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Overview

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Director:
Writer:
Christopher Wood (screenplay)
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Release Date:
29 June 1979 (USA) more
Tagline:
Moonraker Is Out Of This World more
Plot:
James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
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(23 articles)
Review: 'James Bond Encyclopedia'
 (From Comicmix. 27 October 2009, 5:27 AM, PDT)

James Bond has licence to thrill in new comic strip collection
 (From The Geek Files. 9 September 2009, 3:53 AM, PDT)

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This highly underrated Bond film ... works extremely well for several reasons. more (228 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ian Fleming's Moonraker (UK) (complete title)
Moonraker (France)
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Runtime:
126 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Dolby (35 mm prints)
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Ian Fleming based the villain Drax on the Jules Verne's character Robur from the "Clipper Of The Clouds", "Master of the World" and "Robur, The Conqueror" stories. In addition, the filmmakers based Drax also on Adolf Hitler and there is a similarity between the look of Hitler and that of actor Michael Lonsdale. Drax's plan for a master race evokes Hitler's plans for the same. The "Drax" name was allegedly derived from two possible sources by James Bond creator Ian Fleming. Drax was the surname of a boy at Eton who would become Admiral Sir Reginald Plunkett Ernle Erle Drax. Drax Hall Estate was a Great House in Northern Jamaica in which Fleming visited during one of his early trips to Oracabessa. Fleming apparently saw the name on the blue notice board there. The name of Drax's butler in the movie was Cavendish. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the Drax space station is being destroyed, most of the particles fall downwards, revealing gravity. 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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What is Hugo Drax playing on the piano when Bond first walks in the drawing room?
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23 out of 37 people found the following comment useful.
This highly underrated Bond film ... works extremely well for several reasons., 24 January 1999
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Author: Pelrad from Shanghai, China

This highly underrated Bond film, the eleventh in the series and fourth with Roger Moore, has Bond investigating the disappearance of a U.S. Space Shuttle. This film works extremely well for several reasons: first, because Bond keeps his cool and escapes from so many deadly situations; second, because it is the most humorous of all Bond films, especially because of "Jaws" falling in love and its containing the best of Bond's one-liners; and third, because of the special effects the creators gave the film riding on the coat-tail of "Star Wars", released two years earlier. All eight Bond films released since this one (up to "Tomorrow Never Dies" did not gross nearly as much earnings at the box office (when figures are adjusted for inflation).

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