From Russia with Love (2005)

From Russia with Love is a 2005 spy film and the second in the *Remake James Bond* series written by Kathryn Bigelow Directed by Mary Harron and produced by David Nerlich Release date April 22, 2005

Plot

Seeking revenge against MI6 agent James Bond for the death of their agent Dr. No in Jamaica, international criminal organisation SPECTRE begins training agents to kill him, before assigning the task to Irish assassin Donald "Red" Grant. To lure Bond into a trap, SPECTRE's chief planner, Czechoslovak chess grandmaster Kronsteen, devises a plan to have him attempt to procure a Lektor cryptography device from the Soviets from their consulate in Istanbul. SPECTRE operative Rosa Klebb, a former SMERSH (Soviet counter-intelligence) colonel, is assigned to oversee the mission and to ensure Grant can carry out Bond's assassination at the right moment. To set the trap, Klebb recruits a cipher clerk at the consulate, Tatiana Romanova, to unwittingly assist in the plan, tricking her into believing she is still working for SMERSH.

In London, Bond is called to a meeting with M and informed that Romanova has requested his help to defect to the West, in exchange for providing British intelligence a Lektor. Exactly as Kronsteen predicted, M suspects a trap but decides to honour Romanova's request. Before departing, Bond is given a special attaché case by Q, containing several defensive gadgets and an ArmaLite AR-7 sniper rifle, to help on his assignment. Upon arriving in Istanbul, Bond works alongside the head of MI6's branch in the city, Ali Kerim Bey, while he awaits word from Romanova. During this time, Kerim is attacked by Soviet agent Krilencu, who causes problems for the men, unaware that Grant is shadowing Bond to protect him until he steals the Lektor. After an attack on the men while they hide out at a gypsy settlement, Kerim assassinates Krilencu with Bond's help before he can flee the city.

Eventually, Romanova meets Bond at his hotel suite, where she agrees to provide plans to the consulate for him to help him steal the Lektor. The pair spend the night together, unaware SPECTRE is filming them as part of Kronsteen's plan. Upon receiving the consulate's floor plans from Romanova, Bond and Kerim make a plan to steal the Lektor, before all three make haste to escape the city aboard the *Orient Express*. Once aboard, Kerim discovers a Soviet security officer tailed them, forcing Bond to help him subdue them. While Kerim remains with him to prevent him escaping, Bond returns to Romanova to wait for their rendezvous with one of Kerim's men. However, Grant kills Kerim and the officer, forcing Bond to remain on the train and question Romanova's motive.

When the train arrives in Belgrade, Bond passes on news of Kerim's death to one of his sons waiting for them and receives instructions to travel to Zagreb and rendezvous with a British agent named Nash. However, the man he meets is actually Grant, who has already killed Nash and assumed his identity. After drugging Romanova at dinner, Grant overpowers Bond. He quickly reveals that Romanova was a pawn in SPECTRE's plan and that he intends to kill both and stage it as a murder-suicide, leaving behind faked blackmail evidence that will scandalise the British intelligence community. Bond tricks Grant into setting off a booby trap in his attaché case before killing him. Taking the Lektor and the film of their night together, Bond and Romanova leave the train in Istria, Yugoslavia and use Grant's escape plan. They evade helicopter and boat attacks by SPECTRE agents before reaching safety.

Learning of Grant's death and Bond's survival, SPECTRE's enigmatic chairman (Number 1) has Kronsteen executed for his plan's disastrous failure. As the organisation promised to sell back the Lektor to the Russians, Klebb is ordered to recover it and kill Bond. Klebb reaches the pair, while they are resting in a hotel in Venice, and sneaks into their room disguised as a maid. Klebb orders Romanova to leave the room while holding Bond at gunpoint. Romanova then re-enters, tackling Klebb and knocking the pistol to the ground. Klebb and Bond struggle, and Romanova picks up the pistol and kills Klebb. With their mission accomplished, Bond and Romanova spend some time on a romantic boat ride and Bond throws the film into the canal.

Cast

Robert Pattinson as as James Bond

Elisabetta Canalis as as Tatiana Romanova, a Soviet Consulate clerk and Bond's love interest. Fleming based Romanova on Christine Granville.

Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Pedro Armendáriz as Ali Kerim Bey, head of MI6 Station T in Istanbul

Ursula Strauss as Rosa Klebb (SPECTRE No. 3), a former SMERSH colonel-turned-SPECTRE operative.

William Moseley as Donald "Red" Grant, a cunning SPECTRE assassin and one of the principal Bond enemies

Megan Fox as Sylvia Anderson, Bond's semi-regular girlfriend.

Christian Bale as M, chief of British Intelligence.

Sandra Bullock as Miss Moneypenny, the secretary to M.

Peter Dinklage as Morzeny, a SPECTRE thug who trains personnel on SPECTRE Island. Gotell would go on to play a different character, General Gogol, in later entries in the series.

Christopher Fox as Vavra, chief of a Gypsy tribe used for dirty work by Kerim Bey.

Tom Hiddleston as the Orient Express train conductor.

Milla Jovovich as Kerim Bey's girlfriend.

Joe Manganiello as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (SPECTRE No. 1), the head and mastermind of SPECTRE and Bond's nemesis

Noah Huntley as the Orient Express train conductor.

Jessica Camacho and Melanie Liburd as Vida (in red) and Zora (in green), respectively, two jealous Gypsy girls who are disputing the same man.

Bobby Campo as Kronsteen (SPECTRE No. 5), a Czechoslovak chess grandmaster and SPECTRE agent.

Chris Hemsworth as Major Boothroyd, head of MI6 Q Branch, also called the "Equipment Officer"

Shawn Hatosy as Krilencu, a Bulgarian assassin who works as a killer for the Soviets in the Balkans.