Live and Let Die (1973)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Guy Hamilton

Writers:

Ian Fleming (novel)
Tom Mankiewicz (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 June 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Roger Moo7re is James Bond

Plot:

007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader.

Plot Keywords:

Heroin | New York | British | Cards | James Bond

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 6	6:00 AM	USA
Tue. July 7	1:05 AM	USA

Cast

Roger Moore	...	James Bond
Yaphet Kotto	...	Kananga / Mr. Big
Jane Seymour	...	Solitaire
Clifton James	...	Sheriff J.W. Pepper
Julius Harris	...	Tee Hee (as Julius W. Harris)
Geoffrey Holder	...	Baron Samedi
David Hedison	...	Felix Leiter
Gloria Hendry	...	Rosie Carver
Bernard Lee	...	M
Lois Maxwell	...	Miss Moneypenny
Tommy Lane	...	Adam
Earl Jolly Brown	...	Whisper
Roy Stewart	...	Quarrel Jr.
Lon Satton	...	Harold Strutter
Arnold Williams	...	Cab Driver

Also Known As:

Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (USA) (complete title)
Vivre et laisser mourir (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Å leve og la dø (Norway) [no]
Élni és halni hagyni (Hungary) [hu]
007 - Vive e Deixa Morrer (Portugal) [pt]
Agente 007, vivi e lascia morire (Italy) [it]
Com 007 Viva e Deixe Morrer (Brazil) [pt]
Elä ja anna toisten kuolla (Finland) [fi]
James Bond 007 - Leben und sterben lassen (West Germany) [de]
James Bond, praktor 007: Zise ki ase tous allous na pethanoun (Greece) [el]
Lev og lad dø (Denmark) [da]
Leva och låta dö (Sweden) [sv]
Viu i deixa morir (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Vive y deja morir (Spain) [es]
Vivir y dejar morir (Argentina) [es]
Yasamak için öldür (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Zít a nechat zemrít (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
Zivi i pusti druge da umru (Serbia) [sr]
Zyj i pozwol umrzec (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Hungarian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:12 | Ireland:PG | South Korea:15 | Brazil:Livre | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (TV rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1973) | Peru:14 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | UK:A (original rating) | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

117th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Danjaq

Trivia:

The billboard sign during the boat chase read: "Louisiana - The Sportsman's Paradise Welcomes You".

Goofs:

Errors in geography: There are alligators and crocodiles living together in the Louisiana Bayou. Only alligators live in the fresh water of the Bayou. The only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles meet in the wild is in the Everglades of Florida, where salt and fresh water meet in estuaries.

Quotes:

[first lines]
UN Translator: [translating for Hungarian delegate] ... was so ably pointed out by the Secretary General in his opening remarks. But - and I must emphasize this point - no formula can or will ever cover each case. For instance...
[audio feed is unplugged]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

LIVE AND LET DIE

A Pretty Good Bond Film

Roger Moore's first Bond film is a pretty good start. The plot is really the only thing keeping this one alive. The humor is pretty good too. Overall not Roger Moore's best, but it works. The other high point is in the film is the theme song played by Paul McCartney and Wings. Its definitely one of the best Bond theme song ever written. It's also interesting the return of Guy Hamilton as director (Goldfinger (1964)and eventually The Man With Golden Gun (1974) and he also has a cameo in the film too. It's funny watching these older Bond films, this one came out 9 years before I was born and Jane Seymour, is probably the hottest Bond girl in the series, I feel funny saying that because now she's Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. The film also makes some careful selected racial jokes that are really funny. Definitely a good film.