Octopussy (1983)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

John Glen

Writers:

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

Roger Moore	...	James Bond
Maud Adams	...	Octopussy
Louis Jourdan	...	Kamal Khan
Kristina Wayborn	...	Magda
Kabir Bedi	...	Gobinda
Steven Berkoff	...	General Orlov
David Meyer	...	Twin One
Tony Meyer	...	Twin Two (also as Anthony Meyer)
Desmond Llewelyn	...	Q
Robert Brown	...	M
Lois Maxwell	...	Miss Moneypenny
Michaela Clavell	...	Penelope Smallbone
Walter Gotell	...	General Anatol Gogol
Vijay Amritraj	...	Vijay
Albert Moses	...	Sadruddin
Geoffrey Keen	...	Minister of Defence (Sir Frederick Gray)
Douglas Wilmer	...	Jim Fanning
Andy Bradford	...	009
Philip Voss	...	Auctioneer
Bruce Boa	...	U.S. General
Richard LeParmentier	...	U.S. Aide (as Richard Parmentier)
Paul Hardwick	...	Soviet Chairman
Suzanne Jerome	...	Gwendoline
Cherry Gillespie	...	Midge
Dermot Crowley	...	Kamp
Peter Porteous	...	Lenkin
Eva Reuber-Staier	...	Rublevitch (as Eva Rueber-Staier)
Jeremy Bulloch	...	Smithers (as Jeremy Bullock)
Tina Hudson	...	Bianca
William Derrick	...	Thug with Yo-yo
Stuart Saunders	...	Major Clive
Patrick Barr	...	British Ambassador
Gabor Vernon	...	Borchoi
Hugo Bower	...	Karl
Ken Norris	...	Colonel Toro
Tony Arjuna	...	Mufti
Gertan Klauber	...	Bubi
Brenda Cowling	...	Schatzi
David Grahame	...	Petrol Pump Attendant
Brian Coburn	...	South American V.I.P.
Michael Halphie	...	South American Officer
Mary Stavin	...	Octopussy Girl
Carolyn Seaward	...	Octopussy Girl
Carole Ashby	...	Octopussy Girl
Cheryl Anne	...	Octopussy Girl
Jani-Z	...	Octopussy Girl
Julie Martin	...	Octopussy Girl
Joni Flynn	...	Octopussy Girl
Julie Barth	...	Octopussy Girl
Kathy Davies	...	Octopussy Girl
Helene Hunt	...	Octopussy Girl
Gillian De Terville	...	Octopussy Girl
Safira Afzal	...	Octopussy Girl
Louise King	...	Octopussy Girl
Tina Robinson Hansen	...	Octopussy Girl (as Tina Robinson)
Alison Worth	...	Octopussy Girl
Janine Andrews	...	Octopussy Girl
Lynda Knight	...	Octopussy Girl
Susanne Dando	...	Gymnast Supervisor
Teresa Craddock	...	Gymnast
Kirsten Harrison	...	Gymnast
Christine Cullers	...	Gymnast
Lisa Jackman	...	Gymnast
Jane Aldridge	...	Gymnast
Christine Gibson	...	Gymnast
Tracy Llewellyn	...	Gymnast
Ruth Flynn	...	Gymnast
Roberto Germains	...	Ringmaster
Richard Graydon	...	Francisco the Fearless
The Hassani Troupe	...	Circus performers
The Flying Cherokees	...	Circus performers
Carol Richter	...	Circus Personnel
Josef Richter	...	Circus Personnel
Vera Fossett	...	Circus Personnel
Shirley Fossett	...	Circus Personnel
Barrie Winship	...	Circus Personnel
Ravinder Singh Reyett	...	Thug
Gurdial Sira	...	Thug
Michael Moor	...	Thug
Sven Surtees	...	Thug
Peter Edmund	...	Thug
Ray Charles	...	Thug
Talib Johnny	...	Thug
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
R.J. Bell	...	German man in circus (uncredited)
Ken Burns	...	East German body guard (uncredited)
Ishaq Bux	...	Fakir (uncredited)
Sally Dewhurst	...	Circus Personnel (uncredited)
Reg Harding	...	Fisherman in Boat (uncredited)
Eugene Lipinski	...	Head VOPO (uncredited)
Derek Lyons	...	US Air Force Base Officer (uncredited)
Ingrid Pitt	...	Galley Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
Lenny Rabin	...	Bidder at Sotheby's (uncredited)
Gary Russell	...	Boy Teen in Car (uncredited)
Nicola Stapleton	...	Little Girl at Circus (uncredited)
Michael G. Wilson	...	Soviet Security Council Member / Man on Tour Boat (uncredited)

Directed by
John Glen

Writing credits
Ian Fleming		(stories "Octopussy" and "The Property of a Lady") uncredited
George MacDonald Fraser		(screen story and screenplay) and
Richard Maibaum		(screen story and screenplay) &
Michael G. Wilson		(screen story and screenplay)

Produced by
Albert R. Broccoli	....	producer
Tom Pevsner	....	associate producer (as Thomas Pevsner)
Michael G. Wilson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Barry

Cinematography by
Alan Hume		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter Davies
Henry Richardson

Production Design by
Peter Lamont

Art Direction by
John Fenner

Set Decoration by
Jack Stephens

Costume Design by
Emma Porteus		(as Emma Porteous)

Makeup Department
Eric Allwright	....	makeup artist
Jeanette Freeman	....	hairdresser (as Jeannette Freeman)
George Frost	....	makeup supervisor
Peter Robb-King	....	makeup artist (as Peter-Robb King)
Christopher Taylor	....	hairdressing supervisor

Production Management
Leonhard Gmür	....	production manager
Hugh Harlow	....	production supervisor
Philip Kohler	....	production manager
Gerry Levy	....	production manager
Barrie M. Osborne	....	production manager (as Barrie Osborne)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Broccoli	....	second assistant director
Don French	....	additional assistant director
Gerry Gavigan	....	assistant director: second unit
Terry Madden	....	second assistant director
Baba Shaikh	....	additional assistant director
Andrew Warren	....	second assistant director
Anthony Waye	....	assistant director
Arthur Wooster	....	second unit director
Michael Zimbrich	....	second assistant director
Barbara Broccoli	....	assistant director (uncredited)
James Devis	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Dilip Roy	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Ernest Archer	....	assistant art director (as Ernie Archer)
Ken Court	....	additional art director
Fred Hole	....	assistant art director
Dave Jordan	....	property master (as David Jordan)
Michael Lamont	....	additional art director
Jim Morahan	....	assistant art director
Ron Quelch	....	production buyer
Michael Redding	....	construction manager
Crispian Sallis	....	set dresser: India
Jan Schlubach	....	additional art director
Ernest Smith	....	scenic artist
Jacqueline Stears	....	scenic artist
Ram Yedekar	....	additional art director
John Chisholm	....	prop man (uncredited)
Duncan Guest	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Robert Jackson	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Wesley Peppiatt	....	props (uncredited)
Bob Sherwood	....	dressing prop (uncredited)
John Wells	....	stand-by prop (uncredited)

Sound Department
Derek Ball	....	sound recordist
Ken Barker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Derek Holding	....	dubbing editor
Mike Hopkins	....	dubbing editor (as Michael Hopkins)
Jean-Pierre Lelong	....	sound effects (as John Pierre Lelong)
Gordon K. McCallum	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gordon McCallum)
Colin Miller	....	sound editor
Ken Nightingall	....	boom operator
Graham V. Hartstone	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
John Hayward	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Nicolas Le Messurier	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John Evans	....	second unit effects supervisor
John Richardson	....	special effects supervisor
David Domeyer	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Leslie Dear	....	model photographer
Brian Smithies	....	model effects supervisor
Charles Staffell	....	front projection
Julian Parry	....	model unit (uncredited)

Stunts
Del Baker	....	the stunt team
Pat Banta	....	the stunt team
Dave Bickers	....	stunt engineer
William H. Burton	....	the stunt team supervisor (as Bill Burton)
Clive Curtis	....	the stunt team
Jim Dowdall	....	the stunt team
Dorothy Ford	....	the stunt team
Martin Grace	....	the stunt team supervisor
Nick Hobbs	....	the stunt team
Jazzer Jeyes	....	the stunt team
Rémy Julienne	....	driving stunts arranger (as Remy Julienne)
Wayne Michaels	....	the stunt team
Dan Peterson	....	stunt engineer
Bob Simmons	....	action sequences arranger
Rocky Taylor	....	the stunt team
Malcolm Weaver	....	the stunt team
Chris Webb	....	the stunt team (as Christopher Webb)
Bill Weston	....	the stunt team
Paul Weston	....	the stunt team supervisor
Roy Alon	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Ken Barker	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Marc Boyle	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
David Brandon	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
William H. Burton	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Terry Cade	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Lane Cooper	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Jim Dowdall	....	stunt double under train: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Eddie Eddon	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Steve Emerson	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Stuart Fell	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Terry Forestal	....	stunts (uncredited)
J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof	....	stunt pilot (uncredited)
Alan Gold	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Martin Grace	....	stunt double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Richard Graydon	....	stunts (uncredited)
Fred Haggerty	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Reg Harding	....	stunts (uncredited)
Frank Henson	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Dave Holland	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Arthur Howell	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Norman Howell	....	riding double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Tommy J. Huff	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
George Leech	....	explosion stunt (uncredited)
George Leech	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Jimmy Lodge	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Jake Lombard	....	stunt double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Wayne Michaels	....	stunt double: Twin, during train fight (uncredited)
Eddie Powell	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)
R.A. Rondell	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Michael Runyard	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Jack Sholomir	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Colin Skeaping	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Tony Smart	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Stuart St. Paul	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Roy Street	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Rocky Taylor	....	stunt double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Tip Tipping	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Henri Trautman	....	motorcycle stunt (uncredited)
Henri Trautman	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Bill Weston	....	stunt double: Louis Jordan (uncredited)
Paul Weston	....	stunt double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Nick Wilkinson	....	stunts (uncredited)
B.J. Worth	....	stunt double: Kabir Bedi (uncredited)
Dick Ziker	....	additional stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert E. Collins	....	additional photographer (as Bob Collins)
Frank Connor	....	still photographer
James Devis	....	additional photographer (as Jimmy Devis)
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse	....	camera grip (as Chunky Huse)
Jack Lowin	....	camera operator: second unit
Colin Manning	....	camera grip
Alec Mills	....	camera operator
David B. Nowell	....	camera operator: second unit (as David Nowell)
John Tythe	....	electrical supervisor
Malcolm Vinson	....	camera operator: second unit
George Whitear	....	still photographer
Arthur Wooster	....	photographer: second unit
Ian Foster	....	clapper loader (uncredited)
Vince Goddard	....	electrician (uncredited)
Geoff Mulligan	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Nick Schlesinger	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Nigel Seal	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jane Jenkins	....	casting: USA

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tiny Nicholls	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Matthew Glen	....	first assistant editor
John Grover	....	supervising editor
Nigel Galt	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
John Barry	....	conductor
Monty Norman	....	composer: The James Bond theme
John Richards	....	music mixer
Sidney Margo	....	music contractor (uncredited)

Other crew
Rashid Abbasi	....	location manager (as Rashid Abassi)
Mohini Banerji	....	production assistant
Reginald A. Barkshire	....	production controller
Sheila Barnes	....	production assistant
Peter Bennett	....	location manager
Maurice Binder	....	title designer: main title
Albert R. Broccoli	....	presenter
Barbara Broccoli	....	executive assistant
Joanna Brown	....	production secretary
May Capsaski	....	production assistant (as May Capsaskis)
Eleanor Chaudhuri	....	production secretary
Penny Daniels	....	continuity: second unit
Rande DeLuca	....	aerial team: Beech 18 (as Rande Deluca)
J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof	....	pilot: Acro Star Jet (as Corkey' Fornof)
Geoff Freeman	....	unit publicist
Shama Habibullah	....	production advisor: India
Richard Holley	....	pilot: Acro Star Jet (as Rick Holley)
Charles Juroe	....	director of publicity
Clay Lacy	....	aerial team coordinator
Jake Lombard	....	aerial team: Beech 18
Jane Meagher	....	location accountant
Douglas Noakes	....	production accountant
Iris Rose	....	production assistant
Marge Rowland	....	location accountant
Ursula Schlieper	....	location accountant
Elaine Schreyeck	....	continuity
Doreen Soan	....	continuity: second unit
Mary Stellar	....	production secretary
Joe Taylor	....	aerial team: Beech 18
Michael Turk	....	boatmaster
Joyce Turner	....	production assistant
B.J. Worth	....	aerial team: Beech 18
Philip Wrestler	....	aerial team director
Sarah Lucraft	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Robin Melville	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Adam Samuelson	....	louma crane technician (uncredited)
Doris Spriggs	....	assistant: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Marc Wolff	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)

Thanks
Udaipur Shree Maharana B.S. Mewar	....	the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation of

Production Companies

• Danjaq
• Eon Productions
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• United Artists (presents)

Distributors

• MGM/UA Entertainment Company (1983) (USA) (theatrical) (as MGM/UA Entertainment Co.)
• C.B. Films (1983) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
• Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1983) (Norway) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA France (1983) (France) (theatrical)
• Tuschinski Film Distribution (1983) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (as Nova)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1983) (Australia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1983) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1983) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1983) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Australia) (DVD) (Special Edition)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1986) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (USA) (video)
• CBS/Fox (video)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (1981) (USA) (TV) (cable television)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• RCA (1981) (USA) (video) (Selectavision videodisc)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2006) (worldwide) (DVD) (Ultimate Edition)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD) (Ultimate Edition)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (UK) (DVD) (Ultimate Edition)
• Warner Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)

Other Companies

• A&M Records  soundtrack available on
• Berman's and Nathan's  costumes made by (as Bermans & Nathans)
• British Military Government, Berlin, The  the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation of
• D&D Film & TV Location Facilities Ltd.  travel and transport (as D & D Location Facilities)
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production (uncredited)
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by (uncredited)
• Location Caterers, The  catering
• Management Aviation  helicopters
• Management Aviation  helicopters
• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India, The  the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation of
• Montblanc-Simplo  the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation of
• Music Centre, The  music recorded at
• National Screen  title opticals
• Nene Valley International Steam Railway  the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation of
• Philips Industries  the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation of
• Pinewood Studios  sound re-recording by
• Renown Freight  travel and transport
• Royal Air Force (RAF)  the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation of (as The Royal Air Force, Northolt)
• Seiko Time (U.K.)  the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation of (as Seiko Time {U.K.} Ltd.)
• Senate of Berlin, The  the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation of
• Supertents  big top by
• The Travel Company  travel and transport
• Utah State Film Commission  the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation of

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Russian | German | Spanish

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

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

Certification:

Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Ireland:PG | South Korea:15 | 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:

Danjaq

Trivia:

Robert Brown appears as "M" for the first time.

Goofs:

Continuity: By the end of the film, after having escaped from Kamal's plane, Bond is holding Octopussy with his left hand, preventing her from falling off the cliff. In this scene the position of his right arm significantly changes between shots, once being strung-out and away from his body, then suddenly being very close to his body.

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:

Spoofed in Filmpje! (1995)

Soundtrack:

All Time High

Octopussy (1983)

Out of all the Bondfilms with Roger Moore as 007, Octopussy is the one with the most Cold War aspects, and yes, what a great atmosphere I experienced when I saw the scenes in East-Germany, truly magnificent. If you are talking about those Cold War aspects you should not forget to mention Steven Berkoff his performance of an insane Soviet general with a hunger for power. Wonderful. The other villains are memorable as well: Louis Jourdan with style and sophistication; Kabir Bedi as one of those invincible henchmen and David Meyer & Tony Meyer are deadly twin brothers with an advanced skill in the trowing of daggers. As for the girls this one features two Swedish ladies: Maud Adams and Kristina Wayborn. Both of them are very strong and they have both some lovely scenes. Vijay Amritraj is Bond his ally in India: worth watching. This is also the first of four films to feature Robert Brown as Bond his superior M. John Barry is once again present with a truly wonderful soundtrack. The film is really amusing and has a great atmosphere. Despite the claim of many critics, Roger Moore is still in good shape. The only scene that disappointed me was the one where 007 is disguised in a circus clown, that will be painful for Bondfans, but the rest of the film is great. Do not skip this one.