The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 spy film and the nineteenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Michael Apted, with the original story and screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Bruce Feirstein. It was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. The title is taken from the translation of the motto on the fictional Bond family coat of arms, seen first in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The film's plot revolves around the assassination of billionaire Sir Robert King by the terrorist Renard, and Bond's subsequent assignment to protect King's daughter Elektra, who had previously been held for ransom by Renard. During his assignment, Bond unravels a scheme to increase petroleum prices by triggering a nuclear meltdown in the waters of Istanbul.
Director | Michael Apted |
Produced by | Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli |
Screenplay by | Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Bruce Feirstein |
Story by | Neal Purvis, Robert Wade |
Starring | Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards, Robbie Coltrane, Judi Dench |
Music | David Arnold |
Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
Edited by | Jim Clark |
Production, company | Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures |
Distributed by | MGM Distribution Co. (United States), United International Pictures (International) |
Released | November 8, 1999 (Los Angeles, premiere), November 19, 1999 (United States), November 26, 1999 (United Kingdom) |
Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom, United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $135 million |
Box office | $361.8 million |
Netflix ID | 28371873 |
About The World Is Not Enough
19th installment in the James Bond film franchise and 3rd film starring Pierce Brosnan where 007 uncovers a nuclear plot while protecting an oil heiress from her former kidnapper.
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The title of the film was taken from a line in Ian Fleming's 10th Bond novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
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