Showing posts with label John Barry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Barry. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

The Living Daylights (1987)


"This BOND is dangerous"


Directed by John Glen
Produced by Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson

Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson
Based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Joe Don Baker, Art Malik, Jeroen Krabbé
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Alec Mills
Edited by John Grover, Peter Davies
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by MGM/UA Communications Co.
Release date: 30 June 1987 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 131 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $40 million
Box office: $191.2 million


"The Living Daylights" is an action adventure thriller film directed by John Glen and written by Michael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum, based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming. It's the fifteenth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who is living on the edge to stop an evil arms dealer from starting another world war. Bond crosses all seven continents in order to stop the evil Whitaker and General Koskov.

A View to a Kill (1985)


"Smooth Operator."


Directed by John Glen
Produced by Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
Screenplay by Michael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum
Based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, Grace Jones, Patrick Macnee, Christopher Walken
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Alan Hume
Edited by Peter Davies
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by MGM/UA Entertainment Company
Release date: 13 June 1985 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 131 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $30 million
Box office: $152.4 million


"A View to a Kill" is an action adventure thriller film directed by John Glen and written by Michael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum, based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming. It's the fourteenth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who must get a mad industrialist planing to create a worldwide microchip monopoly by destroying California's Silicon Valley.

Octopussy (1983)


"James Bond 007"


Directed by John Glen
Produced by Albert R. Broccoli
Screenplay by George MacDonald Fraser, Michael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum
Based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn, Kabir Bedi
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Alan Hume
Edited by Peter Davies, Henry Richardson
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by MGM/UA Entertainment Company
Release date: 6 June 1983 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 131 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $27.5 million
Box office: $183.7 million


"Octopussy" is an action adventure thriller film directed by John Glen and written by Michael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum, based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming. It's the thirteenth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who has to uncover an international jewel-smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on N.A.T.O. forces.

Monday, November 16, 2015

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)



"He never misses his target, and now his target is 007."


Directed by Guy Hamilton
Produced by Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Tom Mankiewicz
Based on "The Man with the Golden Gun" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Ted Moore, Oswald Morris
Edited by Raymond Poulton, John Shirley
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: 14 December 1974 (Japan)
Running time: 125 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $7 million
Box office: $97.6 million


"The Man with the Golden Gun" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Guy Hamilton and written by Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz, based on "The Man with the Golden Gun" by Ian Fleming. It's the ninth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who is led to believe that he is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder.

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)


"Bond is back...with the excitement"



Directed by Guy Hamilton
Produced by Harry Saltzman, Albert R. Broccoli
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Tom Mankiewicz
Based on "Diamonds Are Forever" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood, Jimmy Dean, Bruce Cabot
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Ted Moore
Edited by Bert Bates, John Holmes
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: 14 December 1971 (West Germany)
Running time: 120 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $7.2 million
Box office: $116 million


"Diamonds Are Forever" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Guy Hamilton and written by Richard Maibaum, based on "Diamonds Are Forever" by Ian Fleming. It's the seventh installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who is led by a diamond smuggling investigation to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an extortion plot headed by his nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)


"Far up! Far out! Far more! James Bond 007 is back!"


Directed by Peter R. Hunt
Produced by Harry Saltzman, Albert R. Broccoli
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum
Based on "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by Ian Fleming
Starring: George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Bernard Lee, Gabriele Ferzetti, Ilse Steppat
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Michael Reed
Edited by John Glen
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: 18 December 1969 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 140 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $7 million
Box office: $64.6 million


"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Peter R. Hunt and written by Richard Maibaum, based on "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by Ian Fleming. It's the sixth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who woos a mob boss's daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps that involves beautiful women from around the world.

Saturday, November 14, 2015

You Only Live Twice (1967)


"Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond"


Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Produced by Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman
Screenplay by Roald Dahl
Story by Harold Jack Bloom (Additional Story Material)
Based on "You Only Live Twice" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Sean Connery, Mie Hama, Donald Pleasence, Akiko Wakabayashi
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Freddie Young
Edited by Peter R. Hunt
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: 13 June 1967 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 117 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $10.3 million
Box office: $111.6 million


"You Only Live Twice" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Lewis Gilbert and written by Roald Dahl, based on "You Only Live Twice" by Ian Fleming. It's the fifth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond and the Japanese secret service ninja force who must find and stop the true culprit of a series of spacejackings before nuclear war is provoked.

Thunderball (1965)


"Look Out! Here Comes The Biggest Bond Of All!"


Directed by Terence Young
Produced by Kevin McClory
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, John Hopkins
Story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, Ian Fleming
Based on an original screenplay by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, Ian Fleming
Starring: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Rik Van Nutter
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Ted Moore
Edited by Peter R. Hunt (supr ed), Ernest Hosler
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: 29 December 1965 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 130 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $9 million
Box office: $141.2 million


"Thunderball" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Terence Young and written by Richard Maibaum, John Hopkins, based on "Thunderball" by Ian Fleming. It's the fourth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who heads to The Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.

Goldfinger (1964)


"Miss Honey and Miss Galore Have James Bond Back For More!"


Directed by Guy Hamilton
Produced by Harry Saltzman, Albert R. Broccoli
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn
Based on "Goldfinger" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Ted Moore, BSC
Edited by Peter R. Hunt
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: 18 September 1964 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 110 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $3 million
Box office: $124.9 million


"Goldfinger" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Guy Hamilton and written by Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn, based on "Goldfinger" by Ian Fleming. It's the third installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve while investigating a gold magnate's smuggling.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

From Russia with Love (1963)


"The world's masters of murder pull out all the stops to destroy Agent 007!"


Directed by Terence Young
Produced by Harry Saltzman, Albert R. Broccoli
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum
Story by Johanna Harwood (adaptation)
Based on "From Russia, with Love" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Sean Connery, Pedro Armendáriz, Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw, Bernard Lee, Daniela Bianchi
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Ted Moore
Edited by Peter R. Hunt
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: 11 October 1963 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 115 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $2 million
Box office: $78.9 million

"From Russia with Love" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Terence Young and written by Richard Maibaum, based on "From Russia, with Love" by Ian Fleming. It's the second installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who willingly falls into an assassination ploy involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by SPECTRE.

Monday, November 9, 2015

Dr. No (1962)


"The first screen adventure for agent 007 - Bond, James Bond."



Directed by Terence Young
Produced by Harry Saltzman, Albert R. Broccoli
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum
Johanna Harwood, Berkely Mather
Based on "Dr. No" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord
Music by Monty Norman
Cinematography: Ted Moore
Edited by Peter R. Hunt
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: 10 October 1962 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 109 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $1.1 million
Box office: $59.5 million

"Dr. No" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Terence Young and written by Richard Maibaum, based on "Dr. No" by Ian Fleming. It's the first installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.