From Russia with Love
A tense, stylish spy thriller with exotic locales, dry wit, and a slow-burning cat-and-mouse game.
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The Living Daylights
A globe-trotting spy adventure that balances tense action with a more serious, romantic edge.
About 1987 film by John Glen
Genres action, spy, thriller
Directed by John Glen
Written by Michael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum
Starring Timothy Dalton, John Rhys-Davies, Desmond Llewelyn, Jeroen Krabbé, Joe Don Baker, Maryam d'Abo, Walter Gotell, John Terry
Music John Barry
Runtime 130 min
Country United Kingdom
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