From Russia With Love (1963) - James Bond and the AR-7

[@Ozzyorcborne1]

"How can a friend be in debt?" That line just radiates character and a sense of brotherhood and friendship. One of my favorite lines in the movie.

[@FWChannel-rr1br]

Among the Bond movies, Kerim Bey and Leiter were the only two that bond with 007 (pun unintended) instantly.

[@patrick4662]

The best (non Felix) bond ally in the entire series. They have great chemistry, Kerim has so much charisma. His allies usually die I get it, but you really feel it with this one.

[@hugodrax71]

Pedro Armendariz is great in From Russia With Love. He was in a lot of pain during filming but wanted to carry on so he could provide for his family. In the end he was so ill a double had to be used for his final scenes. He left a wonderful legacy. His performance remains one of the most fondly remembered in the entire series.

[@wyndgrove9452]

He was the star of this film, as far as I'm concerned - such a great performance.

[@rampageclover9788]

The pain became so unbearable he took his life in an LA hospital, shooting himself in the chest with a gun he managed to smuggle in

[@markfencke4348]

This is the most realistic 007 film. Really can't imagine someone other than Sean Connery in that role. Fleming liked Richard Burton no longer young enough Roger Moore is the Saint

[@zinospinedi3227]

Thats sad. Imagine taking your lief bcs of your pain. But to give such an acting performance with such pain, Bravo.

[@chrismc410]

His son played the president of the country Sanchez was living in Licence to Kill. His son was Pedro Armendariz, Jr. Sadly, he, too , passed away in 2011

[@admiral229]

My two favorite Bond film actors now chilling upstairs. RIP...

[@stevecoleman2250]

One of Bond’s best allies. Pedro Armendáriz was a very underrated actor, part of John Fords ensemble company.

[@carminemurray6624]

Looks very much like David Suchet.

[@aleksandarvil5718]

RIP († 1963) 😢 *THAT WAS HIS SWAN'S SONG !!!* Edit: He was dying from late stage cancer 😞😰😟😵 !!

[@FWChannel-rr1br]

Sean Connery has been and always will be the perfect 007, with the right mix of ruthlessness and charm.

[@madandyb]

'She should've kept her mouth shut!' Brilliant one liner!

[@gooondie]

That delay with the audio is pretty bad

[@Hucfinn-zz8dl]

This is the first time that I ever saw the AR-7, That I own today ! Mine is a Henry AR-7 !

[@anahi-fz1ke]

Grande Pedro Armendariz, orgullo de México, QEPD.

[@benoitpellet1657]

anahi 19780103 Yes, R.I.P. He was a great actor and was already dying of cancer when this film was made. He was perfect in the role.

[@martyjewell5683]

Got my AR-7 in 1983 for $65. Mine is the Charter Arms version. Hell, if it's good enough for James Bond, it's good enough for me!

[@SonOfTheDawn515]

I know one Green Beret who used one during a training op to fetch dinner so... Good enough for James Bond and Green Berets. Definitely more than good enough for me!

[@martyjewell5683]

@@SonOfTheDawn515, for a cheap, pressed beer cans (feel) weapon the AR-7 is quite unique. When functioning properly (as mine does) it can be a sweet little camp gun, is rather accurate and light as a feather, well almost, and easy to handle. The swelled pistol grip fits my hand great and I filed out the larger rear aperture to more of a "ghost sight" in around 1985. Shit, maybe I invented the ghost sight??? I agree, good enough for Bond and Special Forces, good enough for me.

[@seikibrian8641]

If yours lives up to the "jam-o-matic" reputation of most of the Charter Arms guns, try ordering new magazines from Henry Repeating Arms, the current AR-7 maker. The improved design makes a huge difference in feeding reliabilty.

[@martyjewell5683]

@@seikibrian8641 - did not know that, thanks. Mine did have the fail-to-feed/stovepipe issues back in the day. Even would fire full auto when dirty, no shit. Not fun when unexpected. I clean mine after 200 rounds, use Remington Thunderbolt fodder and only load seven in the eight shot mag. The gun is now very reliable (that is, for an AR-7). I know the lead Thunderbolt ammo shoots dirty but what the hell, it works, fuhgeddaboudit.

[@dlbracer56]

A '97 Charter Arms version, $97. It's a P.O.S. that jams every orher round. The new model Henry's is a much more reliable model.

[@speedracer1945]

In the novel it the billboard was of Marilyn Monroe . I guess since she died around when the film came out , they thought it would be in bad taste to use her liking and used Anita Elkberg instead in the film . Also Perdro was dying in real life and was hard for him to do each scene and did them like a champ .

[@florence6137]

Pity what happened to Armendariz...wonderful great actor

[@netito1249]

C Th he died long long timd ago

[@glitzgarcia8281]

I guess he didnt want to see his family suffer to see him die of cancer that he got when he was filming 3 godfathers

[@scottknode898]

Glitz Garcia he was exposed to radiation from nuclear bomb site as John Wayne and many of other cast and crew from the 1956 film The Conqueror. Wayne, Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead, Director Dick Powell and others all died from various cancers due to exposure to radiation. Some died over 10 years after the movie was released. Armendariz was stricken with terminal cancer during filming of From Russia With Love and he shot himself with a gun he smuggled into his luggage.

[@AlonsoRules]

The Conqueror turned out to be one of the worst films ever

[@SuperWolsey]

@@AlonsoRules worst and a nuclear curse

[@alexbautista6905]

Nuestro querido Pedro Armendáriz, representó la imagen del gallardo hombre mexicano de carácter fuerte pero amoroso a la vez, lamentablemente ya estaba muy enfermo y sufría muchísimos dolores y cansancio cuando filmó está película, sin embargo como todo un profesional termino la película y cuando la ves ni parece que estuviera enfermo, no sabría decir si fue cobarde o muy valiente lo que hizo al final con su vida, pero eso también dió paso a su leyenda, descanse en paz.

[@gustavopettersonhernandez2132]

si se ve enfermo, el cancer ya le habia invadido la cadera , se ve que camina con dificultad

[@JoseFlores-zt2vp]

era un HOMBRE con mayusculas, la pantalla grande le quedaba chica y tuvo las agallas para evitar terminar como un despojo humano. Vivio como quiso

[@Timmyboy505]

how can a friend be in debt? Damn that line always stuck with me

[@toxicwhitestraightmalebigo6091]

Love how the scope just shows up.

[@methamphetasaur]

You can see him just kind of place it up there at 0:52, but it doesn't look like it's really attached in any meaningful way. Nor would it be zeroed. But hey, who am I to doubt James Bond.

[@devinthierault]

@@methamphetasaur Lol kinda like the suppressor in Dr No just slides on and off

[@shawnlowery983]

He pulled it out of his jacket right front pocket after assembling the AR-7

[@genovevagonzalez3967]

Un grande..y mexicano..Pedro armendariz y con otro súper actor, hasta de grande conserva esa personalidad, sean conery..😘

[@jankjason]

"Q mistakenly reports the rifle to be .25 caliber, while it actually fires a .22 Long Rifle cartridge." Perhaps it was supposed to be a modified version of the gun?

[@devonwatt2194]

I believe it is also available in .22mag and .17hmr so who knows maybe back in the day it was available in .25 too 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@jnicksnewstart]

@@devonwatt2194 Many think Eugene Stoner's original design was supposed to be 22 Hornet like the bolt action AR-5, but never happened. It was built and released to the public in .22 long rifle only. Unfortunately nothing in it's design would have supported 22 Hornet.

[@Euripides_Panz]

I want a Kerim Bey spinoff movie! Kerim Bey : I've had a particularly fascinating life. Would you like to hear about it? [Benz tries to grunt "no."] Kerim Bey : You would?

[@pfarquharson1]

This scene comes from the novel FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE chapter 19 'The mouth of Marilyn Monroe'. With Monroe's sudden death in 1962, they changed the poster to one from the 1963 film 'Call me Bwana' with Anita Ekberg on it.

[@mohammadmostafa9215]

And the movie was "Niagara"

[@glenjoshuawattsjoshua520]

The audio is out of sync.

[@Don-kr5tp]

I had to have the AR-7 after this movie. I still have the original Armalite and the new Henry

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

How's the quality compare between the two? I hear they can differ, and that the ones made by Charter Arms were maybe not so nice in production quality. I've only heard nice things about Armalite's and Henry's other guns, so I assume they must be decent.

[@seeharvester]

I had the opportunity to buy one in 1974 for $75 bucks and blew it. Now I wish I had.

[@gee99man99]

I think this was probably just an exercise in saving money on the movie budget for gadgets. You could buy an AR-7 in most gun stores back then for probably around $50. But to people who didn't know that such a rifle existed, it probably looked like something a real spy might use! .22LR doesn't make much of a sniper rifle...though it IS pretty accurate for short distances and is pretty quiet even without a suppressor! Not much "stopping power," victim will probably die from lead poisoning eventually. The AR-7 was first developed for US Air Force pilots to carry with them for survival when they bailed out.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

It's certainly a gadgety gun to show an audience, there wasn't really any other commonly available gun at the time that was anything like it, and it's honestly not half bad for this purpose. Setting aside that the infrared scope is incorrectly depicted as being in color, just tinted red (rather than an inverted monochrome), and just impossibly small for the time period (actual infrared scopes of this time period were quite large, and required an even larger infrared spotlight to provide illumination for the optic, see the US M3 Carbine), a rifle which can be taken down and stored inside of a fairly small package like this wouldn't be the worst idea for an assassination. Bond hides it in his coat, he assembles it, and .22 Long Rifle is actually not shabby from a rifle length barrel, you get quite a lot of speed with one versus a much shorter pistol length one. The cartridge also is very easy to suppress, and you could use a small, thin, and lightweight suppressor to significantly dampen the report. The AR-7 could probably pretty easily be modified for this, cut down the barrel by 4" and make up the difference with a modest silencer bearing an appropriate front sight, then alter the interior of the stock to fit the changed profile. What you have is a gun that's somewhat easy to conceal, quiet, and which can shoot a half dozen times in just a couple of seconds with barely any noise, so take aim and put every shot center mass, and the target will probably bleed out very soon. All possible with the technology of the day.

[@Jeff-xy9ci]

To reiterate & perhaps add emphasis, "she should've kept her mouth shut." Classic!!

[@toyman9642]

Henry makes the AR 7, .22 long rifle and comes with two 7 round magazines.

[@wonkylommiter6364]

8 round.

[@greatgatsb9o921o]

this is the reason i have 2 Henry survival rifles

[@nicktrue7915]

in case you need to help a one armed man assassinate a villan climbing out of a building through the mouth of a poster?

[@leningonzalez6784]

Pedro Armendariz was really in pain due to his stomach cancer, he dont finish the film and his part was made for a double.

[@SparkyMarkyMark23]

Inoperable Cancer.

[@GrumpyTinashe]

I have the Charter Arms version of the AR7 in Zimbabwe. We no longer have the original butt stock but have a modified aluminium one

[@gorvlivin]

Lol. That .22 sure did kick. Badass ar

[@JamesBondLounge]

She should've kept her mouth shut

[@dannydavis2724]

i was 20 when i was refused the purchase of this armalite. bought henries for daughters 4 decades later

[@obcalzada]

El gran Pedro Armendáriz

[@abdielgarcia6737]

Howard Hughes made the mistake of filming the conqueror of Mongolia in the Utah desert but then again most of the actors and actresses were heavy smokers

[@scottknode898]

They filmed on a active nuclear site and many of the cast and crew were exposed to radiation causing them to contract cancer including John Wayne , Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendariz, Director Dick Powell among many others who all died of cancer. Many of the actors did smoke to like John Wayne who smoked up to 4 packs a day of unfiltered cigarettes for over 30 years. Back then actors and actresses drank and smoked heavily

[@AJ-xv7oh]

@@scottknode898 That is just not true.

[@scottknode898]

@@AJ-xv7oh what do you know? you just like to argue with others to show your the big tough guy on posts and act like everyone else is wrong.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

@@scottknode898 The Utah test site sure didn't do them any good.

[@FWChannel-rr1br]

"She should've kept her mouth shut."

[@mickjennings1]

Sound is not in synch with the picture. Shame.

[@Christopher-xn8qk]

Spare a thought for old Pedro...He took his own life at UCLA Hospital by self inflicted gunshot to the chest.

[@speedracer1945]

He was dying from cancer from that John Wayne film that everyone got cancer from . He was in it as was Agnes Moorehead . Susan Hayward and director Dick Powell all died but a few survived like Lee Van Cleff and William Conrad and Wayne' s son. All RIP

[@scottknode898]

Speed Racer they filmed The Conqueror on a active nuclear bomb site and the cast and crew were exposed to radiation. Many of the cast and crew died in 1960s and 1970s. Director Dick Powell and Pedro Armendariz died in 1963 Susan Hayward died in 1975 of brain cancer and Wayne died in 1979 among 80 plus other cast and crew who died over the years.

[@Krzyszczynski]

@@speedracer1945 Lee Van Cleef didn't make old bones either. Dead at 64 from a heart attack, but apparently had developed throat cancer as well.

[@kiryu2000]

I'm pretty sure they have conversions to .25 ACP

[@CodeRed001]

"you got one shot" Yeah cause after your first shot the damn thing loves to jam in real life lol. Better make the first one count.

[@MrCorvairGuy]

The rifle exists in a world where watches have garrote wires, shoes have hidden blades and cars have hidden machine guns and ejection seats. Q's entire department exists only to develop the tools necessary for Bond and the other agents to get their jobs done. So if Q says it's a .25 caliber, then we can be sure that it's some fantasy .25 caliber wildcat cartridge MI:6 has developed for that particular rifle. As was mentioned below, the gun only looks like an AR-7 because that's easier for the prop department.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

It would probably be trivial for Q Branch to convert an AR-7 to .25 caliber, even assuming we're talking about .25 ACP, which would have a lot of benefits for reliability. The power is just about the same, so even though they may have to make a new bolt, it could be the same weight, and the barrel would just be a matter of making a new one which fits in the same way. The magazine would be more work, the magazine well would have to be widened, and a new magazine made, but the .25 ACP cartridge would be far easier to make a magazine around than .22LR, and Q Branch has all the resources in the world for gunsmithing. Small and light cartridges like these can also be dampened with a very small and modest silencer, it really wouldn't be hard to make a .25 caliber barrel where the last couple few inches were actually an integrated suppressor, and it would certainly be possible to make all of this fit inside the stock interior. The only actually unrealistic part is the so very tiny infrared scope, but hell, so are watch lasers and high yield pencil bombs, so I really cannot complain. An AR-7 expertly converted to an integrally suppressed .25 caliber assassin's rifle is certainly something I can see Q proudly put together.

[@johnroberts6695]

Great segment. If you get the time, can you lighten the video by increasing the gamma and contrast? It looks like it's a nice gun to have around.

[@darthmullet]

never heard of or seen that, could you share if you have actual info on that?! Honestly, I don't think anyone in their right mind would've done that, considering that .25 ACP is actually a less powerful round than a .22 LR, is less widely available (then and now) and is a center fire cartridge, and would therefore make the conversion more than a trivial adjustment to the chamber and barrel.

[@micronicman]

Little bit of trivia: the original Air Force survival rifle that the AR-7 was based on was actually 22 Hornet and had either a 12” or 14” barrel, I don’t remember for certain.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

.25 Auto is actually not weaker than .22 Long Rifle, people get that idea because they see the chronographed numbers advertised on boxes of .22, but fail to realize that universally, manufacturers chronograph their ammunition with rifles, the much longer barrels giving you far more velocity. There's not really any rifles commonly available in .25 Auto, so what that ammunition gets chrono'd with is the typical short barreled pocket pistol, so naturally there's a lot less velocity. With comparable barrel lengths, both cartridges are actually quite similar, .25 Auto having the advantage of being centerfire, semi-rimmed, and having a jacketed bullet which is very securely crimped. Compare to the prominent rim on the .22 Long Rifle case, there by necessity, but far less reliable in ignition, and a very weak bullet crimp that makes it troublesome to fit in a double-stack.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

@@micronicman Yes, the original Armalite AR-5, which was a bolt-action rifle in .22 Hornet, and had the same take-down setup as the AR-7, stowing inside of its own stock for storage. It actually strikes me as a better gun for its purpose, but I guess the AR-7 is a lot cheaper.

[@abelardoaugustoitroccoli1926]

Gran Pedro A....extraordinario en tu vida y en tu muerte de valentía...con los mejores recuerdos ...de films con los protagonistas antes de J Wayne...Susan Hayward...y otros ..bravo👌👐

[@shallowcinema8359]

I have one. Love it.

[@irisglezfletes]

Pedro Mexican pride

[@Bad_At_Parties]

I never go by American release for the older Bond films, as we got them rather late.

[@matthewbulger5876]

The Late Pedro Armendariz Seniors Last Film "From Russia With Love " Spoke American English Even Though He Was Born In Mexico Right? I Await Your Answer.

[@tarielkaroldan4106]

Matthew Bulger yes, he was Mexican

[@matthewbulger5876]

Miguel Roldán Yes He Was From Mexico, Indeed But He Spoke Perfect American English Since He Spent Sometime Living In Laredo Texas In His Early Life True?

[@blacksamurai0199]

His mother was American

[@josefranciscovazquezbaeza4143]

@@matthewbulger5876 Yes, that’s correct, also her mother was American 🇺🇸

[@Bad_At_Parties]

From Russia With Love came out in 1963, not 67.

Q probably modified the rifle to shoot .25 ACP to take the same ammo as a pocket pistol.

[@Evershear]

The original AR-7 was chambered in .22 Hornet, the currently commercial version available from Henry Rifles is chambered in .22 long Rifle

[@gee99man99]

I had never heard that before...would make for a much more substantial weapon! Ballistics for .22 Hornet are significantly better for that round compared to .22LR!

[@jnicksnewstart]

No. I'm not sure how that misinformation ever got around. The .22 Hornet was in the AR-5 bolt action (which I would love to have). AR-7 was only designed and manufactured in .22 long rifle. Check Eugene Stoner's patents through the US patent office. I saw a guy lose $100 bet at a gun show in the '70s over this subject. Good thing I was broke at the time or I would have lost too.

[@Evershear]

@@jnicksnewstart I was wrong, you are right, it was the AR-5 that was in .22 hornet. not the AR-7. What is even worse is earlier in the move Q tells Bond that it is an AR-7 and that it is in .25 Cal. see here kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3WtaHerZpl6Y5Y

[@seikibrian8641]

@@Evershear If Q Branch can put machine guns, smoke and oil dispensers, tire shredders, rotating license plates, and an ejection seat on an Aston Martin DB5, making a .25 caliber AR-7 would be no problem. ;-)

[@19darnoc52]

Would Bond find friends in Turkey today?

[@harmgregory4560]

Erdogan seems to be a worse crook than Blofeld….or Grant. smh

[@drtoonie]

The hell is with the audio?

[@darthmullet]

well, it was '64 here is the US :P you are of course correct though....

[@scottknode898]

From Russia With Love was released in 1963

[@billytruong8917]

That is a AR-7 sniper rifle

[@Boredperson420]

It doesn't fold.

[@scottknode898]

Billy Truong no it’s a Armalite AR-7 Survival Rifle

[@hansgrueber8169]

At least you got the AR-7 part correct, lmao!

[@julianrojas1783]

hola subala a you tube

[@MrFlaujac]

that's fake

[@vpsaline]

How does he mount the scope? lollll

[@pdufusc]

you had to order a separate bracket. I didn't order it, don't really like shooting with a scope. It couldn't have cost all that much, I didn't pay but $75 for a new one, It was Charter Arms in the 70's.

[@kirayasuoka0135]

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