The World Is Not Enough

Year:

1999

Duration:

128 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

Michael Apted

Awards:

6 wins & 11 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1999-11-19

Filming Locations: Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Earnings

Budget: $135,000,000

Opening Weekend: $35,519,007 (USA) (21 November 1999)

Gross: $126,930,660 (USA) (23 April 2000)

Cast

Actor

Character

Sophie Marceau

The World Is Not Enough

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

The World Is Not Enough

Pierce Brosnan

James Bond

Robert Carlyle

Renard

Denise Richards

Dr. Christmas Jones

Robbie Coltrane

Valentin Zukovsky

Judi Dench

M

Desmond Llewelyn

Q

John Cleese

R

Samantha Bond

Miss Moneypenny

Michael Kitchen

Bill Tanner

Colin Salmon

Charles Robinson

Goldie

Bullion

David Calder

Sir Robert King

Serena Scott Thomas

Dr. Molly Warmflash

Ulrich Thomsen

Davidov

John Seru

Gabor

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Colonel Akakievich

Patrick Malahide

Lachaise

Omid Djalili

Foreman

Jeff Nuttall

Dr. Arkov

Diran Meghreblian

Coptic Priest

John Albasiny

Helicopter Pilot

Patrick Romer

Pilot

Jimmy Roussounis

Pipeline Technician

Justus von Dohnányi

Captain Nikoli

Hassani Shapi

Doctor

Carl McCrystal

Trukhin

Martyn Lewis

Newscaster

Kourosh Asad

Russian Radio Operator (as Kouroush Asad)

Daisy Beaumont

Nina

Nina Muschallik

Verushka

Daz Crawford

Casino Thug

Peter Mehtab

Casino Dealer

Roy Alon

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Paul Bannon

MI6 - Scottish Hideaway (uncredited)

Ray Brown

Wheel-Clamping Policeman (uncredited)

Marc Cass

Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

Sean Cronin

Renard's Henceman

Wade Eastwood

Bodyguard in Bank (uncredited)

Jamie Edgell

Renard's Man

Paul Heasman

Renard's Man

Mark Henson

Renard's Man

Lea Jerova

Girl in Casino (uncredited)

Derek Lea

Renard's Submarine Henchman (uncredited)

Trevor Payne

Agent - Q's Lab (uncredited)

Gary Powell

Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

Greg Powell

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Paul Sacks

Market Customer Boat Chase (uncredited)

Judith Shekoni

Girl in Casino (uncredited)

Lee Sheward

Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

Tom Struthers

Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

Rocky Taylor

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Marolyn Turk

MI5 Agent (uncredited)

Michael G. Wilson

Man in Casino

Did you know?

Trivia

Tiffani Thiessen was considered for the role of Dr. Christmas Jones.

Share this

The scene where Zukovsky (Robbie Coltrane) is splashing around in a pool of his own caviar was filmed on Coltrane's birthday.

Share this

The highest grossing of all James Bond films released during the 20th century.

Share this

Goofs

When Bond's boat does the airborne barrel roll after ramping off the water surface, the smoke from the pyrotechnics that are actually spinning Bond's boat can be seen.

Share this

After Bond enters the submarine, he threatens a crewman by holding an M1911 type pistol with the hammer down at the crewman's head. The gun cannot fire in this aspect and it does not make sense that Bond would enter a hostile submarine so disarmed.

Share this

The depiction of the submarine's nuclear propulsion facilities is complete fantasy. The notion that a submarine would have a smelting facility for shaping fuel rods is nonsense; refueling operations happen at port, less than a handful of times during the lifetime of the sub, not ad hoc underway. And where would they get the raw material for smelting? Also, a Victor III submarine has a VM-4P pressurized water reactor which cannot be opened and remain operating as shown as this lets out the water in the reactor vessel which is essential for it to function; the nuclear reaction stops when no water is present. Any operation such as depicted would scald, burn and heavily irradiate anyone trying, guaranteeing their immediate death.

Share this

Quotes

James Bond: Molly, I need a clean build of health, you have to clear me for duty.

Share this

James Bond: Bond, James Bond

Share this

Colonel Akakievich: [to Bond] Hey! Drop the gun!

Share this

Faq

Q

What was the villains' plan?

A

They wished to create a nuclear meltdown (but NOT an explosion which would only create radioactive fallout for a reasonably short time) that would contaminate the area around the Istanbul straits for years...meaning that it could no longer be used by oil tankers. This would mean that any customers for oil from the region would be forced to use Elektra's pipeline instead making her incredible profits.

Q

Why does Bond tell Christmas to 'breathe out on the way up' when telling her to leave the submarine?

A

To avoid her getting 'the bends' as she rose to the surface, potentially fatal gas bubbles forming in the blood when going from a high pressure environment to a low one. By breathing out as she rises she would avoid that.

Q

What is a fertilizer bomb?

A

A fertilizer bomb is an explosive made out of common fertilizer. In this case, the money was dipped in urea, a source of nitrogen in fertilizers. In one of the notes, the anti-counterfeiting strip was replaced with magnesium which acted as a detonator. King's lapel pin was switched for a copy which contained a radio transmitter to trigger the blast. Bond was alerted to the fertilizer bomb when he picked up some ice cubes for his drink after touching the money. The water on his hands started a chemical reaction with the urea, which Bond recognized as telltale of a fertilizer bomb. M is convinced that only someone close to King could have switched his lapel pin for the rigged copy. Note that an attempt to make a bomb as this movie describes could produce a fire with toxic fumes, but not an explosion -- any fertilizer bomb involving urea has it mixed with other substances which are never mentioned in the film.

Share this