From Russia With Love

Trivia: Daniela Bianchi was involved in a road accident during production. On their journey to the set, Bianchi's driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed the car. The actress suffered bruising to her face and Bianchi's scenes had to be postponed for two weeks while the facial contusions healed.

Trivia: The same cars are seen over and over in the traffic shots: a '55 Plymouth, a red-orange VW bus, the car that was following Bond, a '58 Dodge.

Roy Blankenship

Trivia: When Bond is spying on the Russian Embassy with a periscope, he sees Tatiana walking around. In this scene, Tatiana was played not by Daniela Bianchi but a stand-in, as director Terence Young had a strong dislike of Bianchi's legs.

Trivia: The knife shoe used by Rosa Kleb is an actual weapon used by the KGB.

hifijohn

Trivia: During the Istanbul ferry journey, the Maiden's Tower is visible in the background. This was later featured as Renard and Elektra's lair in the 1999 Bond film "The World Is Not Enough."

Trivia: Robert Shaw originally turned down the role of Red Grant because he thought the script was rubbish. His then-wife Mary Ure persuaded him to take up the part.

Trivia: Daniela Bianchi was only 21, making her the youngest actress to play a leading Bond girl in the franchise.

hifijohn

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Visible crew/equipment: When James Bond shoots down the helicopter, then it crashes. He emerges from the rocks to run from the crash site to the right of the picture, just as you see Sean Connery emerge from behind rocks from the right in the same scene. So, for about a second, there are two James Bonds in the picture. One is the stuntman, and the other is Sean Connery. (01:38:05)

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James Bond: Pardon me, do you have a match?
Kerim's Chauffeur: I use a lighter.
James Bond: Better still.
Kerim's Chauffeur: Until they go wrong.
James Bond: Exactly.

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Chosen answer: It would, yes. Also I am to understand that it's his sense of humour.

Alan Keddie

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