The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough

1999

When an oil pipeline magnate is murdered at the opening of the Bilbao Guggenheim, Bond's investigation leads him to a dangerous woman and a nuclear terrorist plot centred on the Caspian Sea. Pierce Brosnan's third Bond film features Denise Richards, Sophie Marceau, and Robert Carlyle as the villain.

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Director

  • Michael Apted

Cast

  • Pierce Brosnan
  • Judi Dench
  • Robert Carlyle
  • Sophie Marceau
  • Denise Richards
  • Robbie Coltrane
  • Desmond Llewelyn
  • John Cleese
  • Samantha Bond

Filming Locations

  • Eilean Donan Castle

    Eilean Donan Castle appeared as Castle Thane, MI6's temporary Scottish field headquarters set up after the bombing of their London HQ, where M briefs Bond on the mission to protect oil heiress Elektra King.

  • Halton House

    Halton House, the former Rothschild mansion now used as the Officers' Mess for RAF Halton, appeared as the casino where Bond first encounters Elektra King's associate.

  • Millennium Dome

    The Millennium Dome featured in the pre-credits boat chase sequence, where Bond pursues the Cigar Girl (Maria Grazia Cucinotta) along the Thames and the chase climaxes at the Dome.

  • River Thames

    The River Thames was used for the extended pre-credits sequence in which Bond commandeers Q's jet-powered stealth boat and pursues the Cigar Girl through central London, weaving past the Houses of Parliament and through riverside docks.

  • Stowe Gardens

    Stowe School and its grounds appeared as the King family's Scottish estate on the banks of Loch Lomond, with the Gothic Temple at Lord Cobham's Walk among the specific features used.

  • Swindon

    The Motorola factory at Groundwell was used as a double for a high tech oil pumping station. Over 170 actors and film crew descended on the factory for a few days filming.