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The World Is Not Enough

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• Adventure
• Crime/detective

• 1999
• Michael Apted
• 122 mins
• 12

Summary

Spy adventure starring Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau and Robert Carlyle. After the death of oil magnate Sir Robert King in a booby trap, agent James Bond becomes bodyguard to King's daughter, Elektra, to protect her from her father's killer.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

In a welcome return to the gritty glamour of such early outings as From Russia with Love, this 19th James Bond film effortlessly juggles a topical plot about the global domination of oil pipelines with all the expected superspy elements. Plaudits should go to director Michael Apted for the stirring, not shaky, blend of casino, ski slopes and submarine components contained within a topical plot about the power struggle for global domination of pipelines from oil-rich Azerbaijan. In his third outing as 007, Pierce Brosnan is as comfortable in the dramatic sequences as in the action scenes, which include a spectacular boat chase along the River Thames. Sophie Marceau is excellent as the woman Bond is sent to protect, while Robert Carlyle is well cast as a Russian villain. Though everything comes gift-wrapped in production glitz, there are many touching moments to temper the adrenaline-pumping thrills.

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6.4/10

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Cast

rolenameJames BondPierce BrosnanElektraSophie MarceauRenardRobert CarlyleChristmas JonesDenise RichardsValentin ZukovskyRobbie Coltrane"M"Judi Dench"Q"Desmond Llewelyn"R"John CleeseCigar GirlMaria Grazia CucinottaMiss MoneypennySamantha Bond (2)TannerMichael KitchenRobinsonColin SalmonBull / BullionGoldie Dr Molly WarmflashSerena Scott ThomasDavidovUlrich ThomsenMr LachaisePatrick MalahideSir Robert KingDavid Calder

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rolenameDirectorMichael Apted

Details

Theatrical distributor

UIP

Released on

1999-11-26

Languages

English | English | Russian | Spanish

Guidance

Contains violence.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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