10 Best Pre-Credit Sequences In James Bond Movies

10. From Russia With Love

The first ever pre credit sequence for the 007 franchise and it appeared to deliver one hell of a shock, for it appeared that the British agent was assassinated by SPECTRE. The scene begins with a man who is seemingly James Bond involved in a cat and mouse battle with a mysterious SPECTRE operative, the eerily calm Donald Grant, played with low key perfection by Robert Shaw.

As the tension builds with a more nervous than usual 'Bond' firing his weapon in the direction of the pursuing villain, the unthinkable happens- our favourite British spy is executed. It's an extremely violent death too, a wire strangling him to an unexpected demise at the hands of Grant.

Before the shock of what we have just seen is able to be registered, a series of spotlights flood the screen and it is revealed that the man who has been killed was actually a nobody in a Bond mask and was being used for live practice. While a little Scooby-Doo like, the sequence works thanks to its setup for the epic train sequence in the film's second act where Bond's death by wire nearly becomes a reality.