The Spy Who Loved Me

Name: The Spy Who Loved Me
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Released: August 3, 1977
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Barbara Bach, Roger Moore

1977

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United Artists | Release Date: August 3, 1977 | PG

Starring: Barbara Bach, Roger Moore

Summary: James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed.

Director: Lewis Gilbert

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller

Rating: PG

Runtime: 125 min

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Empire Ian Freer

Roger Moore’s third outing as Bond is undoubtedly his best. Read full review

Pauline Kael

A glitter sci-fi adventure fantasy that balances the indestructible James Bond with an indestructible cartoon adversary, Jaws (Richard Kiel), who is a great evil windup toy. This is the best of the Bonds starring the self-effacing Roger Moore.

RogerEbert.com Gerardo Valero

What The Spy Who Loved Me lacks when it comes to establishing the atmosphere of danger present in some the best Bond movies it makes up in spades in the creation of one apparently-impossible situation for the protagonist after the other, the kind that other entries would have been lucky to include a single example. Read full review

Maureen Orth

After the opening sequence, much of the action in The Spy Who Loved Me, the tenth James Bond screen epic and the third starring Roger Moore as Bond, is somewhat downhill. [08 Aug 1977, p.77]

Dave Kehr

It's the submarine barn and Richard Kiel's steel-toothed Jaws you remember from this one; the ostensible hero is just a fleshy blur. Read full review

Peter Travers

Gadgets abound, especially a Lotus sports car that transforms into a submarine. But the scene-stealer is 7'2" Richard Kiel as Jaws, a shark-eating man with steel teeth. Read full review

Gary Arnold

While it never sags as alarmingly as its immediate predecessor, Spy, the 10th film in the series, is at best a tolerable disappointment. Read full review

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noname2

Jan 9, 2021

Spy (1977) is undoubtedly the best 007 film from Moore. Featuring the first of two franchise appearances by the late Richard Kiel (7' 2") as the villainous killer Jaws. Nominated for a franchise-best three Oscars

James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarinesSpy (1977) is undoubtedly the best 007 film from Moore. Featuring the first of two franchise appearances by the late Richard Kiel (7' 2") as the villainous killer Jaws. Nominated for a franchise-best three Oscars

James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed.… Expand