Licence to kill is the official sanction by a government or government agency to a particular operative or employee to initiate the use of lethal force in the delivery of their objectives, well known as a literary device used in espionage fiction. The initiation of lethal force is in comparison to the use of lethal force in self-defense or the protection of life.
Sir Richard Billing Dearlove, former head of the UK Secret Intelligence Service MI6, testified in court in 2007-2008's Diana, Princess of Walesinquest that it does grant a licence to kill, subject to a "Class Seven authorization" from the Foreign Secretary, but that there were no assassinations conducted under Dearlove's authority. Former MI6 agent Matthew Dunn stated that MI6 agents do not need a licence to kill as a spy's primary job is to violate the law in other countries, and if an agent is compromised, he or she is at the mercy of the authorities of that country.
Licence to Kill, released in 1989, is the sixteenth entry in the James Bond film series by Eon Productions, and the first one not to use the title of an Ian Fleming story. It is the fifth and final consecutive Bond film to be directed by John Glen. It also marks Timothy Dalton's second and final performance in the role of James Bond. The story has elements of two Ian Fleming short stories and a novel, interwoven with aspects from Japanese Rōnin tales. The film sees Bond being suspended from MI6 as he pursues drugs lord Franz Sanchez, who has ordered an attack against his CIA friend Felix Leiter and a rape and murder on Felix's wife during their honeymoon. Originally titled Licence Revoked in line with the plot, the name was changed during post-production because too many people did not know what revoked meant.
Budgetary reasons caused Licence to Kill to be the first Bond film shot completely outside the United Kingdom, with locations in both Florida and Mexico. The film earned over $156 million worldwide, and enjoyed a generally positive critical reception, with ample praise for the stunts, but attracted some criticism of Dalton's dark and violent interpretation of Bond and the fact that the film was significantly darker and more violent than its predecessors.
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published: 29 Aug 2022
"The Making of Licence To Kill" magazine Review
This is behind the scenes magazine for licence to kill. Really interesting to read with many behind the scenes pictures.
published: 15 Nov 2021
MI5 and the real license to kill
London, Sep 21 (DPA) The veil of secrecy which traditionally surrounds operations of Britain's secret service was partially lifted Tuesday with the publication of the first authorised history of MI6, the country's foreign intelligence service.
The author, Professor Keith Jeffery of Queen's University, Belfast, was given unrestricted access to MI6 archives, on condition that he would not name or allude to any agent whose identity was not already in the public domain.
"The reality is actually more difficult than the fiction. Because you're dealing with real people, you realise that they have their weaknesses and strength," Jeffery told a news conference in London Tuesday.
His book, "MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949″, covers the first 40 years of the existence o...
published: 02 Oct 2010
007 Licence To Kill - Gladys Knight - 1989 HD & HQ
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Over the past fifteen years, David Zaritsky has been featured and sourced for articles in Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Courier Times, USA Today, Star Magazine, MM&M, The Exchange, The Guardian, The New York Times, Bond on Bond, Am...
published: 23 Oct 2019
Is there a Licence to KILL?
@oxforduniversity academic explains and describes state sanctioned murder
published: 20 Jul 2021
LICENCE TO KILL | Bond Sneaks Aboard the Wavekrest
On this day in 1988, Desmond Llewelyn, as Q, shot his scene helping Bond sneak aboard the Wavekrest in LICENCE TO KILL.
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London, Sep 21 (DPA) The veil of secrecy which traditionally surrounds operations of Britain's secret service was partially lifted Tuesday with the publication ...
London, Sep 21 (DPA) The veil of secrecy which traditionally surrounds operations of Britain's secret service was partially lifted Tuesday with the publication of the first authorised history of MI6, the country's foreign intelligence service.
The author, Professor Keith Jeffery of Queen's University, Belfast, was given unrestricted access to MI6 archives, on condition that he would not name or allude to any agent whose identity was not already in the public domain.
"The reality is actually more difficult than the fiction. Because you're dealing with real people, you realise that they have their weaknesses and strength," Jeffery told a news conference in London Tuesday.
His book, "MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949″, covers the first 40 years of the existence of the service.
"For MI6, this is an exceptional event. There has been nothing like this before and there are no plans for anything similar in the future," said John Scarlett, a former MI6 chief.
Jeffery said he was able in his research to "lay to rest the myth that MI6 had a licence to kill", although "fatalities" did occur in the course of its work, particularly during wartime.
"I looked very hard for 'bad stuff'," he said. "In the end, I found less evidence than perhaps we might have expected, certainly less evidence than I might have expected as the amateur espionage fiction buff that I was."
Jeffery's research did not cover the treachery of Kim Philby, one of Britain's 1930s "Cambridge spies" who served with MI6 in the 1940s but did not come under suspicion as a Soviet agent until after the period covered by the book.
Philby died in Moscow in May, 1988.
The publication follows the release last year of the first-ever history of MI5, the secret service division that focuses on gathering intelligence in Britain.
London, Sep 21 (DPA) The veil of secrecy which traditionally surrounds operations of Britain's secret service was partially lifted Tuesday with the publication of the first authorised history of MI6, the country's foreign intelligence service.
The author, Professor Keith Jeffery of Queen's University, Belfast, was given unrestricted access to MI6 archives, on condition that he would not name or allude to any agent whose identity was not already in the public domain.
"The reality is actually more difficult than the fiction. Because you're dealing with real people, you realise that they have their weaknesses and strength," Jeffery told a news conference in London Tuesday.
His book, "MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949″, covers the first 40 years of the existence of the service.
"For MI6, this is an exceptional event. There has been nothing like this before and there are no plans for anything similar in the future," said John Scarlett, a former MI6 chief.
Jeffery said he was able in his research to "lay to rest the myth that MI6 had a licence to kill", although "fatalities" did occur in the course of its work, particularly during wartime.
"I looked very hard for 'bad stuff'," he said. "In the end, I found less evidence than perhaps we might have expected, certainly less evidence than I might have expected as the amateur espionage fiction buff that I was."
Jeffery's research did not cover the treachery of Kim Philby, one of Britain's 1930s "Cambridge spies" who served with MI6 in the 1940s but did not come under suspicion as a Soviet agent until after the period covered by the book.
Philby died in Moscow in May, 1988.
The publication follows the release last year of the first-ever history of MI5, the secret service division that focuses on gathering intelligence in Britain.
Are the last Bond movies of each actor their worst? Being James Bond and I explore this theory and evaluate whether License to Kill should be sent on a nice ho...
Are the last Bond movies of each actor their worst? Being James Bond and I explore this theory and evaluate whether License to Kill should be sent on a nice honey mooooooooooooooon......
#007 #jamesbond #timothydalton #licensetokill @007
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When David is not running an advertising and marketing company, his hobby is The Bond Experience which is primarily a video blog where he discusses Bond experiences and the people and brands that help to create those experiences...
Over the past fifteen years, David Zaritsky has been featured and sourced for articles in Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Courier Times, USA Today, Star Magazine, MM&M, The Exchange, The Guardian, The New York Times, Bond on Bond, American Media Inc., AP Wire and online social media outlets. David has been a speaker at Johns Hopkin, Hofstra University, Columbia as a Bond Experience expert. His collection represents one of the most complete example of Bond lifestyle items. Invited to cover Tom Ford, Omega, Heineken, Coke, Orlebar Brown, NPeal, Floris, Lock & Co., Sunspel, Turnbull & Asser, and a multitude of location partnership events, David has represented social media experiences for many years. In addition David has provided props and decor for Johns Hopkin Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace Premieres as well as the Devereaux Foundation 007 Fundraiser. The mantra of living like Bond, one moment at a time emanates from a concept of experiencing the joy of collecting small moments in life that add up to amazing journeys and stories....
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Credits:
Co-Editor: Joe Darlington
‘James Bond Theme’ written by Monty Norman and John Barry. Title Sequence music arranged and produced by James Sanger
Vlog Content Score: Jordan Nevin
Opening by PassionsFruit: https://www.passionsfruit.net/
Are the last Bond movies of each actor their worst? Being James Bond and I explore this theory and evaluate whether License to Kill should be sent on a nice honey mooooooooooooooon......
#007 #jamesbond #timothydalton #licensetokill @007
________________________________________________________________________________________
When David is not running an advertising and marketing company, his hobby is The Bond Experience which is primarily a video blog where he discusses Bond experiences and the people and brands that help to create those experiences...
Over the past fifteen years, David Zaritsky has been featured and sourced for articles in Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Courier Times, USA Today, Star Magazine, MM&M, The Exchange, The Guardian, The New York Times, Bond on Bond, American Media Inc., AP Wire and online social media outlets. David has been a speaker at Johns Hopkin, Hofstra University, Columbia as a Bond Experience expert. His collection represents one of the most complete example of Bond lifestyle items. Invited to cover Tom Ford, Omega, Heineken, Coke, Orlebar Brown, NPeal, Floris, Lock & Co., Sunspel, Turnbull & Asser, and a multitude of location partnership events, David has represented social media experiences for many years. In addition David has provided props and decor for Johns Hopkin Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace Premieres as well as the Devereaux Foundation 007 Fundraiser. The mantra of living like Bond, one moment at a time emanates from a concept of experiencing the joy of collecting small moments in life that add up to amazing journeys and stories....
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Credits:
Co-Editor: Joe Darlington
‘James Bond Theme’ written by Monty Norman and John Barry. Title Sequence music arranged and produced by James Sanger
Vlog Content Score: Jordan Nevin
Opening by PassionsFruit: https://www.passionsfruit.net/
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London, Sep 21 (DPA) The veil of secrecy which traditionally surrounds operations of Britain's secret service was partially lifted Tuesday with the publication of the first authorised history of MI6, the country's foreign intelligence service.
The author, Professor Keith Jeffery of Queen's University, Belfast, was given unrestricted access to MI6 archives, on condition that he would not name or allude to any agent whose identity was not already in the public domain.
"The reality is actually more difficult than the fiction. Because you're dealing with real people, you realise that they have their weaknesses and strength," Jeffery told a news conference in London Tuesday.
His book, "MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949″, covers the first 40 years of the existence of the service.
"For MI6, this is an exceptional event. There has been nothing like this before and there are no plans for anything similar in the future," said John Scarlett, a former MI6 chief.
Jeffery said he was able in his research to "lay to rest the myth that MI6 had a licence to kill", although "fatalities" did occur in the course of its work, particularly during wartime.
"I looked very hard for 'bad stuff'," he said. "In the end, I found less evidence than perhaps we might have expected, certainly less evidence than I might have expected as the amateur espionage fiction buff that I was."
Jeffery's research did not cover the treachery of Kim Philby, one of Britain's 1930s "Cambridge spies" who served with MI6 in the 1940s but did not come under suspicion as a Soviet agent until after the period covered by the book.
Philby died in Moscow in May, 1988.
The publication follows the release last year of the first-ever history of MI5, the secret service division that focuses on gathering intelligence in Britain.
Are the last Bond movies of each actor their worst? Being James Bond and I explore this theory and evaluate whether License to Kill should be sent on a nice honey mooooooooooooooon......
#007 #jamesbond #timothydalton #licensetokill @007
________________________________________________________________________________________
When David is not running an advertising and marketing company, his hobby is The Bond Experience which is primarily a video blog where he discusses Bond experiences and the people and brands that help to create those experiences...
Over the past fifteen years, David Zaritsky has been featured and sourced for articles in Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Courier Times, USA Today, Star Magazine, MM&M, The Exchange, The Guardian, The New York Times, Bond on Bond, American Media Inc., AP Wire and online social media outlets. David has been a speaker at Johns Hopkin, Hofstra University, Columbia as a Bond Experience expert. His collection represents one of the most complete example of Bond lifestyle items. Invited to cover Tom Ford, Omega, Heineken, Coke, Orlebar Brown, NPeal, Floris, Lock & Co., Sunspel, Turnbull & Asser, and a multitude of location partnership events, David has represented social media experiences for many years. In addition David has provided props and decor for Johns Hopkin Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace Premieres as well as the Devereaux Foundation 007 Fundraiser. The mantra of living like Bond, one moment at a time emanates from a concept of experiencing the joy of collecting small moments in life that add up to amazing journeys and stories....
_
Credits:
Co-Editor: Joe Darlington
‘James Bond Theme’ written by Monty Norman and John Barry. Title Sequence music arranged and produced by James Sanger
Vlog Content Score: Jordan Nevin
Opening by PassionsFruit: https://www.passionsfruit.net/
Man thinks 'cause he rules the earth he can do with it as he please And if things don't change soon, he will. Oh, man has invented his doom, First step was touching the moon. Now, there's a woman on my block, She just sit there as the night grows still. She say who gonna take away his license to kill? Now, they take him and they teach him and they groom him for life And they set him on a path where he's bound to get ill, Then they bury him with stars, Sell his body like they do used cars. Now, there's a woman on my block, She just sit there facin' the hill. She say who gonna take away his license to kill? Now, he's hell-bent for destruction, he's afraid and confused, And his brain has been mismanaged with great skill. All he believes are his eyes And his eyes, they just tell him lies. But there's a woman on my block, Sitting there in a cold chill. She say who gonna take away his license to kill? Ya may be a noisemaker, spirit maker, Heartbreaker, backbreaker, Leave no stone unturned. May be an actor in a plot, That might be all that you got 'Til your error you clearly learn. Now he worships at an altar of a stagnant pool And when he sees his reflection, he's fulfilled. Oh, man is opposed to fair play, He wants it all and he wants it his way. Now, there's a woman on my block, She just sit there as the night grows still.