The Living Daylights | |
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Directed by | John Glen |
Screenplay by | Richard Maibaum Michael G. Wilson |
Based on | The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming |
Produced by | Albert R. Broccoli Michael G. Wilson |
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Cinematography | Alec Mills |
Edited by | John Grover Peter Davies |
Music by | John Barry |
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Distributed by | MGM/UA Communications Co. (United States) United International Pictures (International) |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom[1] United States[2] |
Language | English |
Budget | $40 million |
Box office | $191.2 million |
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.[3] 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 film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli, his stepson Michael G. Wilson, and co-produced by his daughter, Barbara Broccoli. The Living Daylights grossed $191.2 million worldwide.