The World is Not Enough
| The World is Not Enough | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Apted |
| Produced by | Michael G. Wilson Barbara Broccoli |
| Written by | Neal Purvis Robert Wade Bruce Feirstein |
| Starring | Pierce Brosnan Sophie Marceau Robert Carlyle Denise Richards Judi Dench Desmond Llewelyn Samantha Bond |
| Music by | David Arnold |
| Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
| Editing by | Jim Clark |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | November 8, 1999 |
| Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $135,000,000 |
| Gross revenue | $361,832,400 |
| Preceded by | Tomorrow Never Dies |
| Followed by | Die Another Day |
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The World is Not Enough (1999) is the nineteenth film in the James Bond film franchise and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional M16 agent James Bond. It is notable for being the last film in the Bond series to feature Desmond Llewelyn as Q/Major Boothroyd, who played the character in 17 films. Llewelyn died in a car accident within weeks after the film's premiere. In the movie, the character of Boothroyd reveals his plans for retirement and introduces an assistant (played by John Cleese), nicknamed R by James Bond, who would be promoted to the rank of Q in the following Bond film, Die Another Day, following Boothroyd's presumed retirement. This was also the first Bond film not to be co-distributed by United Artists, which was absored completely into MGM between the releases of Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough.