I saw From Russia With Love at the theater in 1963. Yes, the train fight got my 10-year-old attention. I was a bit uncomfortable with the claustrophobic brutality, I had never seen such a realistic fight on the big or little screen. The fight scene is indeed iconic and bloody well done.
Thank you so much. It's always nice to meet a fellow Bond fan. I hope you enjoy this series. Goldfinger is next and we'll eventually discuss all of them! 😀
@@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast - Goldfinger. I have no words. Seeing that in the theaters in 1964 when the Beatles were conguering the world? James Bond, that night, became the coolest human to walk the Earth. thank you.
My favourite Bond film too, of all time. The end of the boat chase was filmed in the tank at Pinewood, the smoke and explosions disguising the fact that they were no longer up in Scotland.
@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast yes! Again. The following scenr and dialog wasn't pithy or just a perfectly delivered one liner highlighting how the baddie died by the infallible hero who doesn't have a scratch on him. Good stufg
I was born in 1962 which used to make me young when compared to these movies Lol! I have just gotten into Bond at 62. I have read and re-read Fleming's books. Connery and Creig are my favs.
That's amazing thay you only recently became a James Bond fan. I hope this 007 series reinforces your love of the James Bond franchise. Thank you for your post.
I was 8 at the time and I saw every Bond film opening from Dr No through the Craig years. I still believe that From Russia with Love was the best all around - perfect Cold War spy thriller.
That's incredible! My first Bond movie was Moonraker and I've seen every James Bond movie on opening night since. From Russia With Love is in my top 5. 🙂 Thank you for your post.
For me, Bobby Darin did the best version of 'Mack the Knife', he really nailed it and, at the age of 70,I still play it and love it, but I suppose that most of those watching this video won't even know who Bobby Darin was?
Wow. Bobby Darin. You might be right. I'm going to bet that less than 50% of my audience will know who he is until you say, "He's the Splish Splash guy." And the young ones may know him as the "Beyond the Sea" guy. His Mack The Knife is awesome! Such a great singer and taken from us way too soon at the tragic age of 37 over a bizarre dental incident that affected his artificial heart valves.
Thank you so much. Yes. That's a very deep cut. But Robert Shaw did indeed play Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting. 🙂 Thank you for your post. Goldfinger is coming next.
Daniela Bianchi was not the first choice to play Tatiana, it was German actress Elga Andersen who would later co-star with Steve McQueen in 1971's Le Mans. This is how director Terence Young tells the story: Many actresses were tested for the part but Elga was our first choice. She was in a film called Bird of Paradise, and she got the part on those merits. She was going to be announced the next day, but there was a disastrous screening of a new Judy Garland film ( I Could Go on Singing ) and no one was in the mood for announcing anything. Then a top United Artists executive who had been trying to climb in the sack with Elga told us plainly that we couldn't use her because of her reputation. It was completely untrue. I found out later that she was a woman of impeccable character, but between the bad taste in everyone's mouth at UA about the Judy Garland film and this character's unfounded accusations, I couldn't get anyone to approve her casting. Daniela Bianchi, whom I liked very much, but at the time I thought she was a very limited actress. The role, of course, didn't call for much, but Elga would have been better.
As well as the Star Trek series of video essays, this continuation of the Bond films has been entertaining & informative. Die-hard Bond fans will know the vast majority of the details, but nonetheless the videos will go down well with long term & new fans alike. I’m looking forward to the 3rd in the series as well as the rest of the 25.
Thank you so much for the kind words. And I'm glad you enjoyed the Star Trek videos as well. I have so many videos planned. I hope you stick around for all of them. 🙂
Spectre was introduced in the book Thunderball (1961) not On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963). Also the Thunderball novel was based on a screen treatment that was co-written by Ian Fleming, Kevin Mcclory, and Jack Whittingham.
Thanks for the correct. Totally mispoke. I was thinkkng OHMSS because that was the first time Bond met Blofed. Actually, I talked a little bit about the McClory situation in my Dr No video, and will talk about the whole story in depth in my Thunderball episode. (And of course again when I talk about Never Say Never Again.) Thanks for your help!
I hate to split hairs, but Desmond Llewelyn was captured on the beach by the German Army at Dunkirk ,June of 1940 and spent almost 5 years in a POW. In The Spy Who Loved Me “ Barbara Bach says”Hello Major Boothroyd” before entering the Lotus in Sardinia. Pedro Armendariz SR. Was a huge film star in Mexico before coming to the USA. Pedro was a favorite of John Ford as noted his best film with Ford are :Fort Apache,Three Godfathers with John Wayne and Harry Carey JR and The Fugitive with Henry Fonda cast as a Mexican Rebel leader. I’m the bloke who gave you Sean Connery s early work history ,actually Sean was a boy when he delivered milk by Horsedrawn cart in Edinburg in the 1930 s and 40 s. An older man drove the cart and Sean would run it up to the homes and flats( apartments). Robert Shaw also played Irish gangster “Doyle Lonegan” in the Oscar Winning film The Sting where he gets stung by Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Shaw also played Lord Churchill in Young Winston and was nominated for an Oscar for A Man For All Seasons- 1966. Eunice Gayson-“Sylvia Trench” was supposed to be a recurring role but when Guy Hamilton was hired for Goldfinger she was dropped and Terence Young didn’t cast her in Thunderball. Ken Adam if I’m not mistaken was polish and was a fighter pilot in the RAF in W W2 and Terence young was a Tank Commander. Robert Shaw was interviewed by Dick Cavett in the early 1970 s. Shaw was up to about 3 packs of ciggies a day. No wonder he had a heart attack in his early 50 s. Shaws dad was a doctor who literally would sometimes have to swim from a boat to a windswept Scottish Island to make a house all to deliver a baby or some medical emergency. Sadly Shaws father took his own life at a very young age, as noted Shaws mother moved the family to Cornwall. Pedro Armendariz was great friends with Writer Ernest Hemingway who a few year’s earlier while dying from cancer shot himself. I hate to end on a downer vDaniella Bianchi would appear with Sean’s brother Neal in a film called “Operation Kid Brother” a Bond spoof around 1966-67?? Bernard Lee andLois Maxwell also appear in the film. Ian Fleming and Pedro Armendariz became great friends in a short time while Fleming visited the set in Istanbul.Sean Connery s first wife Australian actress Dianne Cilento would be nominated for an Oscar that same year 1963 for a supporting Role in the film Tom Jones. She didn’t win but Tom Jones won a Best Picture Oscar.Lionel Bart wrote the words and music to From Russia With Love,Matt Monro sang the song which you can hear over the end credits ( Bond and Tatiana on the boat in Venice.
Thank you for the excellent addition of information. Sone very interesting facts. Please continue ti add information like this to my future James Bind videos. Thank you so much!
I agree. It doesn’t really need the headline grabbing “Unbelievable” as its well researched & nicely presented. Bond fans will find it especially when they share the link via fan groups on Social Media.
Loved Lotte Lenya playing Rosa Klebb. She got the whole look, style and everything (even the black leather coat from the great Lydia St. Clair in the WWII spy film "House on 92nd Street". They even look alike! Poor Lydia was an outstanding actress but never got important roles because she wasn't 'pretty'.
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I saw From Russia With Love at the theater in 1963. Yes, the train fight got my 10-year-old attention. I was a bit uncomfortable with the claustrophobic brutality, I had never seen such a realistic fight on the big or little screen. The fight scene is indeed iconic and bloody well done.
Thank you so much. It's always nice to meet a fellow Bond fan. I hope you enjoy this series. Goldfinger is next and we'll eventually discuss all of them! 😀
Lovely anecdote, would love to see it in a theater in London, some day. It is my favorite Bond film. And Connery my favorite Bond actor.
@@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast - Goldfinger. I have no words. Seeing that in the theaters in 1964 when the Beatles were conguering the world? James Bond, that night, became the coolest human to walk the Earth. thank you.
Here's the plan...we kidnap Mark Kermode's hair, hold it for ransom until he uses his enormous influence to bring Bond to the Odeon.
My favourite Bond film too, of all time. The end of the boat chase was filmed in the tank at Pinewood, the smoke and explosions disguising the fact that they were no longer up in Scotland.
It is one of favorites as well. And you are right about the boat scene moving to Pinewood. You know your James Bond trivia.
Thanks for the homage to Lotte Lenya.
My pleasure! 🙂 I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The elevator fight scene in a following movie was epic. You really felt it and Connery sold it well
The fight scene in Diamonds Are Forever. That is a great fight scene.
@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast yes! Again. The following scenr and dialog wasn't pithy or just a perfectly delivered one liner highlighting how the baddie died by the infallible hero who doesn't have a scratch on him. Good stufg
I was born in 1962 which used to make me young when compared to these movies Lol! I have just gotten into Bond at 62. I have read and re-read Fleming's books. Connery and Creig are my favs.
That's amazing thay you only recently became a James Bond fan. I hope this 007 series reinforces your love of the James Bond franchise. Thank you for your post.
I was 8 at the time and I saw every Bond film opening from Dr No through the Craig years. I still believe that From Russia with Love was the best all around - perfect Cold War spy thriller.
That's incredible! My first Bond movie was Moonraker and I've seen every James Bond movie on opening night since. From Russia With Love is in my top 5. 🙂 Thank you for your post.
For me, Bobby Darin did the best version of 'Mack the Knife', he really nailed it and, at the age of 70,I still play it and love it, but I suppose that most of those watching this video won't even know who Bobby Darin was?
Wow. Bobby Darin. You might be right. I'm going to bet that less than 50% of my audience will know who he is until you say, "He's the Splish Splash guy." And the young ones may know him as the "Beyond the Sea" guy. His Mack The Knife is awesome! Such a great singer and taken from us way too soon at the tragic age of 37 over a bizarre dental incident that affected his artificial heart valves.
A great film, for the simple reason that it’s Ian Fleming’s finest novel.
Such a great book and such a great movie.
Good job. I enjoyed that.
Thank you so much for kind words. I'm working on Goldfinger today, and should have it released soon.
My favorite Bond film.
Mine as well!
It is definitely in my top 5. 😀
The Story Behind From Russia With Love (1963) 12.11.24 1413pm just sayin'...
That was a fascinating video. Enjoyed it. Is the Robert Shaw mentioned here the same man who played Doyle Lonagan in the movie "The Sting?"
Thank you so much. Yes. That's a very deep cut. But Robert Shaw did indeed play Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting. 🙂 Thank you for your post. Goldfinger is coming next.
"None of the cameras were rolling"
Same for the bridge in "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"
I know! Ooo. I might have to do the Sergio Leone Man With No Name series some time in the future.
Daniela Bianchi was not the first choice to play Tatiana, it was German actress Elga Andersen who would later co-star with Steve McQueen in 1971's Le Mans. This is how director Terence Young tells the story: Many actresses were tested for the part but Elga was our first choice. She was in a film called Bird of Paradise, and she got the part on those merits. She was going to be announced the next day, but there was a disastrous screening of a new Judy Garland film ( I Could Go on Singing ) and no one was in the mood for announcing anything. Then a top United Artists executive who had been trying to climb in the sack with Elga told us plainly that we couldn't use her because of her reputation. It was completely untrue. I found out later that she was a woman of impeccable character, but between the bad taste in everyone's mouth at UA about the Judy Garland film and this character's unfounded accusations, I couldn't get anyone to approve her casting. Daniela Bianchi, whom I liked very much, but at the time I thought she was a very limited actress. The role, of course, didn't call for much, but Elga would have been better.
Wow! Thank you so much for that amazing bit of information. Totally Awesome! 😀
As well as the Star Trek series of video essays, this continuation of the Bond films has been entertaining & informative. Die-hard Bond fans will know the vast majority of the details, but nonetheless the videos will go down well with long term & new fans alike.
I’m looking forward to the 3rd in the series as well as the rest of the 25.
Thank you so much for the kind words. And I'm glad you enjoyed the Star Trek videos as well. I have so many videos planned. I hope you stick around for all of them. 🙂
Spectre was introduced in the book Thunderball (1961) not On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963). Also the Thunderball novel was based on a screen treatment that was co-written by Ian Fleming, Kevin Mcclory, and Jack Whittingham.
Thanks for the correct. Totally mispoke. I was thinkkng OHMSS because that was the first time Bond met Blofed. Actually, I talked a little bit about the McClory situation in my Dr No video, and will talk about the whole story in depth in my Thunderball episode. (And of course again when I talk about Never Say Never Again.) Thanks for your help!
@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast No problem, I appreciate the thanks
Great vid, thanks....I would like to point out that Lancashire is in the NW (North West) of England...Sorry, I come from Lancashire....All the best...
Thank you for the correction. And thank you for the kind words. I hope you enjoy my Goldfinger video which I am working on at the moment.
@@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast Will watch it when you have put in all the hard work that you do & wishing you all the best....
The fight scene is Grosse Pointe Blank is very underrated.
John Cusack vs Benny The Jet Urquidez! And the poison assassination scene is an homage to You Only Live Twice.
At the beginning of the film Bond doesn't know he's fighting against Spectre he thinks it's Smersh..
Great point.
I hate to split hairs, but Desmond Llewelyn was captured on the beach by the German Army at Dunkirk ,June of 1940 and spent almost 5 years in a POW. In The Spy Who Loved Me “ Barbara Bach says”Hello Major Boothroyd” before entering the Lotus in Sardinia. Pedro Armendariz SR. Was a huge film star in Mexico before coming to the USA. Pedro was a favorite of John Ford as noted his best film with Ford are :Fort Apache,Three Godfathers with John Wayne and Harry Carey JR and The Fugitive with Henry Fonda cast as a Mexican Rebel leader. I’m the bloke who gave you Sean Connery s early work history ,actually Sean was a boy when he delivered milk by Horsedrawn cart in Edinburg in the 1930 s and 40 s. An older man drove the cart and Sean would run it up to the homes and flats( apartments). Robert Shaw also played Irish gangster “Doyle Lonegan” in the Oscar Winning film The Sting where he gets stung by Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Shaw also played Lord Churchill in Young Winston and was nominated for an Oscar for A Man For All Seasons- 1966. Eunice Gayson-“Sylvia Trench” was supposed to be a recurring role but when Guy Hamilton was hired for Goldfinger she was dropped and Terence Young didn’t cast her in Thunderball. Ken Adam if I’m not mistaken was polish and was a fighter pilot in the RAF in W W2 and Terence young was a Tank Commander. Robert Shaw was interviewed by Dick Cavett in the early 1970 s. Shaw was up to about 3 packs of ciggies a day. No wonder he had a heart attack in his early 50 s. Shaws dad was a doctor who literally would sometimes have to swim from a boat to a windswept Scottish Island to make a house all to deliver a baby or some medical emergency. Sadly Shaws father took his own life at a very young age, as noted Shaws mother moved the family to Cornwall. Pedro Armendariz was great friends with Writer Ernest Hemingway who a few year’s earlier while dying from cancer shot himself. I hate to end on a downer vDaniella Bianchi would appear with Sean’s brother Neal in a film called “Operation Kid Brother” a Bond spoof around 1966-67?? Bernard Lee andLois Maxwell also appear in the film. Ian Fleming and Pedro Armendariz became great friends in a short time while Fleming visited the set in Istanbul.Sean Connery s first wife Australian actress Dianne Cilento would be nominated for an Oscar that same year 1963 for a supporting Role in the film Tom Jones. She didn’t win but Tom Jones won a Best Picture Oscar.Lionel Bart wrote the words and music to From Russia With Love,Matt Monro sang the song which you can hear over the end credits ( Bond and Tatiana on the boat in Venice.
Thank you for the excellent addition of information. Sone very interesting facts. Please continue ti add information like this to my future James Bind videos. Thank you so much!
Please feel free to split hairs anytime. The information you provided is totally awesome. 😀
The climax in Jackie Chan's Dragon Lord(1982) was brutal and violent.
That movie had crazy action. I need to make a video on Jackie Chan.
Perhaps the title could have been "The Story Behind the Making of 'From Russia With Love'."
I agree. It doesn’t really need the headline grabbing “Unbelievable” as its well researched & nicely presented. Bond fans will find it especially when they share the link via fan groups on Social Media.
I might change it. Thank you for the recommendation.
I really hope someone would share this video. That would be great! 😀
Mexican actor Pedro Armendariz Sr. was cast as Ali Kerim Bay. He had a part in some John Wayne movies.
Yes. It is so sad what happened to him. 😥 I hope you enjoyed the video.
The only fight scene that comes closet is the elevator scene in Avengers: The Winter Soldier (?) with Cap and those henchmen surrounding him.
The fight scene in Captain America: Winter Soldier were definitely awesome!
Loved Lotte Lenya playing Rosa Klebb. She got the whole look, style and everything (even the black leather coat from the great Lydia St. Clair in the WWII spy film "House on 92nd Street". They even look alike!
Poor Lydia was an outstanding actress but never got important roles because she wasn't 'pretty'.
She was great as Rosa Klebb. And she had such an interesting life. 🙂 Thank you for your post.
Louis Armstrong hated being called Louie. Great video otherwise. Iconic film.
I didn't know that. Good info! Thank you for your post.
@@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast called him that myself before I learned