From Russia With Love (1963)
From Russia with Love is the film that turned a surprise hit into a franchise. It out-earned Dr. No, gave the series its first pre-title sequence and its first great gadget in Q's trick attaché case, and let John Barry write his first full Bond score. Its making had drama of its own: while the boat chase was being filmed off the west coast of Scotland, a helicopter carrying director Terence Young crashed into the sea, and he and his companions were lucky to escape. Pedro Armendáriz, who plays the warm-hearted Kerim Bey, was gravely ill throughout the shoot and pressed on to finish his scenes, but did not live to see the film released. Even the leading lady keeps a secret: Daniela Bianchi, a former Miss Universe runner-up, had her lines dubbed by the British actress Barbara Jefford.
With artwork by Renato Fratini and Eric Pulford, this country-of-origin British Quad is the most desirable poster for the title and one of the rarest and most sought-after in all of Bond collecting. This copy is folded as issued and in superb condition, its colour bright and unfaded and its paper crisp and white.
- Year: 1963
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Condition: Folded-As-Issued
- Type: Original British Quad
- Size: 30 x 40 inches
- Product Code: P1014
