The World Is Not Enough
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British cinema poster for The World Is Not Enough, designed by Brian Bysouth
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| Directed by | Michael Apted |
| Produced by |
Michael G. Wilson Barbara Broccoli |
| Screenplay by |
Neal Purvis Robert Wade Bruce Feirstein |
| Story by | Neal Purvis Robert Wade |
| Based on |
James Bond by Ian Fleming |
| Starring |
Pierce Brosnan Sophie Marceau Robert Carlyle Denise Richards Robbie Coltrane Judi Dench Samantha Bond |
| Music by | David Arnold |
| Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
| Edited by | Jim Clark |
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (US) United International Pictures (International) |
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128 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $135 million |
| Box office | $361,832,400 |
The World Is Not Enough (1999) is the nineteenth film in the James Bond series, 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 a line in the 1963 novel 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.
Filming locations included Spain, France, Azerbaijan, Turkey and the UK, with interiors shot at Pinewood Studios. Despite mixed critical reception, The World Is Not Enough earned $361,832,400 worldwide. It was also the first Eon-produced Bond film to be officially released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer instead of United Artists, the original distributor.
MI6 agent James Bond meets a Swiss banker in Bilbao, Spain to retrieve money for Sir Robert King, a British oil tycoon and friend of M. Bond tells the banker that King was buying a report stolen from an MI6 agent who was killed for it, and wants to know who killed him. The banker is killed by his assistant before he can reveal the assassin's name. Bond escapes with the money, but it is revealed to be booby-trapped; Sir Robert is killed by an explosion inside MI6 headquarters back in London. Bond gives chase to the assistant/assassin on a boat on the Thames to the Millennium Dome, where she attempts to escape via hot air balloon. Bond offers her protection, but she refuses, then causes the balloon to explode, killing herself.
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