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📅 1989 ⏱ 2h 13min PG-13 Released FHD / 4K

Licence to Kill

"James Bond is out on his own and out for revenge."

AdventureActionThriller

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.

🎬 DirectorJohn Glen

📅 Release1989-06-13

🌍 CountryMexico, United Kingdom, United States of America

🗣 LanguageEnglish, Spanish

🏢 StudioEON Productions, Estudios Churubusco Azteca, United Artists

🗳 Votes2,097

🔥 Popularity5

💰 Budget$32,000,000

💵 Revenue$156,167,015

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🎭 Cast

Timothy Dalton

James Bond

Carey Lowell

Pam Bouvier

Robert Davi

Franz Sanchez

Talisa Soto

Lupe Lamora

Anthony Zerbe

Milton Krest

Frank McRae

Sharkey

Everett McGill

Killifer

Wayne Newton

Professor Joe Butcher

Benicio del Toro

Dario

Anthony Starke

Truman-Lodge

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

President Hector Lopez

Desmond Llewelyn

David Hedison

Felix Leiter

Priscilla Barnes

Della Churchill

Robert Brown

🎥 Crew

DirectorJohn Glen

CastingJanet Hirshenson

Art DirectionDennis Bosher

Costume DesignJodie Lynn Tillen

ScreenplayRichard Maibaum

Set DecorationMichael Ford

ProducerMichael G. Wilson

ProducerAlbert R. Broccoli

ScreenplayMichael G. Wilson

Director of PhotographyAlec Mills

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🏷 Keywords

floridacorruptionairplaneliberation of prisonersdrug traffickingsecret identityfloatplanetransport of prisonerstank carflorida keyscoast guardbritish secret service

💬 Reviews

John Chard⭐ 8/10

Effective immediately, your licence to kill is revoked, and I require you to hand over your weapon. Licence to Kill is directed by John Glen and written by Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson. It's an original story that uses characters and instances created by Ian Fleming. It stars Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Anthony Zerbe, Desmond Llewelyn, David Hedison, Benicio…

Wuchak⭐ 6/10

_**A different kind of Bond**_ Released in 1989, "Licence to Kill" always struck me as the most atypical Bond film. In this one James (Timothy Dalton) goes rogue after a good friend's bride is murdered and the friend is half-eaten by a shark. Stripped of his authority, Bond vengefully goes after the responsible drug lord, Sanchez (Robert Davi). The opening act drives home that "Licence to Ki…

CinemaSerf⭐ 6/10

I was just not a fan of Timothy Dalton's "007" and so can't say I was looking forward with much enthusiasm to this. Sadly, it didn't surprise - it's a really far fetched, frankly rather unpleasant, outing for Ian Fleming's deadly agent that sees him on the trail of an evil drug lord who fed "Felix" (David Hedison) to a shark whilst doing away that man's new wife. What now ensues is just a series o…