Release Year: 1977 Rating: PG Duration: 125 minutes Other Title: Ian Fleming's The Spy Who Loved Me Director: Lewis Gilbert Producer: Albert R Broccoli
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, the 10th film in the James Bond series, ventures not only into the depths of the ocean but into the deep topic of betrayal and morality as well, placing it among the boldest of the 007 films. James Bond (Roger Moore) is coupled with Russian agent Anya "Triple-X" Amasova (Barbara Bach) to recover stolen Soviet submarines from evil oceanographer Carl Stromberg (Curt Jurgens) and his gigantic lackey, Jaws (Richard Kiel). When Triple-X learns that Bond killed her husband on a mission in the Alps, she must overcome her selfish notions of revenge and work with 007 for the good of the world.
Of Roger Moore's seven James Bond pictures, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME stands out as the best. Stripped of the extreme silliness of THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN and packed with style, action, and wit, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME ranks alongside the Connery Bonds as a memorable cinematic representation of Ian Fleming's superspy (although the screenplay is *not* based on Fleming's novel of the same title).