The film follows the plot of Fleming's novel almost to the letter; however, the villain is the major change between the literary and cinematic versions of the story. At the Cold War's height, EON Productions felt it inadvisable casting the Russians as villains, so SMERSH was replaced by SPECTRE, the criminal organization who is a mutual enemy of both superpowers, introduced in the first James Bond film, Dr. No. As such, this film is a sequel to the previous film in that SPECTRE seeks revenge upon James Bond for his killing of Dr. Julius No.
The film features the first appearance of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, leader of SPECTRE, although he wouldn't directly confront Bond for several more cinematic adventures. To integrate SPECTRE to the storyline, minor changes were made so that SMERSH agent Red Grant is responsible for actions committed by other characters in the novel. Other than these topical changes, the film's plot is the same as the novel's—James Bond is lured to Turkey, where Corporal Tatiana (Tania) Romanova is stationed to assist her defection, and obtains a LEKTOR decoder (renamed from the novel's Spektor to not confuse the audience with SPECTRE).
Daniela Bianchi
The lead Bond girl of From Russia With Love. Nicknamed "Tanya" by her friends, Romanova is a Russian cipher clerk stationed in Istanbul who found herself drawn into a bizarre and twisted web of intrigue spun by SPECTRE agents Kronsteen and Rosa Klebb. Daniela Bianchi, who played Tatiana, represented Italy in the 1960 Miss Universe pageant, where she won the Miss Photogenic award and placed second. Her roommate at the pageant was Miss Israel Aliza Gur.
Martine Beswick
Zora forms the other half of the catfighting duo at the Gypsy Camp scene. Martine Beswick, who played Zora, was billed incorrectly during the title sequence as "Martin Beswick". This would mark the first appearance by Beswick in a Bond film. Her next appearance will be in Thunderball.
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