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For Your Eyes Only
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EON Productions EON Productions
United Artists United Artists
James Bond Collection James Bond Collection

For Your Eyes Only

No one comes close to James Bond, 007.

1981 128 min ★ 6.6 (2,151) Released
Action Adventure Thriller

A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.

Original title
For Your Eyes Only
Language
EN
Country
GB
Budget
$28,000,000
Revenue
$195,300,000
Reviews & Ratings 6
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tmdb93836550

Nov 23, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

Another Bond I used to not like, while I have never seen this as one of the worst like Diamonds Are Forever, A View to a Kill and Licence to Kill, I did used to not like this film, but now I see it as a top 10 Bond film.

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tmdb76622195

Jun 7, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 9.0

Definitely my favorite James Bond entry, as 007 must retrieve a device that can control nuclear weapons before it falls into the wrong (Soviet) hands. Moore cruises through, the action is excellent, and the film moves along briskly. (PG)- Physical violence, gun violence, mild gore, some profanity, brief female nudity, sexual references, some adult situations.

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Jun 7, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

A British spy trawler is sunk in the Aegean Sea. Oceanographer Jack Hedley ("Havelock") is tasked with trying to find the ship before a vital piece of tracking hardware falls into enemy hands. Things don't go to plan though, and once the wreck has been located a brutal murder ensues and Roger Moore ("007"), aided by the daughter of the murdered scientist (Carole Bouquet), has to try and track down the stolen kit before it falls into the hands of the Soviets. The adventure elements of this are pretty good as are the gadgets, but the casting isn't up to much. Aside from the star, there is little skill on offer as Topol, an oddly cast Julian Glover as baddie "Kristatos" and the thoroughly peevish ice-skating protegé Lynn-Holly Johnson ("Bibi") all struggle to keep this sluggish plot rumbling along until a really rather half-baked ending. It's got some fine cinematography of Greece and the set-piece action scenes work well enough, but I'm afraid this outing for "Mr. Bond" is not one of his better ones in my book.

drystyx

drystyx

Apr 4, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 9.0

This is an epic Bond film. 007 is sent to beat Russia to find an important device that sank in the ocean. It's important to the security of the British people. There is non stop action, beautiful women, beautiful scenery, exotic locales, wit, gadgets, everything that makes Bond movies special and entertaining. Over the top? Well, all Bond movies are over the top, which is why the ones that pretend not to be over the top look sillier than the ones that don't make the pretense. In Carole Boquet as Melina, we have the most beautiful of all the Bond females, with perhaps the exception of Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me. Melina also helps to make this as great a movie as it is. I rate it as the second best 007 film ever made, just behind "The Spy Who Loved Me". And that's great company.

GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

Jan 11, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 10.0

This and the Spy Who Loved me were Roger Moore's top 2 of his own Bond films... and I can see that. It's not as over-the-top as Moonraker (which is one of the worst Bond movies ever made), it's not as silly as some of his other outings, although, if you are a Moore fan that hasn't seen this yet, fear not, it still has the Silly Bond moments that are his trope. It's actually just... solid. For Your Eyes Only is the Roger Moore film that could have been a solid, stand alone movie, removed from the 007 franchise, that still stood up on it's own. It's a bit darker than the others, it's a bit more realistic, it's a bit more story driven... and yet it maintains the Moore Era silliness that people come to expect out of his films, but with an actual story feel to it. The Spy Who Loved Me is Moore's magnum opus in the 007 franchise, but For Your Eyes Only comes pretty close to dethroning it. Even as an unapologetic Connery Bond fan, this is one of the best in the franchise.

Wuchak

Wuchak

Sep 1, 2018 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

Bibi vs. Melina Agent 007 (Roger Moore) seeks to apprehend a lost British encryption device in order to prevent the Soviets from acquiring it as events switch from the Ionian Sea to a villa in Spain to wintery actions in Northern Italy to a Greek Island to Albania to an abandoned mountaintop monastery (Meteora, Greece). Whilst “For Your Eyes Only” (1981) tones down the excesses of the previous film “Moonraker” (1979), it still contains the requisite Bond staples & absurdities and is another strong installment in Moore’s 7-film stint (1973-1985). There are high society pool parties, mountainside car chases, ski thrills, ice skating, underwater intrigue and an exciting cliff-climbing close. Of course, there are the usual beautiful women, this time headed by grief-stricken brunette Melina (Carole Bouquet) with bubbly teen figure skater Bibi (Lynn-Holly Johnson) in second. Although some find winsome Lynn-Holly annoying as curvy Bibi, she’s a highlight of the film and one of the best ‘Bond girls’ in the franchise IMHO. Plus her naïve, spirited disposition works as a necessary counterpoint to Melina’s comatose solemnity. James’ line to Bibi is priceless: “Well, you get your clothes on and I'll buy you an ice cream.” Johnson, incidentally was 21-22 during shooting while her character was around 16-17. The film runs 2 hours, 7 minutes. GRADE: A-

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Cast 41
Roger Moore

Roger Moore

James Bond

Carole Bouquet

Carole Bouquet

Melina Havelock

Chaim Topol

Chaim Topol

Milos Columbo

Julian Glover

Julian Glover

Aristotle Kristatos

Lynn-Holly Johnson

Lynn-Holly Johnson

Bibi Dahl

Cassandra Harris

Cassandra Harris

Countess Lisl von Schlaf

Jill Bennett

Jill Bennett

Jacoba Brink

Michael Gothard

Michael Gothard

Emile Leopold Locque

John Wyman

John Wyman

Erich Kriegler

Jack Hedley

Jack Hedley

Sir Timothy Havelock

Lois Maxwell

Lois Maxwell

Miss Moneypenny

Desmond Llewelyn

Desmond Llewelyn

Q

Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

Sir Frederick Gray

Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

General Anatol Gogol

James Villiers

James Villiers

Tanner

John Moreno

John Moreno

Luigi Ferrara

Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Claus

Paul Angelis

Paul Angelis

Karageorge

Toby Robins

Toby Robins

Iona Havelock

Jack Klaff

Jack Klaff

Apostis

Alkis Kritikos

Alkis Kritikos

Santos

Stefan Kalipha

Stefan Kalipha

Hector Gonzales

Graham Crowden

Graham Crowden

First Sea Lord

Noel Johnson

Noel Johnson

Vice Admiral

William Hoyland

William Hoyland

McGregor

Paul Brooke

Paul Brooke

Bunky

Robbin Young

Robbin Young

Girl in Flower Shop

Graham Hawkes

Graham Hawkes

Mantis Man

Janet Brown

Janet Brown

Margaret Thatcher, Primera Ministra

Maureen Bennett

Maureen Bennett

Sharon, Q's Assistant (uncredited)

Andy Bradford

Andy Bradford

Guard at St. Cyril (uncredited)

Jeremy Bulloch

Jeremy Bulloch

Smithers

Eva Rueber-Staier

Eva Rueber-Staier

Rublevich

George Sweeney

George Sweeney

Helicopter Pilot

Lalla Dean

Lalla Dean

Girl at Pool (uncredited)

Sheena Easton

Sheena Easton

Herself - Singer in Title Sequence (uncredited)

John Hollis

John Hollis

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Greg Powell

Greg Powell

Henchman (uncredited)

Vanya Seager

Vanya Seager

Girl Who Kisses Henchman (uncredited)

Chai Lee

Chai Lee

Girl at Pool (uncredited)

Bob Simmons

Bob Simmons

Henchman Lotus Explosion Victim (uncredited)

Crew 18
Maurice Binder

Maurice Binder

Main Title Designer

Peter Lamont

Peter Lamont

Production Design

Alan Hume

Alan Hume

Director of Photography

Bob Simmons

Bob Simmons

Stunts

Eddie Powell

Eddie Powell

Stunts

Greg Powell

Greg Powell

Stunts

Willy Bogner

Willy Bogner

Action Director

John Glen

John Glen

Director

Debbie McWilliams

Debbie McWilliams

Casting

Michael G. Wilson

Michael G. Wilson

Executive Producer

Albert R. Broccoli

Albert R. Broccoli

Producer

Tom Pevsner

Tom Pevsner

Producer

Bill Conti

Bill Conti

Original Music Composer

Sheena Easton

Sheena Easton

Theme Song Performance

Derek Meddings

Derek Meddings

Visual Effects Supervisor

Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming

Novel

Michael G. Wilson

Michael G. Wilson

Screenplay

Richard Maibaum

Richard Maibaum

Screenplay

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US Release Dates 5

Jun 26, 1981

PG Theatrical

Oct 19, 1999

DVD

PG Physical

Feb 6, 2007

DVD

PG Physical

Oct 21, 2008

PG Physical

Sep 15, 2015

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