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Octopussy, released in 1983, is the 13th film in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as MI6 super agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from Ian Fleming's 1966 short story "Octopussy" and it also adapts the 1963 short story "The Property of a Lady". However, the film's overall story is original and the titular short story is narrated as a flashback by the main Bond girl Octopussy. In the film, Bond is assigned the task of following a general stealing jewels and relics from the Russian government. This leads him to a wealthy Afghan prince, Kamal Khan, and his associate, Octopussy. Following captivity and attempts on his life, Bond uncovers a plot to force disarmament in Europe with the use of a nuclear weapon.
Produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, Octopussy was released in the same year as the non-EON James Bond film Never Say Never Again. Written by George MacDonald Fraser, Richard Maibaum, and Michael G. Wilson, the film was directed by John Glen.
