The Living Daylights
dir. John Glen
65
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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.
Critics consensus
Newcomer Timothy Dalton plays James Bond with more seriousness than preceding installments, and the result is exciting and colorful but occasionally humorless.
Directed byJohn Glen
StarringTimothy Dalton, Maryam D'Abo, Joe Don Baker, Art Malik, John Rhys-Davies, Jeroen Krabbé
Written byRichard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson
CinematographyAlec Mills
EditingPeter Davies
MusicJohn Barry
The Living Daylights
1987 · PG · 2h 10m
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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.
Our Verdict
65
Critics Consensus
Newcomer Timothy Dalton plays James Bond with more seriousness than preceding installments, and the result is exciting and colorful but occasionally humorless.
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