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Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn, Kabir Bedi ... see more see more... , Steven Berkoff , David Meyer , Vijay Amritraj , Desmond Llewelyn , Robert Brown , Walter Gotell , Geoffrey Keen , Suzanne Jerome , Cherry Gillespie , Albert Moses , Douglas Wilmer , Andrew Bradford , Lois Maxwell , Michaela Clavell , Cheryl Anne , Patrick Barr , Bruce Boa , Hugo Bower , Jeremy Bulloch , Ray Charles , Brian Coburn , Brenda Cowling , William Derrick , Michael Halphie , Paul Hardwick , Gertan Klauber , Anthony Meyer , Peter Porteous , Tina Robinson , Mary Stavin , Gabor Vernon , Philip Voss , Richard Graydon , Dermot Crowley , Carole Ashby , David Grahame , Ken Norris , Gurdial Sira , Stuart Saunders , Julie Martin , Richard Le Parmentier , Eva Reuber-Staier , Tony Meyer

This (13th) time around, "007" receives the usual call to come and visit "Mother" when another agent drops off a fake Faberge jeweled egg at the British embassy in East Berlin and is later killed at a... read more read more... traveling circus. Suspicions mount when the assistant manager of the circus Kamal (Louis Jourdan), outbids Bond for the real Faberge piece at Sotheby's. Bond follows Kamal to India where the superspy thwarts many an ingenious attack and encounters the antiheroine of the title (Maud Adams), an international smuggler who runs the circus as a cover for her illegal operations. It does not take long to figure out that Orlov (Steven Berkoff), a decidedly rank Russian general is planning to raise enough money with the fake Faberges to detonate a nuclear bomb in Europe and then defeat NATO forces once and for all in conventional warfare. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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PG, 2 hr. 20 min.

Directed by: John Glen

Release Date: June 10, 1983

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DVD Release Date: October 17, 2000

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  • August 3, 2011
    I actually found this one very thrilling (in fact, some of the series' biggest thrills were found in OCTOPUSSY). The acting done by Roger Moore still isn't all that bad, and, sure, it's got the occasional silly, risqué double entendre (well, duh; the title's OCTOPUSSY after all)... read more, but doesn't every good Bond film?
  • June 29, 2010
    Everytime I watch Octopussy, I hope that I'll enjoy it a bit better. Unfortunately, this is not the case. This is by far the worst Bond film since The Man With The Golden Gun. The film is supposed to be serious, but it's just very silly. Example: Bond swinging from a vine and a r... read moreecording of a tarzan yell plays. What a serious film this is. I want to like this film, and the plot is interesting, but the film makers went so overboard with putting so many tongue in cheek elements in the film, that ultimately, I was turned off this film. This was too much, even by Roger Moore James Bond era standards. A very intriguing plot, but very poor execution, the directors should have followed in the footsteps of For Your Eyes Only.
  • September 23, 2009
    This film made me blush in front of my mum when all the ladies had not many clothes on and Bond saves the day dressed as a clown.
  • March 9, 2009
    Why do we love Roger Moore as 007? Not only can he look good while saving the world, he also got some of the best lines in the Bond movies, infuriating to the bad guys and near provocative to the ladies... you couldnt help but laugh and say "Only Bond can say that and get away wi... read moreth it..."

    The title of this movie is provocative enough... hehehe. But that doesnt take the shine of the thrills of the classic Bond series... the trademark action scenes and Bond style is evident by veteran director John Glen, responsible for 5 007 flicks and credited on 3 more.


    Guns, knives, beautiful women by the dozens and veteran International star Kabir Bedy as the ruthless henchman Gobina. Cars, planes, the entire movie is a classic Bond fest. Enjoy.
  • December 4, 2008
    Roger Moore got his AARP card in this one and it shows. The story takes 007 from looking into stolen Russian artwork to a plot to start World War III in a tale that is a little difficult to process at times. Maud Adams returns as the title character with Louis Jordan playing the ... read moremain baddie. It's an OK little adventure but tends to drag as the film goes on. The best bits are when Q's on screen and features the classic quote I'm stealing and posting here:
    Vijay: Is he still there?
    Q: You must be joking! Double-0 seven on an island populated exclusively by women? We won't see him till dawn!
  • November 27, 2008
    One of the worst Bond/Moore flicks in the series, the whole thing looks terrible with dodgy stunts, bad sets and unconvincing fights and acting. The girls are pretty good in this..especially the female army in the final battle and the whole idea of being set in India is a nice or... read moreiginal location buts that it.
    Almost a Temple of Doom rip in places and with a similar big bearded baddie henchman....pretty lame.
  • September 28, 2008
    As a Bond fan for more, I must admit I love all Bond films. But OCTOPUSSY is the best of all them all; it's also my favorite movie. Roger Moore is in top form, John Glen's direction is excellent, the plot is complex and rich, and John Barry's music is wonderful. Moreover, Louis J... read moreourdan is a beautiful baddie, Maud Adams is one of the most interesting leading ladies, and Steven Berkoff is amazingly frightening. The cinematography is very impressive, as is the production design by Peter Lamont.

    What more can I say? OCTOPUSSY is skillfully made and astonishingly thrilling from its breathtaking precredits sequence to the very end. Nobody does it better!!
  • May 8, 2008
    masterful over the top excitement!!!

    Moore delivers one of his best potrayels of Fleming's super spy...
  • March 1, 2008
    Great title, boring concept but I love Roger Moore.
  • January 30, 2008
    I'm afraid I fell asleep, but what I saw met up with the bond par.

Critic Reviews


Dave Kehr
October 13, 2008
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

Glen's willingness to give the action sequences a certain weight and seriousness produces some genuinely exciting moments, yet his work is everywhere undermined by the flatness of the characterization... Full Review

Variety Staff
October 13, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety

Film's high points are the spectaccular aerial stuntwork marking both the pre-credits teaser and extremely dangerous-looking climax. Full Review

Richard Corliss
October 13, 2008
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

Bond had degenerated into a male model, and something of a genial anachronism. Full Review

Vincent Canby
August 30, 2004
Vincent Canby, New York Times

Makes no pretense of being based on anything except the Ian Fleming character and the high good humor and wit of the film makers. Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

There's a fine line between wit and absurdity, and this particular movie too often falls on the wrong side. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
February 19, 2009
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Bottom-drawer Bond. Full Review

October 13, 2008
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Little is added that departs from the Bond formula. Full Review

October 13, 2008
Film4

Nice title, shame about the movie. Full Review

Ian Nathan
October 13, 2008
Ian Nathan, Empire Magazine

One for the die hards. The saving grace here is a knowing sense of humour so lacking in its predecessor, For Your Eyes Only. Full Review

Steve Crum
April 20, 2008
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

The Roger Moore Bond days are drawing to close, as this weak entry shows.

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