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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 | 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
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)
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:
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 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1979) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:A (original rating) | Netherlands:12
Filming Locations:
"The Canals", Venice, Veneto, ItalySee more »
Company:
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Did You Know?

Trivia:
Scriptwriter Tom Mankiewicz wrote a script for this movie which was not used. Apparently sections of it ended up in Octopussy (1983) (the Acrostar jet sequence) and A View to a Kill (1985) (the Eiffel Tower sequence). Mankiewicz had previously written scripts for Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).See more »
Goofs:
Plot holes: When Goodhead asks Bond about the lethal bacteria satellites on board the space station, he says not to worry as they will be destroyed when the space station breaks up. At that point, however, with zero knowledge of the station's design, Bond has no reason to expect this whatsoever. The first explosion and failure of the superstructure indeed happens a split second AFTER Bond's reply.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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Soundtrack:
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28 out of 39 people found the following review useful.
Not all that bad..., 3 March 2005
Author: ThomasHayden

Considered almost unanimously as one of the worst films in James Bond series, it is time for Moonraker to have a defender. On my opinion, this is Moore's best fourth outing as 007(may be not saying too much, but there are three films left), and a very entertaining sci-fi film. Critics argue that humor plays a strong hand in this movie-strong to such a degree that Bond character loses all personality, becoming blurred in an impressive set of FX and stunt men. I reply: certainly there are flaws, some of them (particularly Jaws conversion towards the end) very ridiculous. But there are good points, too. Remember that pre-credit scene, which was ACTUALLY shot in the air, the motorboat chase or the final space battle, one of the most spectacular moments of the entire series, (yeah, it was unrealistic, OK, but tell me how much realism you can find watching other Bond movies which are frequently referred to as" the best". Think of Goldfinger or You only live twice)

However, Moonraker does not compare to Octopussy or TSWLM, because of a sometimes plodding pacing, due to the addition of unnecessary scenes, especially during the first half, when James is Drax's guest in California. The love story is a mere and inferior copy of TSWLM. And, while in other Moore's films the blend of humor and Bond's trademark coolness worked smoothly, here Bond is not given a scene to show, not necessarily ruthlessness, but a bit of harshness, as we could see in FYEO or Octopussy.

Following Moore's outings will feature Cold War elements which seem to fit more with the character, and better screenplays from Richard Maibaum,the series' screenwriter who was mysteriously absent here.

But action remains mostly exciting, sometimes brilliant, and highlights what could have been a mediocre entry.

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