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James Bond: Licence To Kill

£175.00

Film

James Bond: Licence To Kill

Additional information

Year

1989

Size/Type

UK Quad (30" x 40") Single Sided

Country of Origin

UK / British

Condition

Near Mint minus -Very Fine plus; originally rolled (as issued)

Director

John Glen

Actor/Actress

Anthony Starke, Anthony Zerbe, Benicio Del Toro, Carey Lowell, David Hedison, Desmond Llewelyn, Everett McGill, Frank McRae, Robert Brown, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Timothy Dalton, Wayne Newton

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“James Bond is out on his own and out for revenge !”

Timothy Dalton’s second outing as 007 was a truly gritty tale of revenge and action with a great white shark being an unusual instrument of torture for one scene…With art direction by Robin Behling this 1989 original country of origin UK movie poster for “Licence To Kill” features a larger than life Timothy Dalton offset against an over sized 007 logo with the Bond girls Talisa Soto and Carey Lowell and main villain Robert Davi in the foreground. Although Dalton’s photographic image was used in the initial advance teaser for The Living Daylights this is the first time a complete British Bond poster has been created using the photo shop process. Genuinely rare this rolled (as issued) example looks absolutely superb and is presented totally unrestored in investment grade condition and represents a worthy addition to any collection of James Bond movie memorabilia..

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Film Description

James Bond: Licence To Kill Movie Poster

“James Bond is on possibly his most brutal mission yet. Bond’s good friend, Felix Leiter, is left near death, by drug baron Franz Sanchez. Bond sets off on the hunt for Sanchez, but not everyone is happy. MI6 does not feel Sanchez is their problem and strips Bond of his license to kill making Bond more dangerous than ever. Bond gains the aid of one of Leiter’s friends, known as Pam Bouvier and sneaks his way into the drug factories, which Sanchez owns. Will Bond be able to keep his identity secret, or will Sanchez see Bond’s true intentions ?”

Timothy Dalton only played Bond twice, but he tried to base his interpretation of the character on the descriptions provided by Ian Fleming in the original novels. Therefore, his Bond is quite ruthless and embittered, and always ready to stick two fingers up at the establishment if he feels they’ve got it wrong.

Bond is vacationing in Florida, acting as best-man at his friend Felix Leiter’s wedding, when the unthinkable happens. Leiter and his wife are assaulted by some Central American thugs; the wife is murdered and Leiter is crippled by sharks. Bond is obviously deeply unhappy about this, but his bosses instruct him to let the matter drop and get on with another assignment. 007 knows who is responsible for the injuries to his friend, so he revokes his licence to kill and becomes a rogue agent, tracking down the villainous drug lord Sanchez (Robert Davi) to his Latin America headquarters. Here, aided by Sanchez’s unfaithful mistress Lupe (Talisa Soto) and CIA agent Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell), Bond attempts to wipe out their enormous clandestine drug operation single-handedly.

There’s definitely an uneasy, hard edge to the film which makes it unique among the Bond series. Whether or not this improves the film depends on your personal taste: if you like safe, humorous Roger Moore escapades, you’ll probably find this too jarring, whereas if you prefer espionage stories with a bit of grit and sweat, this may be just what you’re after. The action sequences are still outrageous in the tried-and-trusted Bond style, with memorable episodes featuring a daring helicopter .vs. airplane pursuit; a barefoot water-skiing sequence; and a truck chase down the side of a mountain. Some of the language, though not out-and-out “foul”, is a bit stronger and more believable than in other Bond entries. The theme tune from Gladys Knight and the Pips is one of the better 007-tracks.

Licence to Kill is a new twist on the Bond theme. It isn’t the best, and some of its new ideas don’t fit with the usual routine (which may or may not be a good thing), but it is certainly interesting.

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