Octopussy (1983)

Director:

John Glen

Writers:

George MacDonald Fraser (screen story and screenplay) and
Richard Maibaum (screen story and screenplay) ...

Release Date:

10 June 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Nobody does it better...thirteen times.

Plot:

A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death leads James Bond to uncovering an international jewel smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on NATO forces.

Plot Keywords:

Egg | Agent | Circus | British | James Bond

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Roger Moore	...	James Bond
Maud Adams	...	Octopussy
Louis Jourdan	...	Kamal Khan
Kristina Wayborn	...	Magda
Kabir Bedi	...	Gobinda
Steven Berkoff	...	General Orlov
David Meyer	...	Mishka
Tony Meyer	...	Twin Two (in closing credits) (as Anthony Meyer)
Desmond Llewelyn	...	Q
Robert Brown	...	M
Lois Maxwell	...	Miss Moneypenny
Michaela Clavell	...	Penelope Smallbone
Walter Gotell	...	General Gogol
Vijay Amritraj	...	Vijay
Albert Moses	...	Sadruddin

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Russian | German | Spanish

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints) (as Dolby Stereo)

Certification:

Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Ireland:PG | South Korea:15 | UK:PG (video rating) (1986) | UK:PG (tv rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Iceland:12 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1983) | Peru:14 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG (Certificate #27025) | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Company:

United Artists

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [John Glen] [[pigeon]: As Bond creeps on the ledge after breaking out of his room at Kamal's mansion.]

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The train scene (shot in Peterborough, England) is meant to be in Germany, but features quintessential English countryside and British pylons. East Germany's topography is markedly different, particularly as it has more pine trees as opposed to the hedgerows and broadleaf typical of England.

Quotes:

[first lines]
James Bond: You didn't tell me there was going to be this much security.
Bianca: They moved the flight up to this afternoon.
James Bond: Well, we're going to have to go ahead as planned anyway.
[Bianca hands an ID badge with the name 'Luis Toro' to Bond]
James Bond: Toro. Sounds like a load of bull.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

Entry of the Gladiators (Thunder and Blazes)

One of the Best Bond movies

A good story with a great cast.Louis Jordan is a excellent villain in classic bond tradition.Kabir Bedi is a memorable Henchman that also gets one of the biggest laughs.Maud Adams is clearly nearer to Moores age thus looking a more belivable screen couple.the action is as good as ever.the cast look like they are having fun.and that fun was enjoyed by the audience i saw it with when i was 13 back in 1983.on dvd the print and sound could be better but the movie is so good i easily overlooked itsless than impressive transfer.i love the scene Bond tries to hitchike which is as real as it can get.i should also mention Steven Berkoff who went on to even more famous screen villains in Beverly hills cop and Rambo First blood 2.