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Licence to Kill (1989)

A vengeful James Bond goes rogue to infiltrate and take down the organization of a drug lord who has murdered his friend's new wife and left him near death.

Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill
PG-13
Action
Adventure
Thriller

Release Date
July 14, 1989
Director
John Glen
Cast
Timothy Dalton , Robert Davi , Carey Lowell , Talisa Soto , Anthony Zerbe
Runtime
2hr 13min
Main Genre
Action
Studio
Danjaq, Eon Productions, Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
Writers
Michael G. Wilson , Richard Maibaum , Ian Fleming
Tagline
How many times can one man leave you breathless...? If you get on his bad side, your number is up.
Franchise
007 - James Bond

Summary

James Bond is on possibly his most brutal mission yet. His good friend Felix Leiter is left near death by drug baron Franz Sanchez. Bond sets off on the hunt for Sanchez, but not everyone is happy. MI6 does not feel Sanchez is their problem and strips Bond of his license to kill making Bond more dangerous than ever. Bond gains the aid of one of Leiter's friends, known as Pam Bouvier, and sneaks his way into the drug factories which Sanchez owns. Will Bond be able to keep his identity secret, or will Sanchez see Bond's true intentions?