The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights (1987) is the fifteenth entry in the James Bond series and the first to star Timothy Dalton as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from Ian Fleming's short story, "The Living Daylights". It was the last film to use the title of an Ian Fleming story until the 2006 instalment Casino Royale. The beginning of the film resembles the short story, in which Bond acts as a counter-sniper to protect a Soviet d... More

Initial release date:

  • 1987

Directed by:

Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 11 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • James Bond - Der Hauch des Todes,
  • Der Hauch des Todes,
  • The Living Daylights

Film

Directed by

John Glen

John Glen (born 15 May 1932 in Sunbury-on-Thames, England) is an English film director and editor. Glen is best known for his work as a film editor, and director of the five James Bond films of the 1980s: He has directed more Bond films than any other director. Glen served as film editor and second...

Tagline:

  • Living on the edge. It's the only way he lives.
  • The new James Bond... living on the edge.
  • It's the only way he lives.
  • The most dangerous Bond. Ever.
  • Living on the edge.

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Release date(s):

Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1987
  • Oct 17, 2000
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Production design by:

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Runtime:

  • 2 h 11 min
  • 2 h 10 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 40,000,000

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Adapted From

Octopussy and The Living Daylights

Octopussy and The Living Daylights (sometimes published as Octopussy) is the fourteenth and final James Bond book written by Ian Fleming in the Bond series. The book is a collection of short stories published posthumously in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape on 23 June 1966. The book originally...

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Awards

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 3,071
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

Satellite Award for Best Classic DVD Nominees

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