FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE | Rosa Klebb visits the SPECTRE training facility

On this day in 1927, Robert Shaw who played Red Grant in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE was born. In this scene, Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya) visits the SPECTRE training facility to check on Grant’s suitability for his mission. The scene was filmed in the gardens of Pinewood Studios.

[@andyct1982]

1:14 "Training is useful, but there is no substitute for experience" "I agree. We use live targets as well."

[@danielhaire6677]

Implication that the trainee is the target on a pass/fail curve. Live - Pass Die - Fail

[@jjrj8568]

@@danielhaire6677 "We produce only the best" literally

[@actioncom2748]

Always remember to bring your brass Knucks when you're going to interview someone. It'll save time.

[@stephenle-surf9893]

You've worked for subway to huh?

[@actioncom2748]

@@stephenle-surf9893 Chuck-E-Cheese.

[@fredbezaan7811]

6

[@billmurray7473]

I'll remember that when I go to my job interview with Amazon.

[@armandogasgonia2025]

pray to god crying crying like jesus pleading asking help

[@henryroot4755]

Klebb, one of the best characters ever in a Bond film. She certainly did have her kicks..

[@lindildeev5721]

And she could have replaced Tatiana if she was younger. She's smart, down-to-earth and, as you said, she has her kicks.

[@Gilliganfrog]

Kicks? Or do you mean kinks?

[@simonbrady3899]

I love how active the Bond channel has become.

[@charlesodell804]

Robert Shaw was one of the best villains.

[@mbc11685]

My favorite Bond film. Klebb is absolutely NO nonsense. Truly memorable.

[@chemicalbrother7613]

Robert Shaw is by far the best Bond villain to me. He is truly scary. Other ones are either theatrical, or downright too outlandish. In general, that's why FRWL is my favorite Bond: a down to earth spy thriller with Connery in top form. And he had a fantastic chemistry with Pedro Armendariz as Kareem.

[@shaunbeer7367]

Perfectly put.

[@BLTKellys]

Max Zorin surpasses him.

[@nicolabuono8442]

Robert Shaw what a magnificent actor .❤ he was .

[@aaditya9090]

You won't be needing this, OLD MAN!

[@htotube]

Red Grant aka Robert Shaw- Template for henchmen like Hans, Necros etc.

[@bhutochakrabarti4173]

U forgot stamper.

[@johnbertrand7185]

Funny thing, despite playing a cold blooded KGB/SPECTRE operative, Lotte Lenya was quite gentle. She was both an accomplished opera singer, staring in operas composed by her first husband Kurt Weill, and a trained dancer.

[@robertkincaid]

Now as i said on some of the other comments here, you can find Lotte Lenya on you tube singing From May Till September and also done a film with Burt Reynolds,but a great villian and paved the way for other female villians the hench woman

[@mantabond]

That's the whole point in being a thesp, isn't it? Playing what one is not.

[@jasonalmendra3823]

She sang Mack the Knife

[@nicfewer8393]

More Rosa the Knife than Mack the Knife, the song written by Kurt Weill in which she is mentioned.

[@Elitist20]

When Weill died in New York in 1950, she was alone. There's a story about Kitty Carlisle Hart going over to visit her after she called to say 'Kurt has died.' When Kitty arrived at her apartment she found Lotte standing in the hallway, holding a piece of sheet music, and saying 'Kurt is dead. Nobody likes me. And I can't read music.' Her 1920-30s voice had been a normal soprano, but with her smoking and her getting older, it had become the raspy voice we now associate with her. She had to develop a way of speaking/singing to perform the Brecht/Weill songs and help to keep them alive.

[@rabidbigdog]

It was only a few years ago that I realised Grant and Quint were the same actor. Brilliant.

[@bernardhayes4459]

Shaw sadly didnt age well, he was an alcoholic

[@SMFCNA]

1:10 I like the tiny fire extinguisher they have at the flamethrower station.

[@theregalproletariat]

That's the propane tank *for* the flamethrower.

[@michaellawrence7570]

One of fhe top five bind films with the best Bond Connery.At his usual masterful great best can't beat them classics.And this is one of them a great brilliant film.

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

"He seems fit enough" One of my favourite lines in all the Bond films. Another is - "I've got a little itch, down there. Would you mind?"

[@liamholmes9169]

this film is really full of good times that lay ahead.

[@markiveson7875]

SPECTRE Island looks like a fun place for paint balling & laser quest

[@slavatoin8273]

2:02 “Ms. Klebb, imma need at least 72 hours to recover from that colon bleed you gave me.”

[@killersalmon4359]

Countless hours of hand-to-hand and fire-arms training against live targets, untold sessions of indoctrination in SPECTRE's creed, and the final test to see if he's fit to take on his greatest undertaking is...if he can take a punch to the gut?

[@BrokamaGay]

You act like you've never been interviewed by a soviet era Russian.

[@marvinc9994]

"a punch to the gut?" Yes - but with a brass knuckleduster: that can make a subtle difference !

[@stemple11100]

If the film was more realistic, the final test would of been to chug back a litre of vodka in one and successfully wrestle a bear into submission

[@madgavin7568]

Even with all that training, a punch to the gut with brass knuckle dusters will still fucking hurt.

[@albertgaspar627]

had he failed in the training, he would have become a live target instead. since he got this far, the only test left is to see if he's gone soft between the training and getting a rub down.

[@peterfrank3365]

Klebb's plan would've worked if Grant hadn't been too smug to Bond.

[@easycheesygaming1015]

Kronsteens plan kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2WynZSuZduapNU 1.06 time stamp But I see what your talking about Klebbs execution of kronsteens plane was excellent

[@peterfrank3365]

@@easycheesygaming1015 Right. I didn't know why I wrote Klebb.

[@anradevadoris]

Rumor has it that SPECTRE's occupational health and safety officer recently shut the training area down.

[@jasonalmendra3823]

SPECTRE had gone woke.

[@TheFatestPat]

@@jasonalmendra3823 They used to be an equal opportunity evil organization. They would attack any country or group no matter what. Now they have to have a diversity chart in the planning room when setting up terrorist attacks. It kind of ruins the menacing atmosphere of the room during meetings.

[@John-qx1zi]

Yes that happened, but after Klebb found out about it, she had him kicked...

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

@@John-qx1zi Ah, point taken.

[@runawayplane6166]

Health & Safety would have a field day with that training yard!

[@marvinc9994]

But would they ever get out to report their findings ?

[@mantabond]

. . .it's an EU directive.

[@miked7745]

who do you think they use as the live targets, haha

[@runawayplane6166]

@@miked7745 1:08 He looked pretty ‘live’ to me..

[@SaulidSnake]

1960s were more chilled…

[@kasrakhatir]

"I agree we use live targets as well" LOLz...Wait What ???

[@EditedAF987]

Spectre don’t do things by half

[@gbadesakin]

This won’t be allowed nowadays. Tsk the worlds gone soft.

[@BrokamaGay]

Probably henchmen that screw up. SPECTRE doesn't believe in waste, even they have a purpose.

[@JohnSmith-oe4ci]

you see it in the opening section of the film

[@bobbyg9662]

Oh my gosh. Is that Robert Shaw! My most favorite actor! JAWS would not have been so great if not for Quint, played by Robert Shaw

[@greatwuta]

Yes, that is Robert Shaw

[@williamkilander3073]

Robert Shaw got the role after Lee Marvin declined. Good for Shaw...he had 10 kids to support!

[@carmineagrigento8245]

ohhh the guy with the leather jacket played the Russian General Gogol in later bond movies

[@mikerangel1545]

She's actually a legitimate strong woman. She's even tough enough to fight hand to foot against Bond.

[@chasm671]

And lose quite handily, despite the advantage of a weapon. She's good at barking orders and having men (ie Kronsteen) take the blame for her incompetence. A legitimate strong woman indeed.

[@nonyafkinbznes1420]

@@chasm671 😅

[@Darthzilla99]

​@@chasm671She was fighting a 2v1 against Bond and the Russian girl. Bond had to use a chair to keep her from touching him once with the knife. Bond might have lost to her if he didn't have help.

[@MadlyParrot5345]

@@Darthzilla99He had to use a chair because she had a knife on her shoe. What else was he supposed to do?

[@liamsweeney4754]

Leaked footage from inside club tropical excellent

[@nb2008nc]

How do you get the masseuse job? What's the interview process for that?

[@aleksanderkorecki7887]

Well, first you have to sleep with Klebb, and then massage Blofeld's siamese fish.

[@raminybhatti5740]

The one in the book was doing the job with her top off!

[@chrisf1600]

I can't help thinking that training camp is an accident waiting to happen

[@nihilistcentraluk442]

I don't think Spectre encouraged people to sue for damages.I read somewhere the Waffen SS used live ammunition in all their training.Apparently it was very effective hut you had to accept 5% fatal casualties

[@joshuagrover795]

@@nihilistcentraluk442 Very true the Waffen-SS did use live ammunition during training and war games, gave recruits a massive edge over their Allied opponents because once SS recruits were sent to the front they were already accustomed to noises of battle.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

What are you gonna do, sue the obvious criminal organization?

[@GCNavigator]

The blond killer looks just like a young Rutger Hauer

[@privatemale27]

I really wish there was a single streaming platform where all of the movies could be found. Very lame how fractured things are these days.

[@Bloopbliepbloop]

They're all on Amazon Prime now

[@SreenathRavinath]

​@@Bloopbliepbloop all r removed

[@Conan_the_Based]

Yet another reason why sailing the high seas is the best way to watch movies.

[@joeytunez]

He ate that shit like a boss

[@generalpublic3744]

Some people say "Hello, how are you today?" Others use a knuckle duster!

[@frankh.2669]

Such a charming woman...

[@RobAyling]

Easily one of the best Bond films!

[@metalmugen]

Best Connery era film imo

[@AndrewHsieh96]

Actually my favourite.

[@rogerkincaid931]

It's the best one for me.

[@everyoneneedsus]

hands down of one the best!

[@aamirk345]

Yes. I agree. This is the film which launched the Bond franchise to its glorious heights, rather than Dr No because this movie got all the ingredients right

[@jasonkoch3182]

Klebb walked all the way down to the lake just to punch Grant in the stomach with her brass knuckles. Now that is dedication.

[@daveattrill2712]

All those years I watched this as a kid and not notice that that was also General Gogol...and of course Quint from Jaws on the same screen

[@fh9226]

This is by far the best bond movie.

[@sesfilmsllc]

Who knew Goggel was ex spectre?

[@chrismc410]

Who said he didn't occasionally do field work at his age? Might be undercover. After all, M and Q did too on occasion as we would later see.

[@patryk7296]

Connery best bond ever

[@AndrewHsieh96]

Not only I find Rosa Klebb's voice funny, but the part where she punches Red Grant (1:57) is truly priceless. 😂😂🤣😂😂

[@Morkoo]

You can see his teeth flash

[@christopherdean1326]

I don't care how much of a trained KGB/Spectre agent she was, the plain fact of the matter is that she's half the f*cking size of Robert Shaw! I'd have been amazed if he couldn't take a punch from her, brass knuckles or not.

[@eadwig2000]

"He seems fit enough!"

[@Agent1W]

At least he didn't fall down like Pvt. Joker after he took a punch like that from GySgt. Hartman.

[@the_slime_cat]

The best

[@jonno209]

Which wine to drink with fish was missed off the training program 😂

[@jrobinson5661]

I love how you cant hear any gunshots as they walk towards the training area from the helicopter, yet when they enter, it sounds like a war zone and the only barrier between the two areas are some see-through silk curtains lol 😂

[@gs1100ed]

Nobody is wearing hearing protection. They are too tough for that sissy stuff

[@dolyharianto]

Spectre invented a lot of cool stuffs, the curtain for example absorbs sound. Also, they invented the first ever reusable rocket in "You Only Live Twice".

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

Reminds me of my honeymoon

[@metalmugen]

The masseuse is stupidly attractive my lord.

[@henridelagardere264]

Robert Shaw as Grant, Arno Breker couldn't have sculpted him better.

[@chrisruth7057]

Robert Shaw was strong back then must have bin benching around 405 lbs

[@kman-mi7su]

She reminds me of my 5th-grade teacher, Mrs. Davidson. A tough no nonsense woman, heck if she could've hit the kids with brass knuckles, she would've.

[@amead78]

And we never saw Spectre island again

[@amafirenze-vi1uh]

Fun fact: in Ian Fleming book, Rosa actually hit Bond in the ankle with that kick.😊

[@malcolmabram2957]

0.26 convicted murderer, escaped from prison...... Excellent. I now know what is lacking in my resume.

[@chrisholland7367]

That was Dartmoor prison it must have a Cat A prison back in the day. Now it's Cat C .

[@stevensenator4804]

As tough as Klebb is, you can see by her face (@1:44) that she's quite taken with Grant. Maybe that's why she took it "easy" on him?

[@TheSuperbigben10]

Rosa: (hits Grant with knuckle duster) he seems fit enough have him report to me in Istanbul in twenty four hours Grant: (quietly) ow

[@theseageek]

So Quint was a SPECTRE agent who failed the mission then went to Amity Island to start hunting sharks for a living. Makes sense.

[@jaydeecee]

In between he was a cheating gambler/mobster in Chicago. But scammed of half a million dollars in a sting.

[@alasdairandrew1447]

Then Jaws sank his boat 🛥️ and ate him looks like he failed as a shark 🦈 hunter too!

[@KoasterKing205]

0:58 1:21 Notice a continuity error there?

[@benoitpellet1657]

Heh heh. There is a whole KZbin video on that one.

[@None-zc5vg]

The picture is chock-full of the obligatory continuity errors: spend an hour going through them all on (say) IMDB.

[@KoasterKing205]

@@None-zc5vg Yeah, there's 108 in total from when I last counted. But we're not talking about the whole film, we're talking about this scene...

[@KoasterKing205]

@@benoitpellet1657 Really?

[@None-zc5vg]

@@KoasterKing205 ...but it's fun to trawl through them all, in any case. It's hard to believe that some of them weren't detected before the picture was ready for release: maybe no-one cared if the audience might notice them.

[@kallirroi_k7611]

It would be even worse if she kicked him in the stomach with the knife-shoes on...

[@pauldockree9915]

Donald "Red" Grant. It is Grant's masseuse I envy. Oh my aching back and in who's service. Oh and at all times he knows where his towel is. Walter. GoTell? Softly Softly and Home Soil? Didn't I? Go and Tell? Morzeny and Anatol Gogol? RIP Walter GoTell. Wonderful body of work and ahem BACK to lady masseuse. And knuckledusters. Rosa Klebb was the best Bond Woman.

[@dimitra6209]

He passed the gutpunch test..

[@ad_6436]

I wish he didn't...

[@arkadiuszcichocki7561]

How can they talk with the rotor running?

[@sharky8577]

When the guy touches Rosa Klebb on the elbow she pulls away in disgust. Don’t think she’s the type to crave male attention !

[@pmafterdark]

She was a lesbian in the book I believe.

[@p0ppyfarr95]

@@pmafterdark she is. Although extremely implied.

[@THyperon]

@@pmafterdark later she touches Romanowa very gentle... its never mentioned, but lesbian avanced can be noticed.... well acted by Lotte Lenja (her earlier way to write her name, in US she changed to Lenya)

[@michaelbarber6200]

charming Lady lol

[@mantabond]

Hang on, is that not Benz ('not mad about his tailor, are you?') between Morzeny and Klebb who got on the train later on?

[@andybub45]

Fun fact: Frau Farbissna in Austin Powers was based on Rosa Klebb

[@jasonalmendra3823]

The yell came from the SS woman in Indiana Jones Last Crusade.

[@user-pc2po6fg1u]

GRANT 🤗

[@user1118gp]

She has her leather gloves on, just in case...

[@qis8018b]

she may have destroyed some guts before, wise choice!

[@user-nt7mm2vy6z]

ローザ・クレッブはシリーズ全ての中で最もリアルな「キャリア・ウーマンらしいキャリア・ウーマン」。高い地位の有能な女性、キャリア・ウーマンはこんな「おばちゃん」じゃないとおかしい。 若くて美人でかわい子ちゃんのキャリア・ウーマンなど非現実的。

[@everettenglish5297]

YEAH RIGHT , AS SOON AS THAT CAMERA TURN AWAY, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@supermilkguy]

The guy with the mustache is hot.

[@auro1986]

1:50 what is that thing behind her? some kind of robot?

[@jkleylein]

The rowing machine?

[@snapfinger1]

He seems fit enough.

[@mwbright]

I want to get a poison shoe switchblade for my 87 year old mother. I just don't know how to make one.

[@jourwalis-8875]

This dialogue is dubbed! You can even hear the studio ambiance.

[@hawkeyepierce3771]

very quiet comrades...

[@sunilmaheshbabu9850]

007

[@bingcherry1122]

That same punch if landed by the Hulk would have caused Grant to land far far away from that area!!!! Lol!!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@imcallingjapan2178]

Rosa Klebb could probably take the Hulk.

[@Adam-pu6jg]

Well that's one way to cut the bullshit out of the interview process!

[@BansalaheNasredinne]

Salut

[@BansalaheNasredinne]

Ça va bien

[@VLADIMIR007ISH]

General Gogol

[@vaschevsyo]

Генерал Гоголь ещё не тот.

[@bikiniluvnguy1]

rosa klebb visits the b l m training facility......

[@jockejocke1]

0:33 It's so funny how all three of them seems to be dubbed. And the words we hear don't seem to correlate with their lips and what they're actually saying.

[@None-zc5vg]

The picture was rather carelessly made (see all the continuity errors) and it probably carried over into the redubbing process. Maybe the director was too busy playing cards or playing with himself to keep an eye on such minor matters.

[@jockejocke1]

@@None-zc5vg Dr No also had continuity errors. In the very introduction to the Bond character there's blatant errors. Keep watching the cigarette in Bond's mouth and you'll see 😄

[@JLee-rt6ve]

Col. Klink's grandson makes good (or bad).

[@undershaft8828]

My base from Evi l Genius

[@Illuminus316]

"Ze must work hardar"

[@jasonalmendra3823]

It needs a volcano.

[@miguel66014]

You're gonna need bigger brass knuckles...

[@DNADeoxyribonucleicAcid]

1927 ?

[@markmahabir6342]

Yeah 1927. Because this was made in 1963.

[@adamjo5287]

A gut punch from a grandma equals fit for being a agent for spectre? Sign me up!

[@swaminathaniyer399]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@dolyharianto]

The training room is so cheesy, it reminds me of the training room from X-Men 😅

[@theexpresidents]

Cate Blanchett brought me here. Irina Spalko, FTW.

[@jesseoneill9680]

Ist Comment! 1st View!

[@nb2008nc]

Congratulations

[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

... with a ruptured spleen? I don't know. It might be to the left.

[@pauldockree9915]

He seems fit enough? Yer think? So why when Bond stabbed him with an itty bitty knife did he allow 007 to turn the tables on him in the train fight? Just asking.

[@theregalproletariat]

I think you underestimate how much of a force multiplier knives are.

[@zoe-janesutherland4359]

@@theregalproletariat Agreed, I'd rather be punched than stabbed.

[@RoyShouriMustango]

I thought she said “Donald --“

[@starguy2718]

Later, Grant was scammed by Newman & Redford.

[@timoshenko1971]

Am I the only one who heard Donald Trump instead of Donald Grant?

[@Shadowboost]

Rosa wanted to test that body in other ways

[@georgemorley1029]

The girl, yes. Grant, no.

[@olakarlsson7496]

Klebb was a lesbian.

[@user-my7vk7kz2m]

何故か芝生に犬🐶の糞、びっくり(＠_＠;)

[@becomematrix]

Ok karen

[@sauluribe7082]

Not a pleasant summons for Tatiana after this.

[@efirizaki5656]

Merkel in younger years????

[@marvinc9994]

Merkel was NEVER as good-looking as Rosa. Don't be so damned silly !

[@SuperWolsey]

You show me a clip of Merkel singing Pirate Jenny and I'll show an army of Munchkins from Oz taking Thor and Banner's places in Thor: Ragnarok