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Quantum of Solace

Year:
Duration:
106 min
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.7
Director:
Marc Forster
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 4 wins & 27 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 2008-11-14
Filming Locations: Water Gardens, London, England, UK
Earnings
Budget: $200,000,000
Opening Weekend: $67,528,882 (USA) (16 November 2008)
Gross: $168,368,427 (USA) (25 January 2009)
Cast
Actor
Character
Giancarlo Giannini
Giancarlo Giannini
Quantum of Solace
Stana Katic
Stana Katic
Quantum of Solace
Gemma Arterton
Gemma Arterton
Quantum of Solace
Daniel Craig
James Bond
Olga Kurylenko
Camille
Mathieu Amalric
Dominic Greene
Judi Dench
M
Jeffrey Wright
Felix Leiter
David Harbour
Gregg Beam
Jesper Christensen
Mr. White
Anatole Taubman
Elvis
Rory Kinnear
Bill Tanner
Tim Pigott-Smith
Foreign Secretary
Joaquín Cosio
General Medrano
Fernando Guillén Cuervo
Colonel of Police
Jesús Ochoa
Lt. Orso
Lucrezia Lante della Rovere
Gemma
Glenn Foster
Mitchell
Paul Ritter
Guy Haines
Simon Kassianides
Yusef
Neil Jackson
Mr. Slate
Oona Chaplin
Perla de las Dunas Receptionist
Brendan O'Hea
Forensics Tech
Rufus Wright
Treasury Agent
Kari Patrice Coley
Hôtel Dessalines Clerk
Sarah Hadland
Ocean Sky Receptionist
Jake Seal
Bartender on Virgin Flight
Peñarandam Felix
Bolivian Taxi Driver (as Felix Peñaranda)
Emilio Janhunen Calderón
Andean Grand Hotel Receptionist
Elizabeth Arciniega
Mr. White's Girlfriend
Alessio Sossas
Carabinieri on Radio
Mark Wakeling
MI6 Agent
Susana Albornoz
Woman with Bucket
Jacques Duckins
Haitian Gang Member
Anthony Hansell
Dockside Valet
Karin Lanz
Gift Bag Girl
Christian Heller
Man with Gift Bag
Dante Concha
Investor at Party
Diego Fernández de Córdoba
Investor at Party
Edwin Cedeño
Investor at Party
Mike Pérez
Motorcycle Cop
Juan Carlos Avendaño
Motorcycle Cop
Rachel McDowall
CIA Flight Attendant
Rodrigo Farrugia
Hotel Bolívar Receptionist
Carl von Malaisé
Greene's Driver
Raffaello Degruttola
Alfa 2 Driver
Robert Braithwaite
Speedboat Captain
Santos Varas Ramos
DC-3 Caretaker
Antonio Gil
Marchetti Pilot
Luis Antonio Gotti
Bureaucrat at Party
Jaime Newball
La Paz Bartender
Alfonso Cuarón
Additional Voices (voice)
Kamil Krejcí
Quantum Member
Gustavo Nanez
Quantum Member
Erosi Margiani
Quantum Member
Uygar Tamer
Quantum Member
Alexandra Prusa
Quantum Member
Muhamed Gandura
Quantum Member
Shamel El-Salhy
Quantum Member
Tsedor Gyalzur
Quantum Member
Daniel Stüssi
Quantum Member
Karine Babajanyan
Floria Tosca
Sebastien Soules
Baron Scarpia
Brandon Jovanovich
Mario Cavaradossi
Martin Busen
Sciarrone
Alexandre Krawetz
Spoletta
Dale Albright
Spoletta
Katia Velletaz
Hirtenknabe
Emilia Pountney
Hirtenknabe
David Decio
MI6 Agent
Dave Evans
Delta Force Member (uncredited)
Herbert Forthuber
Quantum Party Guest (uncredited)
Eva Green
Vesper Lynd
Roman Güttinger
Opera Guest (uncredited)
Luis Jherver
Hotel guest (uncredited)
Eddy Joseph
M's Husband (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Aaron King
MI6 Agent
Tatiana Lavrentieva
Russian Neighbour (uncredited)
Derek Lea
Haines' Bodyguard (uncredited)
Brianna Meighan
Guest at Bolivian Party (uncredited)
Mike Patlin
DC-3 Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Tracy Redington
MI6 Agent
Norman Campbell Rees
Car Driver (uncredited)
Laila Alina Reischer
Company girl (uncredited)
Jan Reuter
Opera Guest (uncredited)
Michael Riedacher
Tosca Opera Driver (uncredited)
Michael G. Wilson
Man Sitting in Chair in Haitian Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Alfonso Cuarón:  The Mexican film director as a helicopter pilot, credited for additional voices. Cuarón is a friend of the movie's director Marc Forster.
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This is only the third time that an M character's home has been shown in an official EON Productions James Bond film. The first was in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) and the second was in Casino Royale (2006). The unofficial James Bond film, the comedy spoof Casino Royale (1967) also showed an M character's home.
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The film's title was selected only a few days before its announcement on 24 January 2008. For a long time, it had been considered unsuitable for an 007 film; Daniel Craig admitted he was unsure about it, but it seemed to fit in the context of the film: "Bond is looking for his Quantum of Solace, that's what he wants. Ian Fleming says that if you don't have a Quantum of Solace in your relationship, you might as well give up. Bond doesn't have that because his girlfriend has been killed, therefore he's looking for revenge to make himself happy with the world again." QUANTUM is also the name of the organization in the film; a kind of new-age SMERSH, or the fictitious S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
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Goofs
Heavy turbulence occur during the flight to Bregenz. In the single shot of Dominic Greene the water in the vase of white tulips is quite shaky. In the wide shot one can see that the water in the vase is not moving at all, before cutting back to the single shot with the moving water.
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When Camille is talking with Greene while looking at the dead geologist, she wraps her arms around Greene's neck. Seen from behind, her arms are hanging at her sides, then back around his neck in the closeup.
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When Bond is talking to Mathis at his villa, Mathis' watch moves between scenes. At the start of the sequence, his watch is facing away from the bottom of his wrist. By the end of the scene, it has moved to a more conventional position.
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Quotes
James Bond: [Interrupting the opera house conversation] Can I offer an opinion? I really think you people should find a better place to meet.
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James Bond: Are you going to tell us who you work for?
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M: When someone says "We've got people everywhere", you expect it to be hyperbole! Lots of people say that. Florists use that expression. It doesn't mean that they've got somebody working for them inside the bloody room!
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Faq
Q
Why did Greene want to control the Bolivian desert?
A
Greene wanted the area of Bolivian desert because it had natural water sources. (Remember, he says if Medrano turns the land over to Greene he "gets whatever they find there.") He used the idea that there was oil there in order to tempt the CIA into letting him install a puppet dictator. Once the General takes control, Greene intends to supply water back to Bolivia at a massive cost and become very rich. However, viewers have pointed out a flaw in the plot, such that Bolivia is a desperately poor nation that wouldn't be able to afford the high prices Greene would charge; in fact, the movie takes pains to illustrate the poverty in the country, raising the question of whether Greene's plot was truly to get rich from water or simply to be evil for evil's sake.
Q
What happened to Martin Campbell as director?
A
Martin Campbell, although at first strongly tipped to direct Quantum of Solace, stated at the Chinese Premiere of Casino Royale that he was "unlikely to return to direct the 22nd film." No reason was given by Campbell but, in quick succession, he was signed to direct 2 new films, 36 and Unstoppable. Roger Mitchell, who has worked with Daniel Craig before on Enduring Love and The Mother, was briefly considered, but then decided not to direct the film, stating that, "I was very nervous that there was a start date but really no script at all. And I like to be very well prepared as a director." After Mitchell left, Sony Pictures then stated that 18 months was too short to produce a good film, so the release date was pushed back to November 7th, 2008.
Q
Is the hotel, Perlas de las Dunas, in the film's climax a real place?
A
Yes, but it's not called that. It's the ESO Hotel which is near the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. The writers probably used the name Perlas de las Dunas to make the place sound more exotic.
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Photos from cast
Giancarlo Giannini Guillermo del Toro Stana Katic Gemma Arterton
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