The Spy Who Loved Me

It's the BIGGEST. It's the BEST. It's BOND. And B-E-Y-O-N-D.

Jul 7, 1977 2h 5mActionAdventureThriller
6.8IMDb
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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.

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Tension · Craft · Action
Worldwide
$185M
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Tension85
Craft82
Action82
Drama40
Wonder38
Humour30

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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.

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Awards

0 wins · 2 nominations

Academy Awards

No wins yet · 2 nominations

  • WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
  • WinnerAcademy Award for Best Production Design

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Box Office & Release

The Spy Who Loved Me returned 13.7× its budget worldwide.

Budget
$14M
Opening weekend
Domestic gross
International gross
Worldwide gross
$185M
Release date
Jul 7, 1977
Runtime
2h 5m
MPAA rating
Language
Arabic, English
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America

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