You Only Live Twice
Seen it?1967 | 117 min | Action, Thriller, Adventure
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
People are still talking about it and it made about 12 times its budget. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1967: an older pace and style.
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
73% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$112 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 459K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
- Sean ConneryJames Bond
- Akiko WakabayashiAki
- Mie HamaKissy Suzuki
- Tetsuro TambaTiger Tanaka
- Teru ShimadaMr. Osato
- Karin DorHelga Brandt
- Donald PleasenceErnst Stavro Blofeld
- Bernard LeeM
- Lois MaxwellMiss Moneypenny
- Desmond LlewelynQ