1963 - FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - the 2nd James Bond film.

 The second in the Sean Connery James Bond series, and the film that locked in the series and the character for a while until the later films with Roger Moore became more outlandish.

The film for the most part closely follows the plot of the Ian Fleming book with the addition of adding the criminal organization SPECTRE to the mix. This at times makes for a rather confusing narrative, but the performances of the cast and in particular Sean Connery keep things entertaining.

The film also has the first scene of Bond getting introduced to his "gadgets."  In the case the tricked out attache case from Q branch.  As the series progressed this became a major trope from film to film as the gadgets became more outrageous.

 

Terence Young directed with a lot of the film shot on location in Istanbul.  Richard Maibaum wrote the screenplay.  The film runs 115 minutes.