassed or explode. The top brass will be dead and the lackeys can go hang themselves somewhere else.
The parallel's where they are talking about Bond's death being painful and humiliating, and Blofeld feeding his cat the fish we just saw fighting for it's life, is surprisingly chilling. They don't make symbolism like that anymore.
I think this is peak cinema Bond. Craig’s version is more about the character than his environment.
you certainly couldn't do the scene with the fighting fish any longer. Animal cruelty.
James Bond have always international cast - for exemple in this movie - Władysław Sheybal was Polish actor, Daniela Bianchi was from Italy, Lotte Lenya was Austrian Singer, Pedro Armendáriz was Mexican etc etc. And everything was always fit perfectly and gave fantastic result. Saltzman and Brocolli were brilliant.
Let's not forget our recently passed away scottishman
@@vlekarmy5424 Of course! How can I forget 😉
@@vlekarmy5424 And Lois Maxwell from Canada.
Thats why bond movies became so intriguing and scintillating.
@@ashersharif6264 Define scintillating
(Big Shaq reference)
“This organization does not tolerate failure.”
I dropped that quote while stroking an alligator hatchling in New Orleans on a swamp tour boat.
You didn't seem to learn from Tee Hee's example.
@@Agent1W
What the frack did I do wrong this time, jerkwad?! I was just writing a fond memory I had that made contextual sense, and someone like YOU just had to give me flak cannon fire!
@@TPDManiacXC626 So fragile
That's hilarious.
I did the same with my cat while looking dead into my at my co-worker on facetime when he called to tell me he messed up with the night rotas. Stroked the cat and told him "this organisation does not tolerate failure." and hung up. He didn't get the reference, and was very un-nerved the next day when I had someone else do the rotas and his tasks.
I love how it looks like the cat is doing the talking! He even looks at whoever Blofeld speaks to
Brilliant.
It is the CAT behind the Plan actually.
This does a nice subtle job of selling Kronsteen's brilliance. He's summoned back to HQ during the middle of a chess championship, so he wraps it up by WINNING the game (while the scene leads you to believe he's deliberately losing to get the game over with)
I think that in many such matches, the opponents enjoy toying with each other and drawing it out. Here, the summons just prompted Kronsteen to get it over with.
I really love this scene in the books too, because it shows Kronsteen's thoughts behind his "Wizard of Ice" persona. After receiving the secret orders, he decides to finish the game first. He is terrified of potential punishment for disobedience, yet can't bring himself to abandon the championship due to his pride. A subtle detail that makes a minor antagonist much more human in the reader's eyes.
The chess match was a recreation of a real match between Boris Spassky and David Bronstein in the USSR championships in 1960
The difference Is that in that game white had pawns on d4 and c5, and here he doesn’t. Perhaps they obstructed some camera.
Cool factoid. Cheers mate.
@@Hagg-o-tron Not Cheers mate, but Check mate..
@@luisfernandes2566 😄👌
Neeerd!
Rosa Klebb, one of the greatest Bond villains (with a funny voice).
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Lotte Kenya is the original singer of Mack the knife too (I think her husband wrote it), I thought was kind of fun trivia.
@@teijaflink2226 Lotte Lenya. Married and re-married to Kurt Weill.
The place where the chess match happened was used again in another 007 film.
It became Hugo Drax's apartment in "Moonraker".
You can see the influence for Austin Powers all over this
I was just about to type a comment to that effect.
And Inspector Gadget.
Naked Gun
As well as lots of cartoons!
Austin Powers was the influence in making this film ;)
That lovely cat steals the show!
Lol😍
He is just perfect as Kronsteen. Wonderful performances all around. Lotte Lenya too. And the guy who does Blofeld...marvelous!
Definitely
Blofeld was played from behind by Anthony Dawson which was uncredited who was Professor Dent in Dr No but Blofelds voice was dubbed in by an uncredited Eric Pohlmann
Kronsteen back then reminds me of another character back even older. Peter Lorre.
*The cat had no idea it was in the best movie ever*
Anthony Dawson, the actor who Bond shot in Dr. No, ("That's a Smith and Wesson, and you've had your six...") plays Blofeld.
Really, that's pretty neat. His voice sounds unrecognizable compared to how he sounds from Dr. No.
@@grayfox6518 Dawson’s voice was dubbed in this film and Thunderball.
@@grayfox6518 Eric Pohlmann in this clip
and Joseph Wiseman in Thunderball ?
@ YES!!! Over the years, some people have been unsure whether it was was Pohlmann or Wiseman. I've seen both actors in other things. Pohlmann is a slight bit "warmer", but Wiseman's voice as Blodfeld is COLD AS ICE. The board meeting, and that recording where he spells out the ransom demand... WHOA!
In recent years, I've come to wish they had one actor playing the role in all those films in the 60s, and it's someone who would have been PERFECT for it, yet who I have never once run across even a single reference to his ever being considered... GEORGE SANDERS.
@@henrykujawa4427 Eric Pohlmann have a warm voice and creepy and Wiseman a Cold voice YOU RIGHT!
One my most favorite scenes in all Bond movies. The cat trusts Blofield but no one else does. Also, he wears a black suit while holding an all white cat. Confidence. Lol awesome.
Yes, and Blofeld was still an intriguing and intimidating mystery man in this film. Pleasanse is a great actor but I honestly think he was miscast, although that was only a symptom of the change of tone of Bond films that turned him into the camp and laughably incompetent supervillain that would go on to inspire Dr. Evil.
@@chasm671 I think Donlad Pleasence was the only fitting face for Blofeld. He had that fine line between being in total control, yet look like a mad man with that stare. :)
The best Bond film, in my opinion.
It had suspense, action, elements of noir, mystery and, of course, "Miss Lotte Lenya!" who certainly brought life to Rosa Klebb. We will never see casting this good ever again in the Bond films.
This was Sean Connery’s favorite Bond movie as well
Definitely the best
Yes. I agree.
Agreed. From Russia with Love is the best of them all. Goldfinger was alright but I hate how Bond spends most of the film stuck being Goldfingers captive. Something that could've been avoided entirely had he just let Tilly kill the guy.
@@ultimatealchemist9401 Goldfinger has most of the best iconic stuff--the theme, the villain, the henchman, the moments of peril, the lines--but Russia is much better and tenser as a film overall--it's actually somewhat believable. And most of all Tatiana is such a beauty, and Pussy isn't really even pretty. Maybe Goldfinger is the most fun though.
Of all Bond villains, Kronsteen is probably the most consistently underrated.
and in the book she succeeds in stabbing him
@@celtspeaksgoth7251woman was Kleb tho
5:25
"Let his death be a particularly unpleasant humiliating ONE!"
I find that parallel amusing!
@@inspectortanziYou only live twice...
Always thought SPECTRE did Kronsteen wrong. Kronsteen's plan failed in part because SPECTRE's insistence that Bond's death be drawn out and unpleasant and in part because Klebb chose Red Grant, a man who let greed distract him from his job. His plan worked well otherwise. Blofeld was definitely a worse manager than Darth Vader.
I think Bloefeld was irritated by Kronsteen's smug dismissal of any responsibility on his part, particularly when he shrugs at the thought that he underestimated Bond. That's not someone who is going to learn from their mistakes.
We the audience see how the mission failed
but alls blofeld sees is the failure
he does not see red grant be a idiot for a few bucks
Well that's how petty tyrants are: blame everyone except themselves.
@@FreakyTeeth And come YOLT, Blofield gets ninja star’d in the arm for committing the same sins himself.
The sad thing is, Red could have gotten away with the Lekter-in-a-suitcase in one hand, and the suitcase-with-£50-in-gold in another hand. He didn’t have to open the damn suitcase. But then again, the one thing they DIDN’T torture out of the Japan MI6 operative it seemed was the gadgetry detail, and thus Red had no reason to suspect foulplay.
God bless Q Branch.
Fun Fact: “From Russia with Love” was JFK’s favorite Bond book.
Mine too. Favorite Bond film as well.
Jfk did like blondes.
It was also the last movie he watched before he was killed
@@aaditya9090 Very true. I almost added that as a “not-so-fun” fact.
@@studinthemaking
She wasn't blonde in the book
@@mohammadmostafa9215 Never read the book.
cat: I distinctly remember being promised Fancy Feast two hours ago
The cat looks like he understands every word.
Plot twist. The cat runs Spectre.
Beautiful Cat!
Look what Q did to Mr Bigglesworth!
@@news_internationale2035 Chief villain in Inspector Gadget also love cat. 😃😃😃
Klaus Schwab would be a perfect Bond villain.
he is one, and hes real
Having the right voice in a role can't be understated. So Eric Pohlmann must be acknowledged for his performance. It sets the mood most convincingly. Much like that of Paul Frees who was the voice of the Rings in "The Time Machine."
This movie had every detail worked out so expertly. Epic movie
What's with the dislikes??
This is a classic movie
He just got stabbed with the poisoned shoe. #checkmate
The thumbs down votes were all from SPECTRE agents.
"And there will be no failures"
Famous last words for a villain.
all that arrogance, and he got the boot.
Such authenticity in the filming. In Some of the wider shots on the ship, you can feel the camera rocking slightly side to side to imitate the ship rocking on the water.
Having seen the documentary on the film, it's amazing to see how well director Terence Young and editor Peter Hunt constructed the scene. In its original form, it would have been a disaster. And yet, they made it work. Solid acting by Lotte Lenya, who was used as the bridge point for those establishing shots, makes it work.
I love the sculpted SPECTRE Logo on the base of the fish tank stand...great detail by the Art Director!
I love this opening. So understated yet mesmerising. A fun fact is that the room in which the chess game is played is a studio - It's unusual in a film that you can see the ceiling because it's difficult to light. So the fresco'd ceiling is actually painted on gauze with the lighting above it.
1:21 Kronsteen was receiving the 1963 equivalent of a text message!
Lmao!
Seeing the Canadian red ensign flag at the beginning reminded me that this was 2 and a bit years before Canada got it's own proper national flag
And MacAdams (Kronsteem's chess opponent) was also how Canadians were like before de-Anglicization began.
The only movie that portrays cats' telepathic abilities and their control over their owners.
Director of Planning for Spectre ?
Good rates of pay but absolute loyalty required no working from home and instant death if disciplinary procedures instituted
“Yesss, they’re stupid”. Anyways, I read somewhere that the scene with Rosa Klebb was played in reverse before Kronsteen entered
The shot where Klebb moves to and from the aquarium at 2:35 and 3:17 respectively was originally shot as one, with her standing up from the aquarium and moving over to Blofeld's desk with a slight camera pan. They later found they also wanted to show her moving towards the aquarium in the beginning, so they took that entire shot, split it into two, and played the part where she stood up in reverse to make it seem like she's kneeling down to the aquarium. You can see that the middle part, where she still faces the aquarium during the camera pan while moving from / to the desk plays at both time stamps.
@@KyoukiJuuno thank you
She's Inverted. To ask her why would betray the TENETs she lives by
@@kasrakhatir LOL!
@@kasrakhatir Not a good Commie after all.
Anyone notice the boat moves back and forth on the tide a couple of times at 3:20?
God these old Connery films are just oozing with beautiful sets, cinematography and style.
What a beautiful cat！
ONE OF THE BEST JAMES BOND MOVIES OF THE 60s
Not just the 60s of all time in my opinion
I would probably say this is the best Bond movie interns of capturing the true essence of James Bond and the world of 007.
This is the best bond film of all time.
The best, period.
I honestly wish they had kept this version of Blofeld. Not seeing his face was part of the mystique. Don't get me wrong. I love Donald Pleasance's performance, but he seemed so goofy and cliche as the leader of an organization like SPECTRE. This version always stuck with me as a kid. He was downright scary.
Well, I think he created the gooffy cliche with his role. I dont think that it was intended.
Ah the 60s: rock solid furniture and indoor smoking!
Gracias, gracias por seguir subiendo estos maravillosos videos del grandioso James Bond
2:22
"OMG Mr Kronsteen I'm your biggest fan"
"F*ck off"
Well written Bond Movie....pure classic.
“This organization doesn’t tolerate failure.”
*Everyone in SPECTRE killed by Bond*
Que saudades,são inesquecíveis!🙏🥰❤💋⚘🍀
I just finished the book version of this. I think it’s interesting that in the book, the main objective of the villain was killing Bond while having the machine be a side plot whereas here the objective is to get the machine and the side plot is to kill Bond.
I saw this at the cinema a few months ago, its awesome on the big screen. One of my absolute favourite Bond movies.
“Knight jumps Queen; bishop jumps Queen; pawns jump queen.”
Oh wrong movie!
"It's good to be the King!"
Man, how can you not love this movie! Pure suspense and tension! No cheesiness, no sci-fi plot, no clownesque events. You can even feel compassion for the villains facing Blofeld's ruthlessness
It's actually the cat talking to them.
Blofeld: *Hands cat a fish.*
Cat: This is the best gig I’ve ever got!
You can tell those actors were having a ball.
One of my favorite Bond scenes
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE | WOW SO AMAZING
Ah, back when Blofeld was a force to be reckoned with, and not Bond's Cuckoo step brother. I've never noticed how creepy the cabin in this scene really is. Would like to know who the golden bust is in the background and the weird demon looking mural behind Kronsteen.
Kronsteen always struck me as someone who had utter contempt for just about everyone, Blofeld excepted. He gives the guy giving him the water a death glare, he refuses to shake hands with anyone as he exits the room, he even seems to hesitate briefly before shaking his opponent's hand after beating him. No wonder he fits in at SPECTRE.
I like how he was summoned, but still won the match.
That Persian cat was quite cute. Meow!
I love this scene.
Rosa Klebb the oldest main villain at 65
The main villain is Blofeld (whose face isn't shown here, and wouldn't be until You Only Live Twice); Klebb is more of a henchwoman.
@@m64h Blofeld is their boss but he didn't take any actions like in YOLT, DAF & OHMSS, so Rosa Klebb is the main villain in this movie
Ending a chess match with moves, early because you have to go BOSS
I will never know how he always got that cat to sit in his lap whenever he wanted. If it were one of mine it would've wandered off halfway through the plan.
From Russia is arguably the best Bond movie ever made. Goldfinger is a close second
It is the only believable one. A chase movie, like 39 Steps or the original Bond move, North by North West.
I love how he says that betta fish are, in particular, stupid when almost all fish remember everything every three seconds.
Also showing them fight like that makes one question why they sell these at pet shops
Kronsteen reminds me of Thrawn.
Eon Productions should review both From Russia With Love & Dr.No before going forward with the next Bond Era.
Yes, they need the 60s magic back!
That cat is precious.
Brilliant scene !!
Dude was a proper villain: White cat and black suit. You really have to be a mad, mad man.
'And our plan would not have failed until that goof ball from Mi6 showed up! 🍷Just look at his face, my word it's writtern all over isn't it?' - A SPECTER memoir by the late Kronsteen.
The cat is gorgeous 😻
Peter Madden (Kronsteen's opponent) played Inspector Lestrade in the 1965 SHERLOCK HOLMES series with Douglas Wilmer.
Vladek Sheybal always played sinister foreign types. He was a regular on British TV for years. Nearly always played the bad guy.
He appeared in Shogun…best actor
Just as Marne Maitland ALWAYS
played the Indian / Middle Eastern
guy whom you could never quite
trust ??
I watched the Japanese dub on blu ray and Kronsteen's Japanese dubber, Aruno Tahara, is also Risho in YuYu Hakusho.
Grant's Japanese voice, Jin Yamanoi, is also Rolento in Street Fighter Alpha 2.
Somebody's gotta do a Japanese dub James Bond compilation and throw in other roles the Japanese dubbers also did.
Thank you
4:51 I love that Kronsteen almost put the pen in his mouth, since he's probably accustomed to always having a cigar(ette) to chew on in intellectual encounters like the chess game immediately beforehand.
So that’s who Mindy Sterling’s German character from the Austin Powers Trilogy was a parody of! And when I heard them refer to other members of SPECTRE as Number 1 and Number 5 I instantly thought of Number 2 from the Austin Powers Trilogy.
who does number 2 work for?
@@nicknewman7848 I understood that reference. LOL.
So when they were filming From Russia with Love and Thunderball, had they always intended to reveal Blofeld's face later in the series? If so, was Anthony Dawson originally gonna continue as Blofeld (with Eric Pohlmann as the voice) despite having already portrayed Professor Dent in Dr. No? Or was Blofeld always gonna be recast to another actor for the reveal in You Only Live Twice?
Odd as it may seem, considering all the great characters from which to choose, Kronsteen was my favourite Bond villain. Goldfinger, Zorin, and Silva are also in my top tier.
He COULDN'T BELIEVE it when Blofeld ordered his death near the end!!!
@@henrykujawa4427 I HATED it!! SO interesting......so much potential. I'm afraid I would have eliminated Klebb if someone had to serve as an example.
I love Kronsteen too, very slick and intriguing
What about Jaws? Teehee? Sanchez? 006?
I love the irony of the villain being so gentle with his cat and so vicious with people. In reality though, psychopaths are typically very cruel to animals. I can suspend disbelief for Bond, James Bond. 🎬❤️🎬
Great matte painting, at the beginning, and notice that the film is running backwards, at 2.36.
Goodness…that’s absolutely true!
Pedro Armendariz was regarded as the “Clark Gable of Mexico”.
So, we’re just gonna overlook the fact that he left all those people hangin’ who tried to shake his hand??? 😂😂😂. The best 007 movie to this day IMO!!
Do you have any outtakes in the vault you could publish?
the voice is so good 🙀
Ernst Stavro Blofeld From James Bond 007 🕵️♂️🕵️
Dr Evil From Austin Powers 🕵️🕵️♂️
Rosa Klebb = Frau Farbissina from Austin Powers?
Random Task= OddJob from Goldfinger, MiniMe= NicNac from The Man with the Golden Gun
@@Wolf-wc1js Goldmember = Auric Goldfinger from Goldfinger, Alotta Fagina = Pussy Galore from Goldfinger
@P Largo was also Spectre Number 2
@P the play on name is also based on Pussy Galore
Kronsteen's plan cannot fail! this must be the end for Bond
instead, Kronsteen got Das Boot.
Great movie
For any Bond fans, FRWL is on Roku for free on a streaming channel called "Movieland" they also have Dr. No, and Diamonds Are Forever. You don't have to sign up or anything, just point and click. Who knows how long they'll be there, but they'll all free now.
This movie super background music 🎶 🎵 👌
I think this opening was amazing and scary, Blofeld was so mysterious and creepy and Lotte Kenya was amazing as the evil, creepy Rosa Klebb. Spectre really felt like a terrifying organisation that could play with Sovjet and UK (even if James Bond out started them in the end). This movie had an amazing script, it was exciting to follow when Bond would find out who's actually behind. Haha and I bet the real master mind and leader of Spectre is the cat actually, felt like it was actually the cat talking.