The only major difference is that the film has these characters defecting from SMERSH to operate with SPECTRE, an organization that doesn't feature in the books until Thunderball. Bond doesn't really get any character time until chapter 11, leaving room for Fleming to show us how things are done behind closed doors at SMERSH, creating characters that would be translated more or less accurately for the film later on. What's more, this is the first time we really get to spend some time with the villains without Bond being there. Bey is the largest personality in the book, and Fleming had a lot of fun writing him. Interestingly, Bond is overshadowed whenever Karim Bey is in the story. Even though we're still a few years away from the big screen version, Bond is finally developing the personality that Sean Connery would later refine and make his own. From Russia With Love brings us ever closer to the style fans associate with both Fleming and Bond.
But is the hype around this one worthy? Simply put, yes. It's certainly the one that really got James Bond's name out there to American audiences (thanks, JFK). Picking up in the wake of events from the more mediocre Diamonds Are Forever, Fleming's next one in the series turns out to be one of the most heralded.
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