A View to a Kill
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ID: 7071985

A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill (1985)

“Has James Bond finally met his match?”

6.3/ 10
Global Ratings
13°
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131 min
Official Runtime
2,284
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Synopsis & Story Arc

Official Logline

A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin who forms a plan to destroy his only competition in Silicon Valley by triggering a massive earthquake in the San Francisco Bay.

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Directing & Screenplay

Cinematography & Large-Format Specifications

Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet

Aspect Ratios2.39:1
Camera SystemsArri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2
Negative Format35mm / 65mm / Digital Master
Printed Film Format70mm / DCP Master
Sound Mix FormatsDolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround
Laboratory / VFXTechnicolor / Double Negative (DNEG)
Color ProcessingColor (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering)
Official Runtime131 min

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6.3

GlobalCineDB Consensus Score

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96.2% Positive Consensus · Universal Acclaim
Rating Distribution Histogram
5 Stars (9-10)
74%
4 Stars (7-8)
21%
3 Stars (5-6)
4%
2 Stars (3-4)
0.8%
1 Star (1-2)
0.2%

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The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.

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10 / 10

"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.