Moonraker
Adventure. British agent James Bond is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a US-British 'Moonraker' space shuttle as it is transported across the Atlantic. Bond visits the US, where space industrialist Hugo Drax lives in a reconstructed French chateau. Drax's firm made the Moonraker, and Bond follows his company's trail to a Venetian glass factory where poison is being secretly fabricated, and to Rio, where Drax has a warehouse. Bond teams up with the CIA's Dr Holly Goodhead and they find themselves launching into space from Drax's secret base in the Brazilian rainforest. Drax has built a space station undetectable from Earth, from which he plans to poison the human race and return with his own master race. Bond and Goodhead try to stop him.
Cast & credits
Cast
- James Bond 007 Roger Moore
- Holly Goodhead Lois Chiles
- Hugo Drax Michel Lonsdale
- 'Jaws' Richard Kiel
- Corinne Dufour Corinne Cléry
- Manuela Emily Bolton
- Frederick Gray Geoffrey Keen
- Chang Toshiro Suga
- Miss Moneypenny Lois Maxwell
- blonde beauty Irka Bochenko
- Drax's boy Nicholas Arbez
- 'M' Bernard Lee
- 'Q' Desmond Llewelyn
- Dolly Blanche Ravalec
- museum guide Anne Lönnberg
- Colonel Scott Michael Marshall
- pilot, private jet Jean-Pierre Castaldi
- hostess, private jet Leila Shenna
- General Gogol Walter Gotell
- mission control director Douglas Lambert
- Cavendish, the butler Arthur Howard
- consumptive Italian Alfie Bass
- US shuttle captain Brian Keith
- captain, Boeing 747 George Birt
- RAF officer Kim Fortune
- Russian girl Lizzie Warville
- funambulists Johnny Traber's Troupe
- ambulanceman Guy Di Rigo
- Drax's technician Chris Dillinger
- gondolier Claude Carliez
- Drax's technician Georges Beller
- officer, Boeing 747 Denis Seurat
- Drax's girl Chichinou Kaeppler
- Drax's girl Christina Hui
- Drax's girl Françoise Gayat
- Drax's girl Nicaise Jean-louis
- Drax's girl Catherine Serre
- Drax's girl Béatrice Libert
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Lewis Gilbert
- 2nd Unit Director Ernest Day
- 2nd Unit Director John Glen
- Assistant Director Michel Cheyko
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit) Peter Bennett
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit) Meyer Berreby
- Assistant Director (Models) Gareth Tandy
- Assistant Director (2nd) Chris Carreras
- Continuity Elaine Schreyeck
- Continuity Josie Fulford
- Continuity Gladys Goldsmith
Production
- © Danjaq S.A.
- A Franco-British co-production made by Eon Productions
- A Franco-British co-production made by Les Productions Artistes Associés
- Executive Producer Michael Wilson
- Presents/Produced by Albert R. Broccoli
- Associate Producer William P. Cartlidge
- Unit Manager (France) Robert Saussier
- Unit Manager (UK) Chris Kenny
- Assistant Unit Manager (France) Robert Boulic
- Production Manager Jean-Pierre Spiri-mercanton
- Production Manager Terry Churcher
- Production Controller Reginald A. Barkshire
- Production Accountant Brian Bailey
- Production Accountant (France) Paul Beugin
- Location Manager (Brazil) Frank Ernst
- Location Manager (Italy) Philippe Modave
- Location Manager (USA) John Comfort
- Assistant Location Manager (Brazil) Andy Armstrong
- Production Secretary Simone Escoffier
- Production Assistant Marguerite Green
- Producer's Secretary Dominique Bach
- Studio Studios de Boulogne
- Studio Paris-Studios-Cinéma
- Studio Éclair (Paris)
- Studio Pinewood Studios
Casting
- Casting Director Margot Capelier
- Casting Director Weston Drury Jr
Writing
- Script Editor Vernon Harris
- Screenplay by Christopher Wood
- [Additional Dialogue] Dick Clement
- [Additional Dialogue] Ian La Frenais
- Above the Title Credit [for Novel] Ian Fleming
Photography
- Director of Photography Jean Tournier
- 2nd Unit Cameraman Jacques Renoir
- Camera Operator Alec Mills
- Camera Operator Michel Deloire
- Camera Operator Guy Delattre
- Camera Operator John Morgan
- Camera Operator James Devis
- [Assistant Camera (Effects Unit)] Mike Bulley
- Gaffer Jacques Touilland
- Camera Grip Chunky Huse
- Key Grip René Strasser
Stills
- Stills Photographer Patrick Morin
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Supervisor Derek Meddings
- Visual Effects (France) Jean Berard
- Visual Effects Cameraman Paul Wilson
- Optical Effects Cameraman Robin Browne
- Optical Effects (France) Les Films Michel François
- Process Effects (France) Louis Lapeyre
- Process Consultant Bill Hansard
- Special Effects John Evans
- Special Effects John Richardson
- Special Effects René Albouze
- Special Effects Serge Ponvianne
- Special Effects Charles Assola
Editing
- Editor John Glen
- Assembly Editor John Grover
- [Assembly Editor] Alan Strachan
- Assistant Editor Mike Round
- Assistant Editor Peter Davies
- Assistant Editor Luce Gruenwaldt
Design
- Production Designed by Ken Adam
- Art Director Max Douy
- Art Director Charles Bishop
- Art Director (Visual Effects) Peter Lamont
- Space Art Director Harry Lange
- Assistant Art Director Marc Frédérix
- Assistant Art Director Jacques Douy
- Assistant Art Director Serge Douy
- Assistant Art Director Ernest Archer
- Assistant Art Director John Fenner
- Set Decorator Peter Howitt
- Set Dresser Pierre Charron
- Set Dresser André Labussière
- Buyer John Lanzer
- Buyer Alain Guyard
- Buyer Jean Nossereau
- Props Raymond Le Moigne
- Props Pierre Roudeix
- Construction Manager Louis Duquenne
- Construction Manager Michael Redding
Costumes
- Costume Designer Jacques Fonteray
- Wardrobe Master Jean Zay
- Wardrobe Mistress Colette Baudot
Make-up
- Make-up Artist Monique Archambault
- Make-up Artist Paul Engelen
- Hairdresser Pierre Vadé
- Roger Moore's Hair by Mike Jones
Titles
- Main Title Designed by Maurice Binder
Film processing
- Filmed in Panavision
- Film Processing by Laboratoires Franay
- Film Processing by Technicolor
Music
- Music by John Barry
- The James Bond Theme Written by Monty Norman
- Title Song "Moonraker" (Composed by) John Barry
- Title Song "Moonraker" (Lyrics by) Hal David
- Title Song "Moonraker" (Performed by) Shirley Bassey
Sound
- Music Recording at Studio Davout (Paris)
- Sound Mixer Daniel Brisseau
- Sound Assistant Gérard de Lagarde
- Sound Assistant Jean Labourel
- Chief Re-recording Mixer Gordon K. McCallum
- Re-recording Mixer Graham V. Hartstone
- Re-recording Mixer Nicolas Le Messurier
- Recorded in Dolby Stereo
- Sound Re-recording by SIMO (Paris)
- Sound Re-recording by Pinewood Studios
- Dubbing Editor Allan Sones
- Dubbing Editor Colin Miller
- Dubbing Editor Dino Di Campo
- Dialogue Editor Catherine Kelber
- Sound Effects Jean-Pierre Lelong
Stunts
- Action Sequences Arranged by Bob Simmons
- Stunt Arranger (France) Claude Carliez
- Stunt Team Claude Carliez
- Stunt Team Martin Grace
- Stunt Team Richard Graydon
- Stunt Team Dorothy Ford
- Stunt Team Michel Berreur
- Stunt Team Daniel Breton
- Stunt Team Guy Di Rigo
- Stunt Team Paul Weston
Consultant
- Space Consultant Eric Burgess
- Dolby Consultant John Iles
Publicity
- Unit Publicist Steve Swan
- Unit Publicist Gilles Durieux
