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Released
1977 · FILM

The Spy Who Loved Me

James Bond must track down two vanished ballistic missile submarines and stop a rogue scientist’s plan to unleash a devastating weapon, all while outmaneuvering relentless Soviet operatives and a deadly, steel‑toothed assassin.

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

Directed by
Lewis Gilbert
Written by
Christopher Wood, Richard Maibaum
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
125 min
ActionAdventureThriller

Synopsis

When a Russian and a British submarine, both armed with nuclear missiles, disappear without a trace, tensions rise between England and Russia, each accusing the other. James Bond is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the vanished vessels, while the KGB also deploys an agent to investigate.

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A crew of 85+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by John GlenShot by Claude RenoirScored by Marvin HamlischDesigned by Ken Adam

Box Office

1977 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 14× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$185.4M

Budget$13.5M
Worldwide gross$185.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $46.8M — 25% of worldwide · International: $138.6M (75%)

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Also known as

  • Der Spion, der mich liebtede
  • James Bond - Der Spion, der mich liebtede
  • James Bond 007: Der Spion, der mich liebtede
  • La espía que me amóes
  • L'Espion qui m'aimaitfr
  • Agente 007: La spia che mi amavait
  • La spia che mi amavait

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