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Director:
Lewis Gilbert
Writer:
Christopher Wood (screenplay)
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Release Date:
29 June 1979 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
Moonraker Is Out Of This World See more »
Plot:
James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations See more »
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Roger Moore ... James Bond

Lois Chiles ... Dr. Holly Goodhead

Michael Lonsdale ... Hugo Drax

Richard Kiel ... Jaws

Corinne Cléry ... Corinne Dufour

Bernard Lee ... M
Geoffrey Keen ... Sir Frederick Gray

Desmond Llewelyn ... Q

Lois Maxwell ... Miss Moneypenny
Toshirô Suga ... Chang (as Toshiro Suga)
Emily Bolton ... Manuela
Blanche Ravalec ... Dolly - Jaws' Girlfriend
Irka Bochenko ... Blonde Beauty
Mike Marshall ... Col. Scott (as Michael Marshall)
Leila Shenna ... Hostess Private Jet
Anne Lonnberg ... Museum Guide
Jean-Pierre Castaldi ... Pilot Private Jet (as Jean Pierre Castaldi)

Walter Gotell ... General Anatol Gogol
Douglas Lambert ... Mission Control Director
Arthur Howard ... Cavendish
Alfie Bass ... Consumptive Italian
Brian Keith ... U.S. Shuttle Captain
George Birt ... Captain - Boeing 747
Kim Fortune ... R.A.F. Officer
Lizzie Warville ... Russian Girl
Johnny Traber's Troupe ... Funambulists
Nicholas Arbez ... Drax's Boy
Guy Di Rigo ... Ambulanceman
Chris Dillinger ... Drax's Technician
Claude Carliez ... Gondolier
Georges Beller ... Drax's Technician
Denis Seurat ... Officer - Boeing 747
Chichinou Kaeppler ... Drax's Girl - Signora Del Mateo
Christina Hui ... Drax's Girl
Françoise Gayat ... Drax's Girl - Lady Victoria Devon (as Francoise Gayat)
Nicaise Jean Louis ... Drax's Girl
Catherine Serre ... Drax's Girl - Countess Labinsky
Béatrice Libert ... Drax's Girl - Mademoiselle Deradier (as Beatrice Libert)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Adam ... Man at St. Marks Square (uncredited)
Jean-Louis Airola ... Drax Radarman 2 (uncredited)
S. Newton Anderson ... Samuel (uncredited)
Jenny Arasse ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Michel Berreur ... Venice Boat Pilot (uncredited)
Daniel Breton ... Fighting Monk / Spatial Base Guard (uncredited)

Albert R. Broccoli ... Man at St. Marks Square (uncredited)
Dana Broccoli ... Woman at St. Mark's Square (uncredited)
George Lane Cooper ... Space Fighter (uncredited)
Jack Cooper ... Space Fighter (uncredited)
Guy Delorme ... Tree Assassin (uncredited)
Eddie Eddon ... Space Fighter (uncredited)
Benoît Ferreux ... Moonraker Pilot (uncredited)
Patrick Floersheim ... Moonraker Pilot (uncredited)
Terry Forrestal ... Space Fighter (uncredited)
David Gabison ... Technician in Drax Launching Site (uncredited)
Lewis Gilbert ... Man at St. Mark's Square (uncredited)
Richard Graydon ... Space Fighter (uncredited)
Rika Hofmann ... Model (uncredited)
Peter Howitt ... Rio de Janeiro Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Dominique Hulin ... (uncredited)
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse ... Sailor at St. Mark's Square (uncredited)
Carlos Kurt ... Airport Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
Melinda Maxwell ... Drax's Girl (uncredited)
Marc Mazza ... Technician in Venini Laboratory (uncredited)
Alexandra Middendorf ... Moonraker Launch Technician (uncredited)
Patrick Morin ... Painter at St. Mark's Square (uncredited)
Ralph Morse ... Astronaut (uncredited)
Daniel Perche ... Drax Radarman 1 (uncredited)
Jacques Pisias ... Waiter at St. Mark's Square (uncredited)
Jean Rupert ... Technician in Venini laboratory (uncredited)
Marc Smith ... Tannoy voice (uncredited)
John Sullivan ... Space Fighter (uncredited)
Victor Tourjansky ... Man with Bottle (uncredited)
Jean Tournier ... Painter at St. Mark's Square (uncredited)
Nikki Van der Zyl ... Corinne Dufour (voice) (uncredited)
Herma Vos ... Astronaut (uncredited)
Malcolm Weaver ... Space Fighter (uncredited)
Paul Weston ... Space Fighter (uncredited)

Michael G. Wilson ... Man Outside Venini Glass / NASA Technician / Man on Bridge (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lewis Gilbert 
 
Writing credits
Ian Fleming (novel) uncredited

Christopher Wood (screenplay)

Produced by
Albert R. Broccoli .... producer
William P. Cartlidge .... associate producer
Michael G. Wilson .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
John Barry 
 
Cinematography by
Jean Tournier 
 
Film Editing by
John Glen 
 
Casting by
Margot Capelier 
Weston Drury Jr. 
 
Production Design by
Ken Adam 
 
Art Direction by
Charles Bishop 
Max Douy 
 
Set Decoration by
Peter Howitt 
 
Costume Design by
Jacques Fonteray 
 
Makeup Department
Monique Archambault .... makeup artist
Paul Engelen .... makeup artist
Mike Jones .... hair stylist: Roger Moore
Pierre Vadé .... hair stylist (as Pierre Vade)
Jacques Michel .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Robert Boulic .... assistant unit manager: France
Terence Churcher .... production manager
Chris Kenny .... unit manager: UK
Robert Saussier .... unit manager: France
Jean-Pierre Spiri-Mercanton .... production manager
Roberto Bakker .... production manager: Latin America (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Bennett .... assistant director: second unit
Meyer Berreby .... assistant director: second unit
Chris Carreras .... second assistant director
Michel Cheyko .... assistant director
Ernest Day .... second unit director
John Glen .... second unit director
Gareth Tandy .... assistant director: models
Lamar Boren .... underwater unit director (uncredited)
Barbara Broccoli .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Mike Higgins .... second assistant director: space battle (uncredited)
Stefano Priori .... additional assistant director: action unit (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Ernest Archer .... assistant art director (as Ernie Archer)
Pierre Charron .... set dresser
Jacques Douy .... assistant art director
Serge Douy .... assistant art director
Louis Duquenne .... construction manager
John Fenner .... assistant art director
Marc Frédérix .... assistant art director (as Marc Frederix)
Alain Guyard .... buyer
André Labussière .... set dresser (as Andre Labussiere)
Harry Lange .... space art director
John Lanzer .... buyer
Raymond Lemoigne .... props (as Raymond Le Moigne)
Jean-Pierre Nossereau .... buyer (as Jean Nossereau)
Michael Redding .... construction manager
Pierre Roudeix .... props
John Chisholm .... props (uncredited)
Frank Walsh .... set designer (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Daniel Brisseau .... sound mixer
Gérard de Lagarde .... sound assistant (as Gerard De Lagarde)
Dino Di Campo .... dubbing editor
Graham V. Hartstone .... sound re-recording mixer
John Iles .... consultant: Dolby
Catherine Kelber .... dialogue editor
Jean Labourel .... sound assistant
Nicolas Le Messurier .... sound re-recording mixer
Jean-Pierre Lelong .... sound effects (as Jean Pierre Lelong)
Gordon K. McCallum .... chief sound re-recording mixer
Colin Miller .... dubbing editor
Allan Sones .... dubbing editor
Nigel Galt .... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
John Hayward .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
René Albouze .... special effects (as Rene Albouze)
Charles-Henri Assola .... special effects (as Charles Assola)
John Evans .... special effects
Serge Pouvianne .... special effects (as Serge Ponvianne)
John Richardson .... special effects
Ron Cartwright .... special effects technician (uncredited)
Chris Corbould .... special effects technician (uncredited)
Anton Furst .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Jean Berard .... visual effects: France
Robin Browne .... optical effects cameraman
Bill Hansard .... process consultant
Peter Lamont .... visual effects art director
Louis Lapeyre .... process effects: France
Derek Meddings .... visual effects supervisor
Paul Wilson .... visual effects cameraman
Keith Holland .... visual effects camera operator (uncredited)
Jon Sorensen .... visual effects assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Michel Berreur .... stunts
Daniel Breton .... stunts
Claude Carliez .... stunt arranger: France
Claude Carliez .... stunts
Guy Di Rigo .... stunts
Dorothy Ford .... stunts
Martin Grace .... stunts
Richard Graydon .... stunts
Bob Simmons .... action sequence arranger
Paul Weston .... stunts
Don 'Tweet' Caltvedt .... skydiving stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Jack Cooper .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Howard Curtis .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Eddon .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Terry Forrestal .... stunts (uncredited)
Martin Grace .... stunt double: Richard Kiel, cable car sequence (uncredited)
Martin Grace .... stunt double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Richard Graydon .... stunt double: Roger Moore, cable car sequence (uncredited)
Reg Harding .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Jake Lombard .... skydiving stunt double: James Bond (uncredited)
John Long .... stunt glider pilot (uncredited)
Ron Luginbill .... skydiving stunt double: Jaws (uncredited)
Peter Munt .... stunt double: horse stunts (uncredited)
Claude Pillas .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Dinny Powell .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Simmons .... stunts (uncredited)
Tony Smart .... additional stunts (uncredited)
Paul Weston .... stunt double: Richard Kiel (uncredited)
B.J. Worth .... skydiving stunt double: pilot (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Guy Delattre .... camera operator
Michel Deloire .... camera operator
James Devis .... camera operator
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse .... camera grip (as Chunky Huse)
Alec Mills .... camera operator
John Morgan .... camera operator
Patrick Morin .... still photographer
Jacques Renoir .... camera operator: second unit
René Strasser .... key grip (as Rene Strasser)
Jacques Touillaud .... gaffer (as Jacques Touilland)
Pierre Boffety .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Lamar Boren .... photographer: underwater unit (uncredited)
Rande DeLuca .... aerial parachute photographer (uncredited)
Phillip Grosvenor .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Phil Pastuhov .... aerial camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Peter Versey .... assistant camera: model unit (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Colette Baudot .... wardrobe mistress
Jean Zay .... wardrobe master
 
Editorial Department
Peter Davies .... assistant editor
John Grover .... assembly editor
Luce Grunenwaldt .... assistant editor (as Luce Gruenwaldt)
Mike Round .... assistant editor (as Michael Round)
 
Music Department
Monty Norman .... composer: James Bond theme
Dan Wallin .... scoring mixer (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Andy Armstrong .... assistant location manager: Brazil
Dominique Bach .... secretary to producer
Brian Bailey .... production accountant
Reginald A. Barkshire .... production coordinator
Paul Beugin .... production accountant: France
Maurice Binder .... title designer: main titles
Albert R. Broccoli .... presenter
Eric Burgess .... space consultant
John Comfort .... location manager: USA
Gilles Durieux .... unit publicist
Frank Ernst .... location manager: Brazil
Simone Escoffier .... production secretary
Josie Fulford .... continuity
Gladys Goldsmith .... continuity
Marguerite Green .... production assistant
Vernon Harris .... script editor
Philippe Modave .... location manager: Italy
Elaine Schreyeck .... continuity
Steve Swan .... unit publicist
Marie-Christine Adam .... stand-in: Ms. Bochenko (uncredited)
J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof .... consultant: aviation (uncredited)
Steve Gadler .... stand-in: Mr. Moore (uncredited)
A.N. Other .... stand-in: Mr. Llewelyn (uncredited)
Eugene Rizzo .... unit publicist: Italy (uncredited)
Denis Seurat .... stand-in (uncredited)
Doris Spriggs .... assistant: Roger Moore (uncredited)
 
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Runtime:
126 min
Country:
UK | France
Language:
English | Italian
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1979) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:A (original rating) | Netherlands:12 | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Ireland:PG | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Germany:12 (re-rating) | West Germany:16 (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 (original rating) | Argentina:Atp (re-rating) | Peru:PT
Filming Locations:
Mariana, Minas Gerais, BrazilSee more »
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Trivia:
Cameo: [Dana Broccoli]as a Woman at St. Mark's Square along with family members Albert R. Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.See more »
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The announcement at the airport in London calls "BA flight 128 to Rio de Janeiro", but the Concorde, when it lands and passengers disembark, is an Air France plane. These are two different flights - the first Jaws' and the second being Bond's. Obviously they could not have been on the same plane or they would have seen each other, eliminating the surprise appearances later.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Captain:How are we doing, Richard?
RAF Officer:We should pass over the English coast 15 minutes ahead of time, sir.
Captain:Wow! With this load on our back, that's good going.
RAF Officer:Just trust the RAF, sir.
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14 out of 17 people found the following review useful.
The most visually striking 007 ever made, 17 June 2007
Author: Bryce David from Psychotronic land

Of all the Bond films, MOONRAKER is, imo, the most visually striking of the entire series. It looks like it cost a billion bucks to make. The sets by Ken Adams are amazing (he should have won an Oscar for them). The locations are stunning. The fx are well made and still hold up today. The women are above average gorgeous (they all look like supermodels before supermodels were in). All of this beautifully filmed by cinematographer Jean Tournier. I love watching MOONRAKER just because it's so damn gorgeous to look at. I don't know how many times I saw it at the movies when it came out just to appreciate the beauty of it all. Unfortunately, we are talking about a James Bond film and of course there has to be the usual formulaic stuff seen in every other James Bond film.

Basically, MOONRAKER is a remake of YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE and THE SPY WHO LOVED ME. I always preferred MOONRAKER over the schintzy SPY WHO LOVED ME, which was made just before this one. Lewis Gilbert directed those three Bond films and MOONRAKER is his crowning achievement. Personally speaking, Gilbert is a bad director. His films are always bloated and sorta soulless and yet still gorgeous. Aside from his Bond films, he rarely made an impression with his other films. In fact, he's the one who directed THE ADVENTURERS, which is a good looking film but it's really, really awful. I'm glad Gilbert stopped making Bond films. He was always too laid back for action films like this.

There ARE a lot of memorable scenes in MOONRAKER: the entire intro is now a classic and much better than the one in SWLM. Corinne being chased by dogs. The simulator scene. Bond fighting with Chang in Venice. My favorite scene is when Bond and Goodhead are stuck below a shuttle's rockets and are about to be burned alive. A near perfect action moment there. The climax in space is fun if improbable. I love the scene when they have to destroy those globes as they re-enter the atmosphere. Really suspenseful. But as good as those scenes are individually they almost don't register as a whole because the story and direction are so lackadaisical, so relax. It's like everyone was on vacation. There's absolutely no grit to this film. It's really sleek and smooth but nearly bite-less. The whole story seems to be just a preamble to the action set in space.

What really stands out about MOONRAKER are the many long moments with no dialogue. I'd say about 50 to 60% of the film has no dialogue. Just music and sound effects. It's almost a silent film. Moore didn't have a lot of dialogue to remember and this was an easy film to dub.

The story is as easy as connect-the-dots: The British owned Moonraker 5 disappears in mid-air and 007 is sent to California to investigate its disappearance. At the Moonraker plant in California (France really) Bond find blueprints of vials which leads him to Venice, where the vials are fabricated. And from Venice Bond goes to Brazil where the vials, filled with deadly nerve gas, are shipped to the underground layout of Drax (boringly played by the usually reliable Michael Lonsdale. Love the name "Drax" though). Oh and we learn that Drax wants to create a new race of super humans by killing everyone on earth by dropping those nerve gas filled globes from space while Drax and his super humans reside in Drax's space station. I actually like that part of the story and some of the grandeur of it (Drax wanting to be God) is actually achieved with the striking visuals and the amazingly lush score by the brilliant John Barry. Unfortunately, again, this is a James Bond film and thought provoking ideas are set aside for formulaic action.

I wish this wasn't a James Bond film. Take away all the Bond elements, the stupid humor, flesh out the screenplay and this would be a spectacular kick ass science fiction film.

Anyway, back to James Bond.

I really like Lois Chiles as Holly Goodhead. She's my favorite Bond girl ever. Beautiful and sophisticated but tough. She's no bimbo. I remember a lot of my friends in school didn't like her because they thought she was too tough for a babe. I guess Holly Goodhead was Girl Power before Girl Power was in. For me, Chiles epitomizes everything chic and sexy about the late 1970s. She's unforgettable in that black jumpsuit. But the Holly Goodhead role is a really badly written one. She's almost an afterthought to the whole story. They basically needed a character to fly the space shuttle and Bond into space (something 007 obviously couldn't do) and Goodhead was basically that: just a pilot. Then there's Corinne Clery who is truly gorgeous but sadly, again, her role is minimal. Then there's the not so beautiful Jaws. Jaws was so popular in SPY WHO LOVED ME they brought him back here. I don't mind this but they turned him into a good guy and he even falls in love with a ditsy girl. This part of MOONRAKER is *really* bad. Someone should completely edit that storyline out of the movie and its rating would go up exponentially. And like in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, the musical in-jokes were needlessly distracting.

These bad aspects about MOONRAKER are almost negligible though because the film is such a visual (and aural) feast. Whether it's one of the best or worst of the series, I really don't care. I can positively state though that this is THE best looking Bond film ever, with an actually cool science fiction story somewhere in it. I give MOONRAKER 10 stars for the look of it all but 5 stars for the laid back and sometimes silly direction. So an average of 7 stars.

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