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
Ruth Kempf	...	Mrs. Bell
Joie Chitwood	...	Charlie
Madeline Smith	...	Miss Caruso
Michael Ebbin	...	Dambala
Kubi Chaza	...	Sales Girl
Brenda Arnau	...	Fillet of Soul Singer (as B.J. Arnau)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Dix	...	Hamilton (uncredited)
James Drake	...	Dawes (uncredited)
Dennis Edwards	...	Baines (uncredited)
Stocker Fontelieu	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Lance Gordon	...	Eddie, State Trooper (uncredited)
Stephen Hendrickson	...	Mr. Bleeker (uncredited)
Roy Hollis	...	Louisiana Sheriff (uncredited)
Dan Jackson	...	Fillet of Soul Waiter (uncredited)
Della McCrae	...	Tribal Dancer (uncredited)
Marc Smith	...	UN Worker (uncredited)
Don Topping	...	San Monique Emcee (uncredited)
Gabor Vernon	...	Hungarian Delegate (uncredited)
Sylvia Kuumba Williams	...	Crying Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Guy Hamilton

Writing credits
Ian Fleming		(novel)
Tom Mankiewicz		(screenplay)

Produced by
Albert R. Broccoli	....	producer
Harry Saltzman	....	producer

Original Music by
George Martin

Cinematography by
Ted Moore

Film Editing by
Bert Bates
Raymond Poulton
John Shirley

Casting by
Weston Drury Jr.		(as Weston Drury Jnr.)

Art Direction by
Syd Cain		(supervising art director)
Stephen Hendrickson
Robert W. Laing		(co-art director) (as Bob Laing)
Peter Lamont		(co-art director)

Set Decoration by
Simon Wakefield		(uncredited)
Frederic C. Weiler		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Julie Harris

Makeup Department
Colin Jamison	....	hair stylist
Paul Rabiger	....	chief makeup
Mike Jones	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Claude Hudson	....	production supervisor
Stephen F. Kesten	....	production manager
Michael Rauch	....	unit manager
Steven P. Skloot	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Derek Cracknell	....	assistant director
William Grefe	....	director: shark scenes
Alan Hopkins	....	assistant director
Raymond Becket	....	second assistant director (uncredited)
Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Richard Jenkins	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Leon Davis	....	construction manager
Patrick Weymouth	....	props
John Chisholm	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ken Barker	....	sound recordist
Chris Lancaster	....	dubbing editor
Teddy Mason	....	dubbing editor
John W. Mitchell	....	sound recordist (as John Mitchell)
Jim Shields	....	dubbing editor (as Jimmy Shields)

Special Effects by
Derek Meddings	....	special effects
Rick Baker	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Charles Staffell	....	optical effects

Stunts
Bill Bennet	....	stunt coordinator
Joie Chitwood	....	stunt coordinator
Jerry Comeaux	....	stunt coordinator
Ross Kananga	....	stunt coordinator
Bob Simmons	....	stunt coordinator
Eddie Smith	....	stunt coordinator
Vic Armstrong	....	stunt double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Vic Armstrong	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Brayham	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alonzo Brown Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joie Chitwood	....	airplane stunt driver (uncredited)
Joie Chitwood	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Brian Chung	....	stunt pilot (uncredited)
Murray Cleveland	....	stunt boat driver (uncredited)
Jerry Comeaux	....	stunt boat driver (uncredited)
Jack Cooper	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Cummings	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Eddon	....	stunts (uncredited)
Martin Grace	....	stunt double: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Reg Harding	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Koerner	....	stunt boat driver (uncredited)
Jimmy Lodge	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Minor	....	stunts (uncredited)
Maurice Patchett	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Allen Pinson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Doug Robinson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rick Seaman	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Colin Skeaping	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Smith	....	stunt boat driver (uncredited)
Roy Street	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chris Webb	....	stunts (uncredited)
Paul Weston	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
George Bouillet	....	camera operator
John Harris	....	camera operator: second unit
Bob Kindred	....	camera operator
Warren Rothenberger	....	camera operator
Vinnie Gerardo	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Mike Roberts	....	focus puller (uncredited)

Casting Department
Allan Foenander	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurel Staffell	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Steve Cuiffo	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Music Department
Milton Batiste	....	music arranger: jazz band
George Martin	....	conductor
Monty Norman	....	composer: James Bond theme
Don McVay	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Koerner	....	boat driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Maurice Binder	....	title designer
Bernard Hanson	....	location manager
Geoffrey Holder	....	choreographer
Elaine Schreyeck	....	continuity
Jack Weis	....	location coordinator
Scott Hamilton	....	assistant unit publicist (uncredited)
Jordan Klein Sr.	....	underwater special shark scenes (uncredited)
John Koerner	....	boat coordinator (uncredited)
Charles Russhon	....	police liaison: New York (uncredited)
Doris Spriggs	....	assistant: Roger Moore (uncredited)
Michael G. Wilson	....	EON productions: legal and administration (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Danjaq (as "Danjaq S.A.")
• Eon Productions

Distributors

• United Artists Corporation (1973) (UK) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1973) (USA) (theatrical)
• Les Artistes Associés S.A.B. (1973) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Australia) (DVD) (Special Edition)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• C.B. Films (1973) (Spain) (theatrical)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (1983) (USA) (video)
• CBS/Fox (video)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (1981) (USA) (TV) (cable television)
• Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1973) (Norway) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2000) (UK) (DVD) (Special Edition)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (laserdisc)
• RCA (1981) (USA) (video) (Selectavision videodisc)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD) (Ultimate Edition)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (UK) (DVD) (Ultimate Edition)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (ultimate edition)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (ultimate edition)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (worldwide) (DVD) (Ultimate Edition)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Tuschinski Film Distribution (1973) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (as Nova)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (special edition)
• United Artists (1973) (Australia) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1973) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1973) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1983) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Mi Casa Multimedia  DVD audio restoration & mastering 5.1
• Air Studios  music recorded at
• Evinrude Motors  power boats
• Pinewood Studios  studio

Also Known As:

Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (USA) (complete title)

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.