Details

Release year: 2015

Storyline

A cryptic message from James Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover the existence of a sinister organisation named SPECTRE. With a new threat dawning, Bond learns the terrible truth about the author of all his pain in his most recent missions.

Top credits

Directors

Sam Mendes

Writers

Cast

Daniel Craig — James Bond
Christoph Waltz — Blofeld
Léa Seydoux — Madeleine
Ralph Fiennes — M

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Awards

1 win & 0 nominations

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Did you know

• In the Ian Fleming James Bond stories, Hannes Oberhauser, who is the father of this movie's Franz Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz), was a skiing and climbing instructor who taught Bond while he was at Fettes College in Edinburgh, Scotland. In Fleming's "Octopussy" (1966) short story, Bond says of him: "He taught me to ski before the war, when I was in my teens. He was something of a wonderful man. He was something of a father to me at a time when I happened to need one."

• The Day of the Dead parade at the beginning was made up for the film. The Mexicans loved the idea so much that Mexico City held its first Día de Muertos parade the following year, complete with floats, dancers, and giant marionettes.

• Daniel Craig said that it was getting harder and harder to get fit for his shirtless scenes as James Bond at the age of 47, saying, "Am I getting my kit off in this movie? Of course I'm getting my kit off. I seem to be bare-chested throughout this film again. Yes, I've been working out for six months. I work myself to death to get fit. No secret method involved, just sheer hard graft. It's getting harder I will admit, but such is life. I'll keep going as long as I'm physically able."