20 Things You Didn't Know About From Russia With Love (1963)
10. The Distracting Stuntman
The idea that the James Bond franchise only became a runaway hit with the release of Goldfinger is a falsehood; “Bondmania” was already starting to set in during the filming of From Russia With Love.
Thousands of onlookers came to view the filming of the scene in which Bond, Kerim, and Tania board the Orient Express at Sirkeci railway station in Istanbul, hoping to catch a glimpse of the main stars, particularly Sean Connery.
It became so disruptive that Terence Young asked stunt coordinator, Peter Perkins, to create a distraction to lure the crowds away.
The experienced stuntman promptly went and dangled himself upside down from a balcony at a nearby building, pretending to be stuck. The ruse worked and Young was able to capture the brief but important sequence for the film.