The Spy Who Loved Me (film) The Spy Who Loved Me (film) The Spy Who Loved Me is a 1977 British spy film, the tenth in the "James Bond" series produced by Eon Productions, and the third to star Roger Moore as the fictional secret agent James Bond. Barbara Bach and Curt Jürgens co-star. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert and the screenplay was written by Christopher Wood and Richard Maibaum. The film takes its title from Ian Fleming's novel "The Spy Who Loved Me", the tenth book in the James Bond series, though it does not contain any elements of the novel's plot. The storyline
James Bond in film plan changed within weeks of the 1977 release, following the box office success of the 1977 space-themed film "Star Wars". With a budget of $34 million "Moonraker" cost more than double any of the previous Bond films, although both Broccoli and United Artists agreed to the costs because of the profits from "The Spy Who Loved Me". Lewis Gilbert was again appointed as director, and a number of the crew from "The Spy Who Loved Me" also joined the production. Gilbert and Tom Mankiewicz wrote the initial story, but Christopher Wood turned this into the final screenplay. Many of the