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Fictional superspy James Bond was made a CMG in Ian Fleming's novel From Russia With Love.
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While at EA he also produced Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and 007: From Russia With Love.
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The first win was for From Russia with Love's cinematography in 1964.
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His first taste of 007 was as a schoolboy joining father Nosher on the From Russia With Love set at Pinewood Studios in 1963.
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Its sequel From Russia With Love in 1963 established the scenario of both the British and Soviets as unwilling pawns of the real evil SPECTRE.
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Wilson said he believes the Bond films are "too familiar to be nominated very often", suggesting that Goldfinger or From Russia with Love should have won something.
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The role of 007's gadget designer was played by Desmond Llewelyn in From Russia With Love and most recently by John Cleese, opposite Pierce Brosnan, in 2002's Die Another Day.
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After London, Venice and Istanbul get the most Bond visits, the former being used in From Russia With Love, Moonraker, and most notably in the recent franchise re-launch, the acclaimed Casino Royale.
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His next appearance was in 1963 in From Russia With Love, played by Welsh actor Llewelyn, who played the role in every subsequent Bond film, except Live And Let Die, until his death in 1999.
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Istanbul was visited by Bond in From Russia With Love, The World is Not Enough, and will be thrust into the spotlight when it hosts perhaps the most famous moment in any Bond film, the opening action sequence, for Skyfall.
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While "Dr. No" may have introduced Bond to the big screen, it was the spiraling success of Sean Connery's subsequent films "From Russia With Love, " "Goldfinger, " and "Thunderball" -- each tapping into the mid-'60s appetite for taut espionage-themed thrillers -- that transformed him into a universally recognized icon of popular culture.
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