The Living Daylights
A globe-trotting spy adventure that balances tense action with a more serious, romantic edge.
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From Russia with Love
A tense, stylish spy thriller with exotic locales, dry wit, and a slow-burning cat-and-mouse game.
About 1963 UK film by Terence Young
Genres action, spy
Directed by Terence Young
Written by Ian Fleming, Richard Maibaum, Berkely Mather, Johanna Harwood
Starring Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Lotte Lenya, Pedro Armendáriz, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Terence Young, Daniela Bianchi
Music John Barry
Runtime 115 min
Country United Kingdom
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