The Living Daylights poster

The Living Daylights( 1987)

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The new James Bond...living on the edge.

Overview

After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the West.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Timothy Dalton

      James Bond

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      Maryam d'Abo

      Kara Milovy

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      Joe Don Baker

      Brad Whitaker

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      Art Malik

      Kamran Shah

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      John Rhys-Davies

      General Leonid Pushkin

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      Jeroen Krabbé

      General Georgi Koskov

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      Andreas Wisniewski

      Necros

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      Thomas Wheatley

      Saunders

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      Desmond Llewelyn

      Q

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      Robert Brown

      M

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      Geoffrey Keen

      Minister of Defence

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      Walter Gotell

      General Anatol Gogol

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      Caroline Bliss

      Miss Moneypenny

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      John Terry

      Felix Leiter

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      Virginia Hey

      Rubavitch

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      John Bowe

      Col. Feyador

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      Julie T. Wallace

      Rosika Miklos

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      Belle Avery

      Linda (as Kell Tyler)

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      Catherine Rabett

      Liz

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      Dulice Liecier

      Ava

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      Nadim Sawalha

      Chief of Security, Tangier

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      Alan Talbot

      Koskov's KGB Minder

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      Carl Rigg

      Imposter

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      Tony Cyrus

      Chief of Snow Leopard Brotherhood

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      Michael Moor

      Kamran's Man

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      Sumar Khan

      Kamran's Man

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      Ken Sharrock

      Jailer

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      Peter Porteous

      Gasworks Supervisor

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      Antony Carrick

      Male Secretary, Blayden

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      Frederick Warder

      004

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      Glyn Baker

      002

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      Scott Hoxby

      Sergeant Stagg

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      Bill Weston

      Butler, Blayden

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      Richard Cubison

      Trade Centre Toastmaster

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      Heinz Winter

      Concierge, Vienna Hotel

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      Leslie French

      Lavatory Attendant

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      Mayte Sánchez

      Girl

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      Barbara Broccoli

      Opera Patron

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      Robert Miranda

      Pushkin's Hitman

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      Paul Weston

      Gibraltar Soldier #3

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      Michael G. Wilson

      Opera Patron

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      Hanno Pöschl

      Prater Ferris Wheel Operator

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      Graham Cole

      Agent

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      Barrie Holland

      Q Branch Technician (uncredited)

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Wed Sep 05 2018
    _**Solid Bond film with Timothy Dalton taking over as 007**_ "The Living Daylights" was the first of two James Bond films featuring Timothy Dalton as 007. It's a solid Bond flick, but rarely cited when the best films of the franchise are discussed. The "problem" isn't Dalton because he makes a fine James Bond and was what the series needed in 1987 (when the film was released). Although the Roger Moore era (1973-1985) is my favorite stretch of the franchise, mainly because they're so all-around entertaining, Roger was just too old in 1987 to continue in the role (he was 60 years-old). Plus ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    40000000.00

    Revenue

    191185897.00

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