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The Living Daylights (1987)

James Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy to kill all enemy spies and uncovers an arms deal that potentially has major global ramifications.

The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights
PG
Action
Adventure
Thriller

Release Date
July 31, 1987
Director
John Glen
Cast
Timothy Dalton , Maryam d'Abo , Jeroen Krabbé , Joe Don Baker , John Rhys-Davies
Runtime
2hr 10min
Main Genre
Action
Studio
Eon Productions
Writers
Richard Maibaum , Michael G. Wilson , Ian Fleming
Tagline
James Bond 007 at his most dangerous in The Living Daylights
Franchise
007 - James Bond

Summary

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.