Live and Let Die (1973)

Director:

Guy Hamilton

Writer:

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:

British | Heroin | Tarot Card | James Bond | Card

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

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	...	Strutter
Arnold Williams	...	Cab Driver 1

Also Known As:

Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (UK) (complete title) (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 | Canada:14A (video rating) | Portugal:M/12 | UK:PG (tv rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (TV rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1973) | Peru:14 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (video rating) | 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:

Eon Productions

Trivia:

The Royal World Premiere of Live and Let Die (1973) was held on 6th July 1973 at the Odeon Theatre, Leicester Square, London in the presence of Princess Anne. The movie for the first time however was actually released in the USA a week prior to the official launch on 27th June 1973.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: After Bond and Solitaire go underground via the grave, the guards they avoid can be heard to be running on a manufactured floor (perhaps tiled or vinyl). There is no floor in the cave at that point, just rough rock.

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 Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

LIVE AND LET DIE

"Names is for tombstones, baby!"

Ignoring a Roger Moore who presents a bit of a distraction for viewers watching the series in order, Live And Let Die is an excellent example of how pop culture helps the Bond series survive throughout the decades. The growing concern of a drug-using society at the time is featured, and an immensely popular Paul McCartney does the title theme - indicating that the Bond series need not be rooted solidly in the three-piece suit days of 1962. Jane Seymour gives an excellent performance in her "introductory" role (although it was her fourth film). A bit of black magic and voodoo intertwined with gadgetry and high-tech machinery will have the viewer wondering if, indeed, there was magic in the movie after all - indeed, the cards WERE always right under Solitaire's power. Magical or not, Live and Let Die provides an interesting doorway to the other five Moore pictures - J.W. Pepper returns and Tee Hee seems to be Jaws' forerunner.