Editing From Russia, with Love (novel) (section)

==Adaptations==
{{see also|James Bond comic strips}}

''From Russia, with Love'' was serialised in ''The Daily Express'' from 1 April 1957;<ref name="D Exp serial" /> it was the first Bond novel the paper had adapted.{{sfn|Lindner|2009|p=16}} In 1960 the novel was also adapted as a daily [[comic strip]] in the paper and was syndicated worldwide. The series, which ran from 3 February to 21 May 1960,{{sfn|Fleming|Gammidge|McLusky|1988|p=6}} was written by [[Henry Gammidge]] and illustrated by [[John McLusky]].{{sfn|McLusky|Gammidge|Hern|Fleming|2009|p=5}} The comic strip was reprinted in 2005 by [[Titan Books]] in the ''Dr. No'' anthology, which also included ''Diamonds Are Forever'' and ''Casino Royale''.{{sfn|McLusky|Gammidge|Hern|Fleming|2009|p=135}}

The film ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'' was released in 1963, produced by [[Albert R. Broccoli]] and [[Harry Saltzman]], and directed by [[Terence Young (director)|Terence Young]]. It was the second Bond film in the [[Eon Productions]] series and starred [[Sean Connery]] as Bond.<ref name="Brooke BFI" /> The film version contained some changes to the novel, with the leading villains switching from SMERSH to [[SPECTRE]], a fictional terrorist organisation.{{sfn|Barnes|Hearn|2001|p=21}} In the main it was a faithful adaptation of the novel; the ending was changed to make clear Bond's survival. Benson declares that "many fans consider it ''the'' best Bond film, simply because it is close to Fleming's original story".{{sfn|Benson|1988|pp=172–174}}

The novel was dramatised for radio in 2012 by Archie Scottney, directed by [[Martin Jarvis (actor)|Martin Jarvis]] and produced by [[Rosalind Ayres]]; it featured a full cast starring [[Toby Stephens]] as James Bond and was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]]. It continued the series of Bond radio adaptations featuring Jarvis and Stephens following ''Dr. No'' in 2008 and [[Goldfinger (novel)|''Goldfinger'']] in 2010.<ref name="BBC adaps" />