Films belonging to the James Bond series have always enthralled the audience with their brilliant star casts, thrilling scenes and special effects. The action scenes, the captivating story line make these films immensely appealing. A View to a Kill is one of the most popular James Bond films. A View to a Kill is the 14th film of the series. Released in the year 1985, this movie soon became a huge hit.
About the film: A View to a Kill
The title of this popular James Bond film has been actually adapted from a short story penned by Ian Fleming by the name of 'From a View to Kill'. In fact A View to a Kill is the 2nd film in James Bond series to have a completely original screenplay.
Cast of A View to a Kill
Roger Moore acted as James Bond, the famous secret service agent of the British government. Christopher Walken was cast as Max Zorin. Max Zorin is a microchip industrialist who planned to ruin the Silicon Valley and thus become a market leader. The role of Max Zorin played by Christopher Walken had received wide acclamation. The role of Stacey Sutton portrayed by Tanya Roberts was also liked by the audience. Stacey Sutton is the granddaughter of an oil baron whose firm is acquired by Max Zorin. Later Stacey helps Bond to prevent the earthquake.
Later on in the film May Day assists Bond and finally dies while saving the Silicon Valley. Robert Brown acts as M, who is the head of the secret service. Desmond Llewelyn portrayed the role of Q, an officer in the R& D division. David Yip played the role of Chuck Lee. In the film Chuck Lee gets killed by May Day.
Grace Jones played the role of May Day, the bodyguard of Max Zorin.
Production of A View to a Kill
The film was produced by the eminent producers Michael G. Wilson and Albert R. Broccoli. The screen play of A View to a Kill was done by Richard Maibaum along with Michael G. Wilson.
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Filming of A View to a Kill
A View to a Kill was shot across various locations. Most of the indoor shots have been taken at the Pinewood Studios. There are many scenes that have been filmed in US, London and Iceland. There are scenes, which have been shot in Switzerland and France. A number of popular French attractions have been highlighted in this movie, such as, Eiffel Tower, Chateu de Chantily and others as well.
The film is quite good considering the storyline and the action scenes. You can really have a wonderful time watching it.
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