Started by Kradan, Aug 05, 2020, 07:28:53 AM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Nov 15, 2021, 04:59:14 PMBack in the good ol' Cold War days, was there ever a Soviet version of James Bond?Like a suave, slavic spy who drinks vodka martinis, drives flashy cars and gets all the hot chicks?
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 14, 2021, 06:48:48 PMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si2gH_JY0vw
QuoteStierlitz is quite an opposite of the action-oriented James Bond; most of the time he gains his knowledge without any Bond-style stunts and gadgets. Unlike Bond, Stierlitz is devoted to his wife who he deeply loves and despite spending at least ten years as a spy in Germany and having countless chances to sleep with attractive German women remains faithful towards her. The brooding, thoughtful and quiet Stierlitiz who remains devoted to his wife who he has not seen for years reflects a certain Russian ideal of a romantic hero.Jens noted that Stierlitz is often called the "Russian James Bond" that description is incorrect as the Stierlitz is "...not nearly as cartoonish or formulaic a figure as Agent 007 or indeed the majority of Western, especially American, fictional spies".
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 19, 2021, 07:16:35 PMWeren't you still in diapers back then?
