     goldeneye (1995) is the seventeenth spy film in the james bond series, and the first to star pierce brosnan as the fictional mi6 officer james bond. the film was directed by martin campbell and is the first film in the series not to take story elements from the works of novelist ian fleming. the story was conceived and written by michael france, with later collaboration by other writers. in the film, bond fights to prevent an arms syndicate from using the goldeneye satellite weapon against london in order to cause a global financial meltdown. goldeneye was released in 1995 after a six-year hiatus in the series caused by legal disputes, during which timothy dalton resigned from the role of james bond and was replaced by pierce brosnan. m was also recast, with actress judi dench becoming the first woman to portray the character, replacing robert brown. goldeneye was the first bond film made after the dissolution of the soviet union and the end of the cold war, which provided a background for the plot. the film accumulated a worldwide gross of us$350.7 million, considerably better than dalton's films, without taking inflation into account.{{cite web | url =http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/jamesbond.php | title =box office history for james bond movies | accessdate =18 october 2007 | work =the numbers | publisher= nash informa
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