"another Swedish actress, Kristina Wayborn, who the producers first noticed playing Greta Garbo in the miniseries ""The Silent Lovers"". ""Octopussy"" is also the first film to feature Robert Brown as M, following the death of Bernard Lee in 1981. Brown came recommended by Moore, who had known him since both worked in the series ""Ivanhoe"". The first actor to be cast in the film was Vijay Amritraj, a popular professional tennis player who Broccoli met watching The Championships in Wimbledon. His character of Bond's ally in India was also named Vijay and used a tennis racket as a weapon. For"
"names, commenting, ""This Bond girl moniker was so good, they named the film after her!"" Octopussy Octopussy is a 1983 British spy film, the thirteenth in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection ""Octopussy and The Living Daylights"", although the film's plot is original. It does, however, include a scene inspired by the Fleming short story ""The Property of a Lady"" (included in 1967 and later editions of ""Octopussy"
"Octopussy Octopussy is a 1983 British spy film, the thirteenth in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection ""Octopussy and The Living Daylights"", although the film's plot is original. It does, however, include a scene inspired by the Fleming short story ""The Property of a Lady"" (included in 1967 and later editions of ""Octopussy and The Living Daylights""), while the events of the short story ""Octopussy"" form a part"
"Carolyn Seaward Carolyn Ann Seaward (born 20 December 1960) is a former beauty queen who also appeared in the 1983 Bond film ""Octopussy"". She won Miss England and Miss United Kingdom in 1979. As Miss England, she was second runner-up at Miss Universe 1979. Then as Miss United Kingdom, she was first runner-up at Miss World 1979. Seaward is one of only three British beauty queens, along with Rosemarie Frankland and Helen Morgan, to have finished in the top three at both the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. Seaward was born 20 December 1960 in Yelverton, Devon, England. She"
"Maud Adams Maud Solveig Christina Adams (née Wikström; born 12 February 1945), is a Swedish actress, known for her roles as two different Bond girls, first in ""The Man with the Golden Gun"" (1974) and then as the eponymous character in ""Octopussy"" (1983), as well as making a brief uncredited appearance in ""A View to a Kill"" (1985). Adams was born Maud Solveig Christina Wikström in Luleå, Sweden, the daughter of Thyra, a government tax inspector, and Gustav Wikström, a comptroller. She had once wanted to work as an interpreter as she is fluent in five languages. She was discovered"
"hills and the wildlife of the reserve forest. The Monsoon Palace was used as a location for the filming of the 1983 James Bond film, ""Octopussy"". It appears as the residence of the principal villain, an exiled Afghan prince named Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan). Sequences shot at the palace include a 'tiger' hunt on elephants where James Bond (Roger Moore) escapes from the Palace and is pursued into the jungle and the finale, complete with a battle in the courtyard and an escape by Union Jack hot-air balloon. Other footage in the film was shot at Shiv Niwas Palace and"
"the title character in ""Octopussy"" (1983). If the ""unofficial"" James Bond films, ""Casino Royale"" and ""Never Say Never Again"", are included, several actresses have also been a Bond girl more than once: Ursula Andress in ""Dr. No"" (1962) and ""Casino Royale""; Angela Scoular in ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" (1969) and ""Casino Royale""; Valerie Leon in ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" (1977) and ""Never Say Never Again"". Mary Goodnight was a supporting character in several Bond novels before graduating to full Bond girl in ""The Man with the Golden Gun"". Several short stories, such as ""Quantum of Solace"", ""The Hildebrand"
"Swainson, the first runner-up from Miss Universe. Seaward's second-place finish made her the third British beauty queen, and only one from England, to reach the top three at both Miss Universe and Miss World. Seaward also appeared in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy. In 2012, she appeared in the BBC Two documentary series ""Wonderland"", in the episode, ""I Was Once a Beauty Queen"". Carolyn Seaward Carolyn Ann Seaward (born 20 December 1960) is a former beauty queen who also appeared in the 1983 Bond film ""Octopussy"". She won Miss England and Miss United Kingdom in 1979. As Miss England,"
"Amritraj also had a brief acting career. His most notable appearance is probably as the MI6 agent Vijay in the 1983 James Bond film ""Octopussy"". He also appeared briefly in """" (1986) as a starship captain. He was also a regular character in the NBC TV series ""The Last Precinct"" and the Yakov Smirnoff comedy ""What a Country"", as well as a guest star on various television shows such as ""Hart to Hart"". He has since gone on to become a sports commentator, has been a judge at the Miss Universe pageant and has developed a successful multimedia business. Amritraj"
"original soundtrack music without dialogue. ""Octopussy"" was the first Bond film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who had been merged with the previous films' distributor United Artists. The premiere took place at the Odeon Leicester Square on 6 June 1983, with Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales in attendance. The film earned slightly less than ""For Your Eyes Only"", but still grossed $187,500,000, with $67.8 million in the United States alone. It also performed better than ""Never Say Never Again"", the non-Eon Bond remake of ""Thunderball"" which was released a few months later and gathered $55 million in North America. In"
"fare better against former Bond, Sean Connery. Sybil Danning was announced in ""Prevue"" magazine in 1982 as being Octopussy, but was never actually cast, later explaining that Broccoli felt ""her personality was too strong"". Faye Dunaway was deemed too expensive. Barbara Carrera said she turned down the role to take a part in the competing Bond film ""Never Say Never Again"". Casting director Jane Jenkins revealed that the Bond producers told her that they wanted a South Asian actress to play Octopussy, so she looked at the only two Indians in a then predominantly white Hollywood, Persis Khambatta and Susie"
"livery in the 1970s in Moscow, first of all for escorting columns of automobiles. A black 250SE was stolen by James Bond (Roger Moore) from comrades of General Orlov (Steven Berkoff) in East Germany in the 1983 feature film ""Octopussy"". When its tires were punctured by a trap, Bond drove the car along a railway track in pursuit of a train carrying Octopussy's circus across the West/East German border (although the scenes were actually filmed in Cambridgeshire, England), and just before reaching the border Bond managed to jump upon the train just before the car collided head-on with another train"
"""Elizabeth"". He died in a BASE jumping accident on 10 June 2000, in Lysefjord, Norway aged 52. Terry Forrestal Terrence Philip Julian Forrestal (13 May 1948 – 10 June 2000) was an English actor, stuntman and BASE jumper. Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire to Irish parents, he attended Finchley Catholic Grammar School. He served in the British Armed Forces in Northern Ireland, among other places. He was a stuntman and stunt coordinator since the 1970s. He was also a technical advisor and occasionally an actor on films and TV. His best-known work includes Bond films ""Moonraker"", ""Octopussy"", ""Never Say Never Again"","
"as if the helicopter was entering a smaller mock-up built by Derek Meddings' team which was closer to the camera – while the footage inside the building was shot on location, though with a life-sized helicopter model which stood over a rail. Stuntman Martin Grace stood as Bond when the agent is dangling outside the flying helicopter, while Roger Moore himself was used in the scenes inside the model. The filming of ""Octopussy"" began on 10 August 1982 with the scene in which Bond arrives at Checkpoint Charlie. Principal photography was done by Arthur Wooster and his second unit, who"
"the villains, Broccoli brought in his friend Louis Jourdan as Kamal Khan, while his daughter Barbara suggested Steven Berkoff for Orlov after having seen him perform his own play, ""Greek"", in Los Angeles. The filming of ""Octopussy"" began on 10 August 1982 with the scene in which Bond arrives at Checkpoint Charlie. Principal photography was done by Arthur Wooster and his second unit, who later filmed the knife-throwing scenes. Much of the film was shot in Udaipur, India. The Monsoon Palace served as the exterior of Kamal Khan's palace, while scenes set at Octopussy's palace were filmed at the Lake"
"champion in 1980. During he years in the United States, she also competed in the national championships, placing in the pentathlon all three years, winning in 1980. Along with many track and field athletes of the day, she was an athlete/actress in the 1982 released film ""Personal Best."" As money making opportunities for track and field athletes, particularly female athletes, were rare, she changed her focus to professional tennis, making it to the WTA tour by 1986. Themis Zambrzycki Themis Zambrzycki (married name Glatman) (born October 20, 1960) is a retired Brazilian multi-sport athlete. She was the 1976 South American"
"after refusing to give him a lift. The title 'Octopussy' comes from the Ian Fleming collection of short stories ""Octopussy and The Living Daylights"". Hardly any of the plot of the short story ""Octopussy"" is used, however, with its events simply related by Bond as the family backstory for one of the main characters. The scene at Sotheby's is, though, drawn from the short story ""The Property of a Lady"" (included in 1967 and later editions of the collection), while Kamal Khan's reaction following the backgammon game is taken from Fleming's novel ""Moonraker"". George MacDonald Fraser was hired to work"
"although he later made two uncredited reappearances in Bond films, first as an RAF officer in ""Thunderball"" (1965) and later as a secret agent in the satirical ""Casino Royale"". Featured in Beginning with ""From Russia with Love"", Desmond Llewelyn portrayed the character in every official film except ""Live and Let Die"" until his death in 1999. In the 1977 film ""The Spy Who Loved Me"", as Q delivered the underwater Lotus, Major Anya Amasova/Agent XXX (Barbara Bach) greets Q as ""Major Boothroyd"". While briefing Bond on the gadgets that he is going to use on his mission, Q often expresses"
"classic auctioneering has fallen, as Sotheby's reported a decrease of 42% in net income in the first half of 2012. As well as numerous high-profile real life auctions being held at Sotheby's, the auctioneers has also been used in various films, including the 1983 James Bond film ""Octopussy"" in which Bond (played by Roger Moore) unsuccessfully tried to bid for a rare Fabergé egg, which he had cleverly exchanged for a fake that was finally sold to the villainous Afghan prince, Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan). In February 2015 Sotheby's acquired a 25% stake in classic and vintage automobile auctioneer RM"
"she was part of Flick Colby's Zoo dancers on Top Of The Pops,featuring heavily in the dance to ""Waiting On A Train"" by Flash And The Pan on 02.06.83. She later became a regular on the third series of ""The Kenny Everett Television Show"" in 1985. Later, in 1989, she had a nonspeaking role in Dennis Potter's adaptation of ""Blackeyes"". Her film work includes ""Absolute Beginners"" as the Giant Typewriter Dancer and a small speaking role in ""Highlander"" as the hooker ""Candy"". Russell was chosen to dance in silhouette during the opening credits of the 1983 James Bond film ""Octopussy""."
"and appearing at the Royal Society. David Meyer David Meyer (born 24 July 1947) is an English actor. He is the twin of Anthony Meyer who has often appeared alongside him in film. Meyer is best known for appearing as a henchman in the 1983 James Bond film ""Octopussy"" as a circus performer with a talent for knife throwing alongside his twin. In the film the twins were known as Mischka and Grischka. David played Mischka (credited as Twin One). His cinematic career peaked in the 1980s. Since then he has been working with the Shakespeare's Globe and recently played"
"Caroline Bliss Caroline Bliss (born 12 July 1961) is an English actress who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She is best known for her appearance as M's secretary, Miss Moneypenny, in the James Bond films of the Timothy Dalton era. At the age of 25, Bliss replaced the long-standing Lois Maxwell in the films ""The Living Daylights"" and ""Licence to Kill"". She is the youngest actress to have played the role of Miss Moneypenny as the other actresses Lois Maxwell, Samantha Bond and Naomie Harris all began to play their roles at their thirties. Bliss is the"
"in October 1983, and opened to positive reviews, with Connery's return to the role being singled out for praise. The film was a commercial success, grossing $160 million at the box office, although less overall than the Eon-produced ""Octopussy"" released in the same year. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, to date, owns the distribution rights and also distributes Eon's Bond films, and the company has handled subsequent home video releases of the film. After MI6 agent James Bond, 007, fails a routine training exercise, his superior, M, orders Bond to a health clinic outside London to get back into shape. While there, Bond witnesses"
"she guest-starred in such American TV series as ""Hawaii Five-O"" and ""Kojak"". Adams was catapulted to international fame as the doomed mistress of the villain in ""The Man with the Golden Gun"" with Roger Moore and Christopher Lee, where her performance was reviewed as ""tough but haunted"". In short order, she appeared in Norman Jewison's futuristic ""Rollerball"", several European films, and in the steamy obsession thriller ""Tattoo"" with Bruce Dern. She was so well regarded by James Bond film series producer Albert Broccoli that she was asked to return as the title character in ""Octopussy"" in 1983, this time as"
"Lois Maxwell, the actress who played ""Miss Moneypenny"" in Bond films such as ""Dr. No"" and ""Goldfinger"". Canadian-born, she was a long-time resident of the town. In 2001, a group of volunteers staged a fundraiser for the local hospital by attempting to set a world record for the world's longest ice hockey game. They were successful, playing for over three days straight. The record was broken in April 2004 in nearby Sudbury, where the teams played for six hours longer. Currently, the record holders are team Hope and team Cure from Sherwood Park near Edmonton, Alberta. who have played for"
"the theatrical film starring Gwyneth Paltrow that was released the same year. The television movie was broadcast in the US in 1997 on PBS. From 1994 to 2005, Bond played Miss Moneypenny, M's secretary at MI6, in the four James Bond films with Pierce Brosnan as Agent 007: ""GoldenEye"", ""Tomorrow Never Dies"", ""The World Is Not Enough"", and ""Die Another Day"". The role of Miss Moneypenny is the smallest role she ever played, yet the character remains a favorite among James Bond fans. In a BBC interview, Bond remarked that she would retire from the role if and when Pierce"
"Bond film Octopussy, where Bond (played by Roger Moore) stayed as he began his quest to apprehend the antagonist Kamal Khan (Louis Jordan). A 1991 documentary film directed for television by Werner Herzog called ""Jag Mandir"" consists of footage of an elaborate theatrical performance for the Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar at the City Palace staged by André Heller. The palace was used for filming part of Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (English: A Play of Bullets: Ram-Leela) 2013 directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. On 15 August 2018, India Post issued a commemorative stamp depicting the Palace. The palace area of Manak"
"how Chacon is indeed the driving force for all that. That leaves him no other choice than to render Chacon harmless for good before he can return to his castle and his fiancée, Countess Alexandra (Sybil Danning). In 1983 spy films were so popular that there were two James Bond films released the very same year – ""Never Say Never Again"" (starring Sean Connery) and ""Octopussy"" (starring Roger Moore) – while George Lazenby played ""J.B."" in ""Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E."" made for television movie. Neither Bond film was convincingly realistic or absolutely true to author Ian Fleming who"
"Carole Ashby Carole Ashby (born 24 March 1955 in Cannock, Staffordshire) is an English actress and pinup girl. She appeared as a glamour girl in the British news media during the 1970s. In 1972, Ashby was named ""Britain's most glamorous schoolgirl."" Asby is best known for playing the small recurring part of Louise, a member of the communist resistance, in ""'Allo 'Allo!"". She appeared alongside Roger Moore in two James Bond films, ""Octopussy"" and ""A View to a Kill"". Her appearances were brief but they assured her Bond Girl status. She appeared in the 1981 hit movie ""Chariots of Fire""."
"Lois Maxwell Lois Maxwell (born Lois Ruth Hooker, 14 February 1927 – 29 September 2007) was a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of Miss Moneypenny in the first 14 ""James Bond"" films (1962–1985). She was the first actress to play the part. The films in which she played Miss Moneypenny were ""Dr. No"" (1962), ""From Russia with Love"" (1963), ""Goldfinger"" (1964), ""Thunderball"" (1965), ""You Only Live Twice"" (1967), ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" (1969), ""Diamonds Are Forever"" (1971), ""Live and Let Die"" (1973), ""The Man with the Golden Gun"" (1974), ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" (1977), ""Moonraker"" (1979),"
"Mary Stävin Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin (born 20 August 1957) is a Swedish actress and model who won Miss World 1977 in London. She is the third Swede to win the Miss World crown. Among her more prominent acting roles are bit parts in two of Roger Moore's James Bond films. In ""Octopussy"" (1983), she played an Octopussy girl, and in ""A View to a Kill"" (1985), she played agent Kimberley Jones. She had supporting roles as the character Tanya in the 1986 horror movie ""House"", which starred William Katt, and the horror film ""Open House"" (1987), starring Joseph Bottoms. Her"
"Terry Forrestal Terrence Philip Julian Forrestal (13 May 1948 – 10 June 2000) was an English actor, stuntman and BASE jumper. Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire to Irish parents, he attended Finchley Catholic Grammar School. He served in the British Armed Forces in Northern Ireland, among other places. He was a stuntman and stunt coordinator since the 1970s. He was also a technical advisor and occasionally an actor on films and TV. His best-known work includes Bond films ""Moonraker"", ""Octopussy"", ""Never Say Never Again"", ""GoldenEye"", as well as ""Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"", ""Batman"" (1989), """", ""Braveheart"", ""Titanic"" and"
"1987) in the magazine's list of ""50 Most Beautiful People"". Alumni have also participated in the world of sports. Tennis athlete Helen Wills Moody (BA 1925) won 31 Grand Slam titles, including eight singles titles at Wimbledon. Tarik Glenn (BA 1999) is a Super Bowl XLI champion. Michele Tafoya (BA 1988) is a sports television reporter for ABC Sports and ESPN. Sports agent Leigh Steinberg ( BA 1970, JD 1973) has represented professional athletes such as Steve Young, Troy Aikman, and Oscar de la Hoya; Steinberg has been called the real-life inspiration for the title character in the Oscar-winning film"