A Listing of the Official James Bond Films
Sean Connery in Dr. No
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Dr. No (1962) 110 minutes—Starring Sean Connery; Directed by Terence Young; Opening theme music composed by John Barry
From Russia With Love (1963) 115 minutes—Starring Sean Connery; Directed by Terence Young; Opening theme music composed by John Barry
Goldfinger (1964) 110 minutes—Starring Sean Connery; Directed by Guy Hamilton; Opening theme music composed by John Barry, performed by Shirley Bassey
Thunderball (1965) 130 minutes—Starring Sean Connery; Directed by Terence Young; Opening theme music composed by John Barry, performed by Tom Jones
You Only Live Twice (1967) 117 minutes—Starring Sean Connery; Directed by Lewis Gilbert; Opening theme music composed by John Barry, performed by Nancy Sinatra
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) 142 minutes—Starring George Lazenby; Directed by Peter Hunt; Opening theme music composed by John Barry, performed by Louis Armstrong
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) 120 minutes—Starring Sean Connery; Directed by Guy Hamilton; Opening theme music composed by John Barry, performed by Shirley Bassey
Roger Moore Allan Warren/CC-BY-SA-3.0/Wikimedia Commons
Live and Let Die (1973) 121 minutes—Starring Roger Moore; Directed by Guy Hamilton; Opening theme music by George Martin and Paul McCartney
The Man With the Golden Gun (1974) 125 minutes—Starring Roger Moore; Directed by Guy Hamilton; Opening theme music composed by John Barry, performed by Lulu
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) 125 minutes—Starring Roger Moore; Directed by Lewis Gilbert; Opening theme music composed by Marvin Hamlisch, performed by Carly Simon
Moonraker (1979) 126 minutes—Starring Roger Moore; Directed by Lewis Gilbert; Opening theme music composed by John Barry, performed by Shirley Bassey
For Your Eyes Only (1981) 127 minutes—Starring Roger Moore; Directed by John Glen; Opening theme music composed by Bill Conti, performed by Sheena Easton
Octopussy (1983) 131 minutes—Starring Roger Moore; Directed by John Glen; Opening theme music composed by John Barry, performed by Rita Coolidge
A View to a Kill (1985) 131 minutes—Starring Roger Moore; Directed by John Glen; Opening theme music by John Barry and Duran Duran
The Living Daylights (1987) 130 minutes—Starring Timothy Dalton; Directed by John Glen; Opening theme music by A-ha
License to Kill (1989) 133 minutes—Starring Timothy Dalton; Directed by John Glen; Opening theme music by Gladys Knight
GoldenEye (1995) 130 minutes—Starring Pierce Brosnan; Directed by Martin Campbell; Opening theme music performed by Tina Turner
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) 115 minutes—Starring Pierce Brosnan; Directed by Roger Spottiswoode; Opening theme music performed by Sheryl Crow
The World is Not Enough (1999) 128 minutes—Starring Pierce Brosnan; Directed by Michael Apted; Opening theme music performed by Garbage
Die Another Day (2002) 133 minutes—Starring Pierce Brosnan; Directed by Lee Tamahori; Opening theme music by Madonna
Casino Royale (2006) 144 minutes—Starring Daniel Craig; Directed by Martin Campbell; Opening theme music by Chris Cornell
Quantum of Solace (2008) 106 minutes—Starring Daniel Craig; Directed by Marc Forster; Opening theme music by Jack White and Alicia Keys
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