For Your Eyes Only

"No one comes close to James Bond, 007."

1981 2h 8m EN

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6.5

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69%

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6.7

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★6.5TMDB · 2,172🍅69%Rotten Tomatoes●54Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 114,431

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Synopsis

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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.

“No one comes close to James Bond, 007.”

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Cast

Roger Moore
James Bond
Carole Bouquet
Melina Havelock
Chaim Topol
Milos Columbo
Julian Glover
Aristotle Kristatos
Lynn-Holly Johnson
Bibi Dahl
Cassandra Harris
Countess Lisl von Schlaf
Jill Bennett
Jacoba Brink
Michael Gothard
Emile Leopold Locque

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Glen
Writers: Michael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum
Languages: Greek, English, Italian
Countries: United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.0× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Greek, English, Italian.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "James Bond Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Glen, shot by Alan Hume. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bill Conti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Grover shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet and Chaim Topol carry the top of the cast.

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The take

John Glen directs. Alan Hume behind the camera. Bill Conti scores. John Grover cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in Greek, English, Italian.

Trivia

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1Made its money back 7.0× over at the box office.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Greek, English, Italian.
4Part of the "James Bond Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by John Glen, shot by Alan Hume. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Bill Conti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor John Grover shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet and Chaim Topol carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "No one comes close to James Bond, 007.".
10IMDB entry: tt0082398 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 24 themes, including "sea", "assassin", "london, england", "smuggling (contraband)".
12Released under 21 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alan Hume
Original score: Bill Conti
Editing: John Grover
Production design: Peter Lamont
Costume design: Elizabeth Waller
Makeup / hair: George Frost
VFX supervisor: Derek Meddings
Runtime: 128 min · 2h 8m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $28,000,000
Box office: $195,300,000
Return: 698% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes: 69% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 54/100
IMDB rating: 6.7/10 · 114,431 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 9 nominations total

Part of

James Bond Collection

The James Bond Collection is a legendary spy film series based on Ian Fleming’s novels, following MI6 agent 007, James Bond, as he takes on global threats with style, gadgets, and charm. Produced by EON Productions, the franchise spans 25 official films (1962–2021) and has featured six actors, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig. Known for its thrilling action, iconic villains, Bond girls, and unforgettable theme songs, the series remains a cornerstone of the spy genre. With espionage, luxury cars, and shaken-not-stirred martinis, Bond continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

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Wuchak2018-09-01
★ 8/10
Bibi vs. Melina Agent 007 (Roger Moore) seeks to apprehend a lost British encryption device in order to prevent the Soviets from acquiring it as events switch from the Ionian Sea to a villa in Spain to wintery actions in Northern Italy to a Greek Island to Albania to an abandoned mountaintop monastery (Meteora, Greece). Whilst “For Your Eyes Only” (1981) tones down the excesses of the previous film “Moonraker” (1979), it still contains the requisite Bond staples & absurdities and is another strong installment in Moore’s 7-film stint (1973-1985). There are high society pool parties, mountainside car chases, ski thrills, ice skating, underwater intrigue and an exciting cliff-climbing close. Of course, there are the usual beautiful women, this time headed by grief-stricken brunette Melina (Carole Bouquet) with bubbly teen figure skater Bibi (Lynn-Holly Johnson) in second. Although some find winsome Lynn-Holly annoying as curvy Bibi, she’s a highlight of the film and one of the best ‘Bond girls’ in the franchise IMHO. Plus her naïve, spirited disposition works as a necessary counterpoint to Melina’s comatose solemnity. James’ line to Bibi is priceless: “Well, you get your clothes on and I'll buy you an ice cream.” Johnson, incidentally was 21-22 during shooting while her character was around 16-17. The film runs 2 hours, 7 minutes. GRADE: A-
GenerationofSwine2023-01-11
★ 10/10
This and the Spy Who Loved me were Roger Moore's top 2 of his own Bond films... and I can see that. It's not as over-the-top as Moonraker (which is one of the worst Bond movies ever made), it's not as silly as some of his other outings, although, if you are a Moore fan that hasn't seen this yet, fear not, it still has the Silly Bond moments that are his trope. It's actually just... solid. For Your Eyes Only is the Roger Moore film that could have been a solid, stand alone movie, removed from the 007 franchise, that still stood up on it's own. It's a bit darker than the others, it's a bit more realistic, it's a bit more story driven... and yet it maintains the Moore Era silliness that people come to expect out of his films, but with an actual story feel to it. The Spy Who Loved Me is Moore's magnum opus in the 007 franchise, but For Your Eyes Only comes pretty close to dethroning it. Even as an unapologetic Connery Bond fan, this is one of the best in the franchise.
drystyx2023-04-04
★ 9/10
This is an epic Bond film. 007 is sent to beat Russia to find an important device that sank in the ocean. It's important to the security of the British people. There is non stop action, beautiful women, beautiful scenery, exotic locales, wit, gadgets, everything that makes Bond movies special and entertaining. Over the top? Well, all Bond movies are over the top, which is why the ones that pretend not to be over the top look sillier than the ones that don't make the pretense. In Carole Boquet as Melina, we have the most beautiful of all the Bond females, with perhaps the exception of Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me. Melina also helps to make this as great a movie as it is. I rate it as the second best 007 film ever made, just behind "The Spy Who Loved Me". And that's great company.