For Your Eyes Only

 

 

For Your Eyes Only.....

 

For your eyes only marked the return of the more serious James Bond films. This was the

12th bond from United Artist and Cubby Broccoli ( Saltzman had departed following The Man With The Golden Gun ).It marked the directorial debut of John Glen, who had worked as editor and second unit director in three other Bond films. The story involves Bond`s mission to recover a stolen Automatic Targeting Attack Communicator (ATAC) a missile-launch transmitter, 007 soon allies himself with a young Greek woman Melina Havelock ( Carole Bouquet ) in a spectacular tale of deceit, treachery and vengeance. Carole Bouquet, had auditioned for the part of  Holly Goodhead in Moonraker. Although she didn`t win that role, the producers recognised that she was ideal for the part of determined Melina in For Your Eyes Only......

 

 

 

Cast :

 

 

James Bond : Roger Moore

 

Melina Havelock : Carole Bouquet

 

Milos Columbo : Chaim Topol

 

Bibi Dahl : Lynn-Holly Johnson

 

Aristotle Kristatos : Julian Glover

 

Erich Kriegler : John Wyman

 

Q : Desmond Llewelyn

 

Money Penny : Lois Maxwell

 

Bill Tanner : James Villiers

 

Fredrick Gray : Geoffrey Keen

 

Directed by : John Glen

 

Produced by : Albert R. Broccoli

 

Music by : Bill Conti

 

Bond theme : For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton

 

Bond Vehicles : Citroën 2CV , Lotus Esprit Turbo

 

Bond girl : Melina Havelock

 

Release date : 24 June 1981

 

Running time : 127 mins