It’s the BIGGEST. It’s the BEST. It’s BOND. And B-E-Y-O-N-D.|Jul. 07, 1977|United Kingdom|125 Min.|PG
Genre: Action;Adventure;Thriller
Description: **The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Movie: Plot Summary**
A British and a Soviet ballistic-missile submarine mysteriously vanish, prompting James Bond, the MI6 agent 007, to investigate. While en route to his briefing in Austria, Bond survives an ambush by Soviet agents, killing one during a high-speed ski chase. His mission leads him to Egypt, where plans for an advanced submarine tracking system are up for grabs. There, Bond crosses paths with Major Anya Amasova, a KGB agent codenamed Triple X, who is also after the microfilm plans. During their journey, they encounter Jaws, a towering assassin with razor-sharp steel teeth. Despite their initial rivalry, Bond and Amasova are forced to collaborate after their respective British and Soviet superiors agree to a truce.
Their investigation points to Karl Stromberg, a shipping tycoon and scientist. While traveling to Stromberg’s base in Sardinia, Bond saves Amasova from Jaws, and their relationship evolves from rivalry to affection. Disguised as a marine biologist and his wife, they infiltrate Stromberg’s base and uncover his secret supertanker, the Liparus. On their way out, they face a dangerous chase involving a motorcycle with a rocket sidecar, Jaws in a car, and Naomi, Stromberg’s assistant/pilot, in an attack helicopter. Bond and Amasova escape underwater when Bond’s Lotus Esprit, equipped by Q Branch, transforms into a submarine. Jaws survives the chaos, while Naomi is killed when Bond destroys her helicopter with a sea-air missile.
At Stromberg’s underwater Atlantis base, Bond and Amasova confirm his involvement in the submarine tracking system and narrowly escape an attack by Stromberg’s minisubs. Back on land, Bond discovers that the Liparus has never docked at any known port. Meanwhile, Amasova learns that Bond killed her lover, Sergei Barsov (as shown earlier in the film), and vows to take revenge once their mission is complete.
Cast director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast actor: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens, Richard Kiel, Caroline Munro, Walter Gotell, Geoffrey Keen, Bernard Lee, George Baker, Michael Billington
Original name: The Spy Who Loved Me