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- No scenes in From Russia With Love were filmed in Venice, a backdrop projector was used instead.
- Over 200 actresses auditioned for the part of Tatiana Romanova.
- Daniela Bianchi was the runner up in the 1960 Miss Universe pageant.
- Editor Peter Hunt disliked the way Daniela Bianchi Walked, and cut almost every shot that is far enough away to see her stride.
- Daniela Bianchi was in the James Bond spoof Operation: Kid Brother.
- From Russia With Love marked the last appearance of the Sylvia Trench character, originally Terence Young intended for her to return in every movie, but when Guy Hamilton took over in Goldfinger she was left out of the script.
- Pedro Armendez who had terminal cancer was a friend of Ernest Hemingway, and so like Hemingway, killed himself after filming From Russia With Love as Kerim Be.
- Desmond Llewelyn made his first appearance in From Russia With Love, he had been held prisoner in a P.O.W. camp for five years during World War II.
- Robert Shaw is an accomplished playwright, among his works is the critically acclaimed "The Man In The Glass Booth."
- Robert Shaw is a good friend of Sean Connery.
- Vladek Sheybal's distinct facial features made such an impression on Terence Young that he was cast for the part of Kronsteen without taking a screen test.
- Stock footage of various British trains was used for the Orient Express.
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