The world's masters of murder pull out all the stops to destroy Agent 007!

Starring: Sean Connery, Pedro Armendariz, Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw, Bernard Lee, Daniela Bianchi, Eunice Gayson, Lois Maxwell

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"There's a saying in England: Where there's smoke, there's fire." – James Bond

Why watch this? Off to Istanbul, where Bond will face dangerous SPECTRE agents.

Plot Summary: James Bond is dispatched to Istanbul to retrieve a Lektor decoding device from a Soviet cipher clerk, Tatiana Romanova, who claims to be defecting and has fallen in love with him. This tempting offer, however, is a carefully orchestrated trap devised by the criminal organization SPECTRE, seeking revenge for Bond's previous actions.

Dad's Preview: This Bond entry, which is an immediate sequel to Dr. No (1962), focuses more on 007's spy skills. There is a complex plot revolving around SPECTRE's attempt to trap Bond for killing Dr. No. The lure is a cryptography code-breaking device. Though a trap is suspected, Bond is sent in anyway, because, well, he's James Bond. He will encounter the beautiful Tatiana, and two of the best Bond baddies ever: The murderous snake Rosa Klebb, and the quiet, tough Donald Grant, portrayed perfectly by the stern Robert Shaw. This film does not strictly follow the Bond-formula we'd grow used to, and that makes it all the more interesting.

Eon Productions; United Artists