Underplayed Gems

The Living Daylights (1987)

The Living Daylights poster
Directed by
John Glen
Genre
action film, thriller film, spy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 10m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2,048 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

James Bond is assigned to help a Soviet defector escape but suspects a trap. He must uncover a plot involving arms dealers and a dangerous assassin.

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What happens

The Living Daylights is a 1987 spy film, the fifteenth entry in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the first of two to star Timothy Dalton as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The fourth film in the series to be directed by John Glen, the film's title is taken from Ian Fleming's short story "The Living Daylights", the plot of which also forms the basis of the first act of the film. It was the last film to use the title of an Ian Fleming story until the 2006 instalment Casino Royale. It is also the first film to have Caroline Bliss as Miss Moneypenny, replacing Lois Maxwell. The Living Daylights was produced by Albert R. Broccoli, his stepson Michael G. Wilson, and co-produced by his daughter, Barbara Broccoli. It grossed $191.2 million worldwide and was followed by Licence to Kill in 1989. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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