The Spy Who Loved Me
Lewis Gilbert (Moonraker) directs Roger Moore on his third outing as Bond, with Barbara Bach as the leading lady.
Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.
Less1977Rating: PG, Violence125 minsUK
ActionAdventureThriller
- Director:
- Lewis Gilbert ('You Only Live Twice', 'Moonraker', 'Alfie')
- Writer:
- Christopher WoodRichard Maibaum
- Cast:
- Roger MooreBarbara BachCurd JürgensRichard KielCaroline MunroWalter GotellGeoffrey KeenBernard LeeDesmond Llewelyn
The Spy Who Loved Me | Reviews
81%58 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Time Out
The film has its moments - Kiel's indestructible heavy racks up a good score - but the rest is desperately weak.
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The Washington Post
[The Spy Who Loved Me] gets off to a promising start but proves seriously deficient in staying power.
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The New York Times
The film moves along at a serviceable clip, but it seems half an hour too long.
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BBC
From the adrenaline-inducing pre-credits ski chase to the gun battle as the crew of two submarines attempt to take a hollowed-out supertanker from an army of bad guys, the action sequences soar.
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The Spy Who Loved Me is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Prime Video and Apple TV.