Rent James Bond: The Living Daylights (1987)
3.5 of 5 from 126 ratings
2h 10min
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- Synopsis:
- Armed with razor-sharp instincts and a licence to kill. James Bond battles diabolical arms merchants bent on world domination in this thrilling, lightning-paced adventure. Timothy Dalton brings energy, humour and ruthless cunning to his debut performance as Agent 007.
- Actors:
- Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbé, Joe Don Baker, John Rhys-Davies, Art Malik, Andreas Wisniewski, Thomas Wheatley, Desmond Llewelyn, Robert Brown, Geoffrey Keen, Walter Gotell, Caroline Bliss, John Terry, Virginia Hey, John Bowe, Julie T. Wallace, Belle Avery, Catherine Rabett, Dulice Liecier
- Directors:
- John Glen
- Producers:
- Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
- Voiced By:
- Kerry Shale
- Writers:
- Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson, Ian Fleming
- Studio:
- MGM
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Action & Adventure, Bond Villains: The Brosnan-Craig Years, Bond Villains: The Moore/Dalton Years, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 1, The Best of James Bond Films, Top 10 Winter and Snow Films, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 14/09/2015
- Run Time:
- 130 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Commentary Featunng Director John Glen and Members of the Cast and Crew
- Deleted Scenes with Introductions by Director John Glen
- Silver Anniversary Featurettes
- Timothy Dalton: The New James BondVienna Press Conference
- Timothy Dalton: On Acting
- Dalton and d'Abo Interviews
- The Ice Chase Outtakes - Deleted Footage with Narration by Director John Glen
- Inside 'The Living Daylights'
- Ian Fleming: 007's Creator
- 'The Living Daylight's Music Video Performed by A-Ha
- The Making of 'The Living Daylight's Music Video
- Exotic Locations
- Theatrical Archive
- Image Database
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Reviews (4) of James Bond: The Living Daylights
Unmemorable - James Bond: The Living Daylights review by JD
The plot does not stand out as Fleming's most original nor is the film outstanding from other of the Bonds. Dalton plays well, some of the minor characters play poorly but the stunts are trademark of James Bond, well ahead of their time.
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Underrated Bond Adventure - James Bond: The Living Daylights review by GI
Timothy Dalton's first outing as James Bond is a neat crossover from the Roger Moore series and predicts the style of the Pierce Brosnan films and ultimately to Daniel Craig's interpretation. It's interesting that the film was conceived for Roger Moore and when he stepped down Brosnan was to be the next 007. Contractual problems led to Dalton who had been on the cards to take the role way back in 1969. The Living Daylights contains nearly all the tropes you'd find in the earlier films especially Moore's; gadgets, bevies of bikini clad girls, an Aston Martin and the odd comedic quip but also in here is a dark espionage film, sometimes struggling to get out but definitely there if you watch closely and some brutal violence from Bond to remind us he is after all an assassin. Dalton was an excellent Bond and could've gone onto some great future films with the right scripts. This one lacks a decent arch-villain, Joe Don Baker as an overweight arms dealer doesn't really cut it but the twists in the story of a Soviet defector and the move across the world from Bratislava to Afghanistan (then under Soviet control) make up for this. A worthy addition to the franchise and certainly a Bond film to re-evaluate in light of the series today with Craig.
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Another Bond. - James Bond: The Living Daylights review by Cato
I used to like the Bond films as a boy, and this one seems pretty good, with the guns and the stunts and the girls, but it doesn't seem to have changed much since Connery graced our screens. I must admit to not having seen Craig yet, but I can't help suspecting that it will be the same old things, the guns and the stunts and the girls.. Plus ca change.
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