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The Living Daylights (1987)

Directed by John Glen · Cinematography by Alec Mills

PG130 min46 frames

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The new James Bond...living on the edge.

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The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: medium — An interior space with industrial windows and stacked boxes in the background. A woman and a guard…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: wide — A video monitor displays a repeating grid of a woman in a black bodysuit. White computer text…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: medium — An auditorium with rows of black bentwood chairs occupied by people in formal business attire. A…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: medium — A man sits on the deck of a yacht with a boat visible behind him. The man holds a large,…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: medium — A hotel room with light-colored walls and a distinctive arched wooden double door. A woman in a…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room filled with miscellaneous antiques and glassware on dark shelves. Two men in…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: medium — An amusement park at night features bright blurred neon lights in the dark background. A man in…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: fullbody — A utilitarian holding area features multiple metal bars separating the concrete floor into…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: medium — A man stands in a room with wood paneling and a wall sconce. He is holding a white paper bundle…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: medium — A workspace with olive walls, a wall-mounted chart, and stacked helmets on hooks. A woman in a…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: wide — A military vehicle travels through deep snow on a mountain slope with pine trees. Soldiers ride in…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: wide — An opulent 19th-century theater features a stage set designed as an indoor parlor. Actors in period…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: closeup — A man in a tuxedo stands against a dark, featureless wall with red drapery. The man gazes toward…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: medium — An audience in formal wear sits in the box seats of an old theater. A man and a woman in the…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: establishing — A massive, cylindrical brick industrial building stands against a darkening purple evening…The Living Daylights (1987) movie still: wide — A narrow paved road winds along a steep white marble quarry on a mountainside. A person clings to…
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The Living Daylights — official trailer

What is The Living Daylights about?

After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the West.

Where can you watch The Living Daylights?

US availability for The Living Daylights (1987). Data by JustWatch, listings on TMDB. Availability changes — check the provider for current listings.

Who stars in The Living Daylights?

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What does the cinematography of The Living Daylights look like?

Sampled across 46 frames, the coverage of The Living Daylights leans on medium shots (54% of the sample) and wide compositions (26%). Cinematographer Alec Mills keeps 50% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 48% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 59% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.

What is the color palette of The Living Daylights?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Living Daylights (1987) are #302e2b, #0c0c0b, #55514e, #d0cfcd, #f3f4f5, #ada692 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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