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The Spy Who Loved Me

film by Gilbert [1977]

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The Spy Who Loved Me is a 1977 British spy film and the tenth installment in the James Bond franchise. Starring Roger Moore as Bond, the film sees Agent 007 teaming up with a Soviet agent, Anya Amasova, to investigate the disappearance of British and Soviet submarines. They discover that the villainous Karl Stromberg is behind the plot, intending to use the submarines' nuclear missiles to trigger a global catastrophe and establish a new underwater civilization. Bond and Amasova must race against time to stop Stromberg's plan, facing off against his formidable henchman, Jaws. The film is known for its elaborate action sequences, including a memorable car chase and a chase involving a submersible Lotus Esprit.1

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