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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   22,066 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Tom Mankiewicz (screenplay)
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Release Date:
27 June 1973 (USA) more
Tagline:
Roger Moo7re is James Bond more
Plot:
007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
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(20 articles)
User Comments:
Bond with spookiness! more (190 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (UK) (complete title) (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
121 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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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

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Trivia:
The first Bond film in which 007 has a liaison with an "African black" woman, Rosie Carver, played by Gloria Hendry. This meant that when the film was released in South Africa, all Hendry's love scenes were removed because of the apartheid policies of the South African government. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: The whole crew and spectators are reflected in the cab's window when Bond leaves the Voodoo shop. more
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]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Designing Bond: Peter Lamont (2000) (V) more
Soundtrack:
LIVE AND LET DIE more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Is "Live and Let Die" based on a book?
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32 out of 48 people found the following comment useful.
Bond with spookiness!, 24 September 2001
8/10
Author: intercostalclavicle from Edinburgh, Scotland

This Bond film is often sorely neglected – and here is my little bit to say, "Hey, don't neglect Live and Let Die!". Because I have to say here and now that I am a fully qualified authority on Bond films (i.e. I've seen them all and know plenty enough about Bond and the Bond franchise) and that Live and Let Die is one of the best. Many others Bond fans may squirm at this, but a bold effort by Roger Moore at a very difficult task indeed (that is, following Connery's act), together with an unusual Voodoo-themed plot, a very creepy set of megalomaniacs, tasty set-pieces and the very best theme tune of any Bond film, make for pretty stonking viewing, I feel.

Looking closer at that plot, it really is quite unusual, Bond-wise, for a bit of dabbling in Voodoo and the occult. It creates a spooky atmosphere not normally a part of the average Bond experience. The heroin-based impetus behind the plot serves only as a sensible explanation for the eerie goings-on. Baron Samedi and Tee Hee cannot fail to both amuse you, frighten you and make you go "oooh!"; whilst the ever-dominating Kananga is nice 'n' scary – played by Yaphet Kotto. Sheriff Pepper is a touchy subject for Bond purists, but I like him - and Solitaire is a Bond girl with an intriguing touch (!). Oh! - and this is surely the best Felix Leiter. The set-pieces are spectacular in all the ways you would expect them to be (the bus chase, speed-boat chase and the infamous crocodiles stand out in particular), and the action is fast-paced throughout.

Oh, and that theme tune! It is too often ignored, in my opinion, and is so high-powered and so fitting to the film, I can't help but love it!

Bad points: Moore isn't quite Connery – although I do not question his good performance here, and Hey! No "Q"!

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As a Bond film: 9 or 10 (out of 10)

As a film: 8 1/2

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