film information
Produced by Albert R. Broccoli & Michael G Wilson
Directed by John Glen
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum & Michael G Wilson
World Premiere 22nd May 1985 (San Francisco, USA)
UK Release Date 13th June 1985
Worldwide Box Office $152,400,000 US
Budget $30,000,000 US
Running Time 131 Minutes
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bond girls
Fiona Fullerton (Pola Invanova)
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posters
vehicles
bond villains
Christopher Walken (Max Zorin)
Willoughby Gray (Dr Carl Mortner)
bond allies
Patrick Macnee (Sir Godfrey Tibbett)
Jean Rougerie (Achille Aubergine)
locations
Siberia; London; Paris; Zorins château, France; San Francisco and surrounding areas; California.
actual locations
City Hall in San Francisco, United States of America
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After escaping city hall with Stacey Sutton, Bond gives the chief of police his famous introduction when he is asked his name.
behind the scenes
When the mine is flooded, Bond and Mayday are seen making their way through the mine. In one scene May Day screams as a cable sparks above her head. This was actually a genuine scream; Grace Jones didn't know this was going to happen.
During pre-production at Pinewood Studios, the 007 stage burned to the ground. Since there were no other stages big enough to hold a James Bond film production of this scale, the 007 stage was rebuilt in just four months.
The set of the abandoned silver mine was created on the new 007 set. During the destruction of the mine it was flooded with over 1,000,000 gallons of water.
Prince Charles and Princess Diana attended the British premiere of A View To A Kill.
The long shots of Zorin’s airship approaching the Golden Gate Bridge were actually a Fuji airship.
A View To A Kill marked the last appearance of Lois Maxwell playing Moneypenny. Lois was the only person to have been present in every Bond since the first film, Dr. No, 23 years ago. §
