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For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

No one comes close to James Bond, 007.

Release:1981
Runtime:2h 8m
Country:United Kingdom
Director:John Glen
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureThriller
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Keywords

SeaAssassinLondon EnglandSmuggling ContrabandSubmarineUndercoverEnglandSecret Mission
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For Your Eyes Only rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 114K votes
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic54%
TMDb6.5/10· 2K votes

With 69% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 54/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About For Your Eyes Only

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.

Cast of For Your Eyes Only

  • Roger Moore

    Roger Moore

    as James Bond

  • Carole Bouquet

    Carole Bouquet

    as Melina Havelock

  • Chaim Topol

    Chaim Topol

    as Milos Columbo

  • Julian Glover

    Julian Glover

    as Aristotle Kristatos

  • Lynn-Holly Johnson

    Lynn-Holly Johnson

    as Bibi Dahl

  • Cassandra Harris

    Cassandra Harris

    as Countess Lisl von Schlaf

  • Jill Bennett

    Jill Bennett

    as Jacoba Brink

  • Michael Gothard

    Michael Gothard

    as Emile Leopold Locque

  • John Wyman

    John Wyman

    as Erich Kriegler

  • Jack Hedley

    Jack Hedley

    as Sir Timothy Havelock

  • Lois Maxwell

    Lois Maxwell

    as Miss Moneypenny

  • Desmond Llewelyn

    Desmond Llewelyn

    as Q

For Your Eyes Only facts

Budget
$28M
Box office
$195.3M
Collection
James Bond Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Classic Bond formula executes consistently with exotic location adventure
  • •Underwater sequences and coral reef setting provide visual spectacle distinctness
  • •Glen maintains steady action pacing across globe-trotting espionage plot

What the audience disliked

  • •Spy plot lacks unique twists distinguishing this from standard Bond formula
  • •Character development takes backseat to action set piece prioritization
Saga: James Bond Collection

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