MovieTimothy Dalton (1987–1989)

Licence to Kill

10 Jul 1989 · 2h 13m

When drug lord Franz Sanchez maims Felix Leiter and murders his bride, Bond resigns his licence and goes after him alone, in the darkest film of the pre-Craig era.

London premiere 13 June 1989; UK general release 10 July. Legal trouble over the sale of MGM/UA then kept Bond off screens for six years.