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For Your Eyes Only

  • 19811981
  • PGPG
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
101K
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Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Trailer for this James Bond classic
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James Bond is assigned to find a missing British vessel, equipped with a weapons encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands.James Bond is assigned to find a missing British vessel, equipped with a weapons encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands.James Bond is assigned to find a missing British vessel, equipped with a weapons encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
101K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,677
256
  • Director
    • John Glen
  • Writers
    • Richard Maibaum(screenplay by)
    • Michael G. Wilson(screenplay by)
    • Ian Fleming(stories "For Your Eyes Only" and "Risico")
  • Stars
    • Roger Moore
    • Carole Bouquet
    • Topol
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Glen
  • Writers
    • Richard Maibaum(screenplay by)
    • Michael G. Wilson(screenplay by)
    • Ian Fleming(stories "For Your Eyes Only" and "Risico")
  • Stars
    • Roger Moore
    • Carole Bouquet
    • Topol
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 350User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

    Videos3

    For Your Eyes Only
    Trailer 3:53
    For Your Eyes Only
    For Your Eyes Only
    Trailer 2:05
    For Your Eyes Only
    Sneak Previews Season 3 Episode 35
    Video 28:46
    Sneak Previews Season 3 Episode 35

    Photos222

    Lynn-Holly Johnson in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    Carole Bouquet in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    Cassandra Harris in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    Lynn-Holly Johnson in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    Cassandra Harris in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    Lynn-Holly Johnson in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    Roger Moore and Topol in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    Roger Moore in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    Roger Moore in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    Roger Moore in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    Julian Glover in For Your Eyes Only (1981)

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    Roger Moore
    Roger Moore
    • James Bond
    Carole Bouquet
    Carole Bouquet
    • Melina
    Topol
    Topol
    • Columbo
    Lynn-Holly Johnson
    Lynn-Holly Johnson
    • Bibi
    Julian Glover
    Julian Glover
    • Kristatos
    Cassandra Harris
    Cassandra Harris
    • Lisl
    Jill Bennett
    Jill Bennett
    • Jacoba Brink
    Michael Gothard
    Michael Gothard
    • Locque
    John Wyman
    John Wyman
    • Erik Kriegler
    Jack Hedley
    Jack Hedley
    • Havelock
    Lois Maxwell
    Lois Maxwell
    • Moneypenny
    Desmond Llewelyn
    Desmond Llewelyn
    • Q
    Geoffrey Keen
    Geoffrey Keen
    • Minister of Defence
    Walter Gotell
    Walter Gotell
    • General Gogol
    James Villiers
    James Villiers
    • Tanner
    John Moreno
    • Ferrara
    Charles Dance
    Charles Dance
    • Claus
    Paul Angelis
    • Karageorge
    • Director
      • John Glen
    • Writers
      • Richard Maibaum(screenplay by)
      • Michael G. Wilson(screenplay by)
      • Ian Fleming(stories "For Your Eyes Only" and "Risico") (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In this movie's conclusion, Bond uses his shoelaces to create a Prusik knot, attaching himself to his climbing rope so he can ascend a mountain. This technique, which is indeed possible to do with shoelaces, was invented by Austrian mountaineer Karl Prusik, and is common amongst climbers. The Prusik knot celebrated its 50th anniversary the year this movie was released, having first appeared in an Austrian mountaineering manual for rope ascending in 1931.
    • Goofs
      In Bond's assault on St Cyril, it makes not the least bit of sense for the sentry not to choose any of the risk-free, sure-win options at his disposal, viz. sound the alarm, cut Bond's rope instead of ripping out one anchor after the other, and/or simply wait for Bond to complete his climb, then calmly empty his magazine into Bond's face when he comes over the edge.
    • Quotes

      James Bond: [entering Greek Confessional Booth] Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.

      Q: [removing priest disguise, to Bond's surprise] That's putting it mildly, 007! Your signal nearly sent Whitehall into shock. Do you know, so far we have managed to locate 439 St. Cyril's in Greece. Heaven only knows to which one Kristatos took the ATAC.

      James Bond: I know a well-informed person to contact about that, Q.

    • Crazy credits
      James Bond will return in OCTOPUSSY
    • Alternate versions
      New opening credit titles (the opening background graphics with Sheena Easton were unchanged) were created for the June 29, 2002 airing of For Your Eyes Only on ABC-TV's "Bond Picture Show". The original theatrical opening credits were in an Arial font, while the 2002 TV airing featured the new opening credit titles in Franklin Gothic. Some of the arrangement of the crew titles were altered for the new airing, where as in the theatrical version, was arranged with the crew member's position on the left, and the crew member's name on the right, while the 2002 version featured the crew member's name under their position title. Also, the original opening title which listed "ROGER MOORE as IAN FLEMING'S JAMES BOND-007" with the 007 looking like the standard 007 Gun logo, while the 2002 opening titles replace the 007 logo with just a plain "007".
    • Connections
      Edited into Seiko Quartz Duo Display OO7 'For Your Eyes Only' Television Commercial (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      For Your Eyes Only
      Music by Bill Conti

      Lyrics by Mick Leeson

      Performed by Sheena Easton

    User reviews350

    Review
    Top review
    A step in the right direction for the franchise
    When a secret UK military spy ship (disguised as a fishing boat) is sunk in a Warsaw pact country's waters the Government fear that another power will recover their ATAC device and render their current submarine control system useless or allow others to order their weapons to be fired on the UK. Bond is dispatched to recover the device with the help of Havelock. However when Havelock is killed his daughter Melina is set on revenge and Bond must get the device before she kills those involved.

    After all that messing around with special effects in space in Moonraker and too much comedy in The Spy Who Loved Me, Bond goes back to basics for the new decade. This sees the comedy added to by a nasty streak that sees Bond pushing people off cliffs – even the opening scene is very cruel when you think about it! It also means the film is a lot tighter and has plenty of good action scenes from start to finish.

    However the back to basics thing has some downsides. The whole film is not as memorable as others because it doesn't have any BIG scenes or a BIG ending. Also the baddie is totally forgetable and doesn't make his mark at all. However this is still a good spy movie – even if it ranks low as a Bond.

    Moore is actually good – he seems better now that his humour is toned down to allow him to be cruel. Bouquet is good but Topol is just an oddity. Glover is AWOL and the rest of the cast seem more down to earth than usual.

    Overall it is a really good film but the normal nature of affairs mean it occasionally doesn't feel like a Bond. That said I still rate it as a step in the right direction as it saw Bond become a spy movie again and not just a spoof of itself.
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    • Jul 25, 2002

    FAQ17

    • What is 'For Your Eyes Only' about?
    • Is "For Your Eyes Only" based on a book?
    • What is the Automatic Targeting Attack Communicator (ATAC)?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 26, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Greek
      • Italian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • James Bond 007 - In tödlicher Mission
    • Filming locations
      • Agia Triada Monastery, Meteora, Greece
    • Production company
      • Eon Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $28,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $54,812,802
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,834,967
      • Jun 28, 1981
    • Gross worldwide
      • $54,822,455
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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