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Director:
John Glen
Writers:
George MacDonald Fraser (screen story and screenplay) and
Richard Maibaum (screen story and screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
10 June 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Thriller more
Tagline:
Nobody does it better...thirteen times. more
Plot:
A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death leads James Bond to uncovering an international jewel smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on NATO forces. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Roger Moore ... James Bond

Maud Adams ... Octopussy
Louis Jourdan ... Kamal
Kristina Wayborn ... Magda

Kabir Bedi ... Gobinda
Steven Berkoff ... Orlov
David Meyer ... Twin One
Tony Meyer ... Twin Two (in closing credits) (as Anthony Meyer)
Desmond Llewelyn ... Q
Robert Brown ... M

Lois Maxwell ... Miss Moneypenny
Michaela Clavell ... Penelope Smallbone
Walter Gotell ... Gogol
Vijay Amritraj ... Vijay

Albert Moses ... Sadruddin
Geoffrey Keen ... Minister of Defence (Sir Frederick Gray)
Douglas Wilmer ... Fanning
Andy Bradford ... 009
Philip Voss ... Auctioneer
Bruce Boa ... U.S. General
Richard LeParmentier ... U.S. Aide (as Richard Parmentier)
Paul Hardwick ... Soviet Chairman
Suzanne Jerome ... Gwendoline
Cherry Gillespie ... Midge
Dermot Crowley ... Kamp
Peter Porteous ... Lenkin
Eva Reuber-Staier ... Rublevitch (as Eva Rueber-Staier)
Jeremy Bulloch ... Smithers (as Jeremy Bullock)
Tina Hudson ... Bianca
William Derrick ... Thug with Yo-yo
Stuart Saunders ... Major Clive
Patrick Barr ... British Ambassador
Gabor Vernon ... Borchoi
Hugo Bower ... Karl
Ken Norris ... Colonel Toro
Tony Arjuna ... Mufti
Gertan Klauber ... Bubi
Brenda Cowling ... Schatzi
David Grahame ... Petrol Pump Attendant
Brian Coburn ... South American V.I.P.
Michael Halphie ... South American Officer
Mary Stavin ... Octopussy Girl
Carolyn Seaward ... Octopussy Girl
Carole Ashby ... Octopussy Girl
Cheryl Anne ... Octopussy Girl
Jani-Z ... Octopussy Girl
Julie Martin ... Octopussy Girl
Joni Flynn ... Octopussy Girl
Julie Barth ... Octopussy Girl
Kathy Davies ... Octopussy Girl
Helene Hunt ... Octopussy Girl
Gillian De Terville ... Octopussy Girl
Safira Afzal ... Octopussy Girl
Louise King ... Octopussy Girl
Tina Robinson Hansen ... Octopussy Girl (as Tina Robinson)
Alison Worth ... Octopussy Girl
Janine Andrews ... Octopussy Girl
Lynda Knight ... Octopussy Girl
Susanne Dando ... Gymnast Supervisor
Teresa Craddock ... Gymnast
Kirsten Harrison ... Gymnast
Christine Cullers ... Gymnast
Lisa Jackman ... Gymnast
Jane Aldridge ... Gymnast
Christine Gibson ... Gymnast
Tracy Llewellyn ... Gymnast
Ruth Flynn ... Gymnast
Roberto Germains ... Ringmaster
Richard Graydon ... Francisco the Fearless
The Hassani Troupe ... Circus performers
The Flying Cherokees ... Circus performers
Carol Richter ... Circus Personnel
Josef Richter ... Circus Personnel
Vera Fossett ... Circus Personnel
Shirley Fossett ... Circus Personnel
Barrie Winship ... Circus Personnel
Ravinder Singh Reyett ... Thug
Gurdial Sira ... Thug
Michael Moor ... Thug
Sven Surtees ... Thug

Peter Edmund ... Thug
Ray Charles ... Thug
Talib Johnny ... Thug
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
R.J. Bell ... German man in circus (uncredited)
Ken Burns ... East German body guard (uncredited)
Ishaq Bux ... Fakir (uncredited)
Sally Dewhurst ... Circus Personnel (uncredited)
Reg Harding ... Fisherman in Boat (uncredited)

Eugene Lipinski ... Head VOPO (uncredited)

Derek Lyons ... US Air Force Base Officer (uncredited)
Ingrid Pitt ... Galley Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
Lenny Rabin ... Bidder at Sotheby's (uncredited)
Gary Russell ... Boy Teen in Car (uncredited)
Nicola Stapleton ... Little Girl at Circus (uncredited)
Michael G. Wilson ... Soviet Security Council Member / Man on Tour Boat (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Glen 
 
Writing credits
Ian Fleming (stories "Octopussy" and "The Property of a Lady") uncredited

George MacDonald Fraser (screen story and screenplay) and
Richard Maibaum (screen story and screenplay) &
Michael G. Wilson (screen story and screenplay)

Produced by
Albert R. Broccoli .... producer
Tom Pevsner .... associate producer (as Thomas Pevsner)
Michael G. Wilson .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
John Barry 
 
Cinematography by
Alan Hume (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Peter Davies 
Henry Richardson 
 
Production Design by
Peter Lamont 
 
Art Direction by
John Fenner 
 
Set Decoration by
Jack Stephens 
 
Costume Design by
Emma Porteus  (as Emma Porteous)
 
Makeup Department
Eric Allwright .... makeup artist
Jeanette Freeman .... hairdresser (as Jeannette Freeman)
George Frost .... makeup supervisor
Peter Robb-King .... makeup artist (as Peter-Robb King)
Christopher Taylor .... hairdressing supervisor
 
Production Management
Leonhard Gmür .... production manager
Hugh Harlow .... production supervisor
Philip Kohler .... production manager
Gerry Levy .... production manager
Barrie M. Osborne .... production manager (as Barrie Osborne)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Broccoli .... second assistant director
Don French .... additional assistant director
Gerry Gavigan .... assistant director: second unit
Terry Madden .... second assistant director
Baba Shaikh .... additional assistant director
Andrew Warren .... second assistant director
Anthony Waye .... assistant director
Arthur Wooster .... second unit director
Michael Zimbrich .... second assistant director
Barbara Broccoli .... assistant director (uncredited)
James Devis .... assistant director (uncredited)
Dilip Roy .... second second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Ernest Archer .... assistant art director (as Ernie Archer)
Ken Court .... additional art director
Fred Hole .... assistant art director
Dave Jordan .... property master (as David Jordan)
Michael Lamont .... additional art director
Jim Morahan .... assistant art director
Ron Quelch .... production buyer
Michael Redding .... construction manager
Crispian Sallis .... set dresser: (India )
Jan Schlubach .... additional art director
Ernest Smith .... scenic artist
Jacqueline Stears .... scenic artist
Ram Yedekar .... additional art director
John Chisholm .... prop man (uncredited)
Duncan Guest .... carpenter (uncredited)
Robert Jackson .... carpenter (uncredited)
Wesley Peppiatt .... props (uncredited)
Bob Sherwood .... dressing prop (uncredited)
John Wells .... stand-by prop (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Derek Ball .... sound recordist
Ken Barker .... re-recording mixer
Derek Holding .... dubbing editor
Mike Hopkins .... dubbing editor (as Michael Hopkins)
Jean-Pierre Lelong .... sound effects (as John Pierre Lelong)
Gordon K. McCallum .... re-recording mixer (as Gordon McCallum)
Colin Miller .... sound editor
Ken Nightingall .... boom operator
Graham V. Hartstone .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
John Hayward .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Nicolas Le Messurier .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
John Evans .... second unit effects supervisor
John Richardson .... special effects supervisor
David Domeyer .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Leslie Dear .... model photographer
Brian Smithies .... model effects supervisor
Charles Staffell .... front projection
Julian Parry .... model unit (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Del Baker .... the stunt team
Pat Banta .... the stunt team
Dave Bickers .... stunt engineer
William H. Burton .... the stunt team supervisor (as Bill Burton)
Clive Curtis .... the stunt team
Jim Dowdall .... the stunt team
Dorothy Ford .... the stunt team
Martin Grace .... the stunt team supervisor
Nick Hobbs .... the stunt team
Jazzer Jeyes .... the stunt team
Rémy Julienne .... driving stunts arranger (as Remy Julienne)
Wayne Michaels .... the stunt team
Dan Peterson .... stunt engineer
Bob Simmons .... action sequences arranger
Rocky Taylor .... the stunt team
Malcolm Weaver .... the stunt team
Chris Webb .... the stunt team (as Christopher Webb)
Bill Weston .... the stunt team
Paul Weston .... the stunt team supervisor
Roy Alon .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Ken Barker .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Marc Boyle .... additional stunts (uncredited)
David Brandon .... additional stunts (uncredited)
William H. Burton .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Terry Cade .... stunts (uncredited)
George Lane Cooper .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Jim Dowdall .... stunt double under train: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Eddie Eddon .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Steve Emerson .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Stuart Fell .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Terry Forestal .... stunts (uncredited)
J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof .... stunt pilot (uncredited)
Alan Gold .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Martin Grace .... stunt double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Richard Graydon .... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Haggerty .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Reg Harding .... stunts (uncredited)
Frank Henson .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Dave Holland .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Buddy Joe Hooker .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Arthur Howell .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Norman Howell .... riding double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Tommy J. Huff .... additional stunts (uncredited)
George Leech .... explosion stunt (uncredited)
George Leech .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Jimmy Lodge .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Jake Lombard .... stunt double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Wayne Michaels .... stunt double: Twin, during train fight (uncredited)
Eddie Powell .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
R.A. Rondell .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Michael Runyard .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Jack Sholomir .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Colin Skeaping .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Tony Smart .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Stuart St. Paul .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Roy Street .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Rocky Taylor .... stunt double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Tip Tipping .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Henri Trautman .... motorcycle stunt (uncredited)
Henri Trautman .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Bill Weston .... stunt double: Louis Jordan (uncredited)
Paul Weston .... stunt double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Nick Wilkinson .... stunts (uncredited)
B.J. Worth .... stunt double: Kabir Bedi (uncredited)
Dick Ziker .... additional stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert E. Collins .... additional photographer (as Bob Collins)
Frank Connor .... stills
James Devis .... additional photographer (as Jimmy Devis)
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse .... camera grip (as Chunky Huse)
Jack Lowin .... camera operator: second unit
Colin Manning .... camera grip
Alec Mills .... camera operator
David B. Nowell .... camera operator: second unit (as David Nowell)
John Tythe .... electrical supervisor
Malcolm Vinson .... camera operator: second unit
George Whitear .... stills
Arthur Wooster .... photographer: second unit
Ian Foster .... clapper loader (uncredited)
Vince Goddard .... electrician (uncredited)
Geoff Mulligan .... aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Nick Schlesinger .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Nigel Seal .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Jane Jenkins .... casting: U.S.
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tiny Nicholls .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
John Grover .... supervising editor
Nigel Galt .... assistant editor (uncredited)
Matthew Glen .... first assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
John Barry .... composer: the song 'All Time High'
John Barry .... conductor
Monty Norman .... composer: The James Bond theme
Tim Rice .... lyrics by: the song 'All Time High'
John Richards .... music mixer
Sidney Margo .... music contractor (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Rashid Abbasi .... location manager (as Rashid Abassi)
Mohini Banerji .... production assistant
Reginald A. Barkshire .... production controller
Sheila Barnes .... production assistant
Peter Bennett .... location manager
Maurice Binder .... title designer: main title
Albert R. Broccoli .... presenter
Barbara Broccoli .... executive assistant
Joanna Brown .... production secretary
May Capsaski .... production assistant (as May Capsaskis)
Eleanor Chaudhuri .... production secretary
Penny Daniels .... continuity: second unit
Rande DeLuca .... the aerial team: Beech 18 (as Rande Deluca)
J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof .... the aerial team: AcroStar Jet (as Corkey' Fornof)
Geoff Freeman .... unit publicist
Shama Habibullah .... Indian production advisor
Richard Holley .... the aerial team: AcroStar Jet (as Rick Holley)
Charles Juroe .... director of publicity
Clay Lacy .... the aerial team: coordinator
Jake Lombard .... the aerial team: Beech 18
Jane Meagher .... location accountant
Douglas Noakes .... production accountant
Iris Rose .... production assistant
Marge Rowland .... location accountant
Ursula Schlieper .... location accountant
Elaine Schreyeck .... continuity
Doreen Soan .... continuity: second unit
Mary Stellar .... production secretary
Joe Taylor .... the aerial team: Beech 18
Michael Turk .... boatmaster
Joyce Turner .... production assistant
B.J. Worth .... the aerial team: Beech 18
Philip Wrestler .... the aerial team: director
Sarah Lucraft .... assistant accountant (uncredited)
Robin Melville .... production assistant (uncredited)
Adam Samuelson .... louma crane technician (uncredited)
Doris Spriggs .... assistant: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Marc Wolff .... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Udaipur Shree Maharana B.S. Mewar .... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation of
 
Crew verified as complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
131 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English | Russian | German | Spanish
Colour:
Colour (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints) (as Dolby Stereo)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Ireland:PG | South Korea:15 | UK:PG (tv rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1986) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Iceland:12 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1983) | Peru:14 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG (Certificate #27025) | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Brazil:Livre
Filming Locations:
Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India more
Company:
United Artists more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Bond bends metal bars surrounding a window after weakening them with acid, a brief musical quote of the theme from Superman (1978) can be heard. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Bond tries to escape the rocket that is shot at his plane, he is seen in the cockpit pulling the control lever to the right. But the plane turns to the left. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
James Bond: You didn't tell me there was going to be this much security.
Bianca: They moved the flight up to this afternoon.
James Bond: Well, we're going to have to go ahead as planned anyway.
[Bianca hands an ID badge with the name 'Luis Toro' to Bond]
James Bond: Toro. Sounds like a load of bull.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Inside Q's Laboratory (2000) (V) more
Soundtrack:
All Time High more

FAQ

Why does Kamal want the Fabergé egg so badly?
What exotic places does Bond visit in this movie?
How does Octopussy fit into the story?
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21 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
Anther great one, 4 October 2005
Author: michelerealini from Switzerland

"Octopussy" is really peculiar in the series. Because, for example, we see Bond dressed like a clown or keeping a plaster; there's an exotic and romantic atmosphere -which reminds us of some adventure books (like Emilio Salgari's "Sandokan" and "The count of Monte-Cristo"...) Here 007 has to travel between India and Germany for stopping a catastrophic plan of Soviet General Orlov and Afghan prince Khamal Khan.

With a little more parody than in the previous film "For your eyes only", "Octopussy" continues in the line of more down to earth Bond adventures.

Roger Moore's performance is good as usual, the cast is also remarkable -Louis Jourdan is one of the French actors who built a good Hollywood career, starring in films like Hitchcock's "The Paradine case" and Vincente Minnelli's "Gigi". He's Kamal Khan, a very charming and sophisticated villain -he's the criminal equivalent of Bond. Jourdan brings a special touch of glamour -you see he's an actor of the golden years of Hollywood!

Maud Adams is the only actress who played twice a Bond girl -she was Andrea in "The man with the golden gun".

Steven Berkoff is an established English actor, mainly for theater, but he played also in Stanley Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon".

Kabir Bedi is an Indian actor very popular in the second half of the Seventies -he was "Sandokan" in a famous TV film made by RAI, Italian public TV.

John Glen directs the film with a lot of fun and assures a great show. The film doesn't disappoint.

"Octopussy" is the last great Roger Moore movie as Bond, and maybe the last BIG Bond of the series as well -because it's original, lavish, acrobatic, romantic and pompous.

8,5/10

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