The Living Daylights

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

Jul 31 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.

Plot

James Bond 007's mission is to firstly, organise the defection of a top Soviet general. When the general is re-captured, Bond heads off to find why an ally of General Koskov was sent to murder him. Bond's mission continues to take him to Afghanistan, where he must confront an arms dealer known as Brad Whitaker. Everything eventually reveals its self to Bond.

Written by

Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson, Ian Fleming

Directed by

John Glen

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

United Artists, Eon Productions, Danjaq

Languages

Slovencina, Français, Deutsch, Ceský, English

Awards

3 wins & 7 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
109,379
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
59
Popularity
NA