On this day in 1963, shooting began on Bond (Sean Connery) and Red Grant’s (Robert Shaw) classic fight on the train in From Russia With Love. Connery and Shaw trained with wrestlers in Istanbul to get their bodies into shape for the fight sequence.
“We love Italy. Bond loves Italy.” – Michael G. Wilson
Taschen’s new publication contains unseen material from EON’s archive
To benefit organisations in the countries he called home
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