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In this installment of the James Bond series, Agent 007 (Timothy Dalton) is assigned to protect a Russian defector (Maryam d'Abo) from the KGB. When the defection proves to be an elaborate ploy, Bond woos her anyway, and together they follow a trail to a crooked American arms dealer supplying weapons to Afghanistan. Dalton .. Read more

Starring Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbe, Joe Don Baker
Director John Glen
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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The Living Daylights

In this installment of the James Bond series, Agent 007 (Timothy Dalton) is assigned to protect a Russian defector (Maryam d'Abo) from the KGB. When the defection proves to be an elaborate ploy, Bond woos her anyway, and together they follow a trail to a crooked American arms dealer supplying weapons to Afghanistan. Dalton finally assumes the role of Bond after refusing it 16 years earlier with DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. The film is loosely based on Ian Fleming's short story.

Starring Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbe, Joe Don Baker, John Rhys Davies, Art Malik, Geoffrey Keen, Desmond Llewelyn
Director John Glen
Studio MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 6 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate PG.gif
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language English
Hearing-impaired English, German
Subtitles Danish, English, Finnish, Greek, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Released DVD: 03 Nov 2003
Production year: 1987
Format DVD

The Living Daylights (1987)

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    This was Timothy Dalton's debut as 007 and it was already pretty clear that he lacked the necessary ironic touch that made the credibility-straining action seem fun rather than ridiculous. Director John Glen (making his fourth Bond, after second-unit and editing work on others) should have known better, and departed the scene along with Dalton after Licence to Kill. Although adapted from an Ian Fleming story, the plot is merely an excuse for a little globetrotting, as Bond tries to help Jeroen Krabbé's Soviet general to defect. Maryam D'Abo's Czech cellist and Joe Don Baker's arms dealer don't help much, either.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • "...[Dalton] has enough presence, the right debonair looks and the kind of energy that the Bond series has lately been lacking....This cast is a good one..."

    • New York Times
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    The Best Bond Film Ever

    Timothy Dalton gives one of the best, most focused and realistic Bond performances in an exciting and challenging film. He is a real person with all the dimensions you can expect but keeps the charm and the one-liners.

    The opening sequence is one of the best I have seen with a really captivating first shot of the new Bond as he races across Gibraltar.

    I love the interplay of the villains and the feeling - that is the last real Bond film. It was made shortly before the fall of the Iron Curtain so it was the last chance for Britain and the Soviets to battle it out.

    Also this is how you would imagine a real spy thriller - not necessarily to rule the world but the stakes are high enough - someone is assasinating top British spies on a hit list and they must be stopped - at whatever cost.

    The acting throughout is superb - highly recommended.

      • Superstar from London
      • Posted 28 Jan 2005 12:44

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    Moore eyes Dr Who role

    • 05 Sep 2009

    Bond legend Sir Roger Moore is vying for a guest spot on Dr Who - after learning his 007 protege Timothy Dalton has landed a part in a forthcoming Christmas special. Dalton, who took over the reigns from Moore in 1987 to play the suave superspy in The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill, is set to appear in the cult sci-fi show as the mysterious character The Narrator in December (09). After hearing his replacement was to star in the show, Moore has offered himself up to play Dalton's father. Read more

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