Bonds in numbers: "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)

Many James Bond fans find "The Spy Who Loved Me" the best 007 film ever. Quite a lot believe that it's Roger Moore's top Bond picture. It's hard not to agree with both opinions at least a bit. All the elements seem to work perfectly: the balance between the humour and the action is sustained by Lewis Gilbert's skilful direction. The psychological background of the character is much deeper than in the two previous Bonds featuring Moore and the acting of all the actors makes "The Spy" really enjoyable to watch. This is also the first Bond movie ever, in which female character is equally important as 007. Major Amasova is Bond's partner. What counts more than her body are her spying abilities and intelligence. Yet, "The Spy" is another step onwards to the "funny side of Bond" - more comic like and less realistic. All that was to reach its top only two years later in "Moonraker".

Worldwide incomes: 185,4 milion $

UK premiere: 7 July 1974 (7.07.77)

US premiere: 13 July 1977

Other European premiere showings: Denmark - 12 August 1977; Finland - 23 August 1977; Norway - 16 August 1977; Sweden - 17 September 1977; West Germany - 25 September 1977; France - 12 October 1977

Other premieres: Hongkong - July 1977; South Africa - 9 December 1977; Australia - 9 December 1977

Cinema incomes in the US: 46,8 milion $

Number of cinema clients (watching the film): 21,0 million

Main Title Song: "Nobody Does It Better" (Performer: Carly Simon; Composers: Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager)
In UK reached no. 7 in the charts
In USA reached no. 2 on "Billboard Pop Singles". Also on "Billboard Adult Contemporary" reached no. 1 and stayed there for seven weeks!

Soundtrack from the film reached no. 40 on "Billboard Album" chart.

Awards & nominations: 3 Oscar nominations - best production design, score and main title song; nomination to BAFTA for the best production design; nomination to an Anthony Asquith Award for the score; 2 Golden Globe nominations - best score and main title song; nomination to Writers Guild of America Award for the screenplay (comedy); 2 Saturn Award nominatons from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films - for Roger Moore and Richard Kiel; German Golden Screen award for the best picture of the year.

Estimated number of Bond films watchers until 1977: 1 billion

US cable premiere: 12 November 1978 on HBO

US TV premiere: 9 November 1980 on ABC

UK TV premiere: 28 marca 1982 on ITV

Cable TV transmission: 8 March 1991 on TBS

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