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Live and Let Die (1973)

PG  |   |  Action, Adventure, Thriller  |  27 June 1973 (USA)
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Storyline

Several British agents have been murdered and James Bond is sent to New Orleans, to investigate these mysterious deaths. Mr. Big comes to his knowledge, who is self-producing heroin. Along his journeys he meets Tee Hee who has a claw for a hand, Baron Samedi the voodoo master and Solitaire and her tarot cards. Bond must travel deep inside New Orleans, through marshy grass and on water as he completes his mission. Written by simon

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27 June 1973 (USA)  »

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Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die  »

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$7,000,000 (estimated)

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$35,400,000 (USA)
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Roger Moore wrote a production diary during filming which was simply entitled "Roger Moore as James Bond 007: Live and Let Die". It was published as a paperback novel by Pan in 1973 and features a complete dossier of filming from the first to last day. It is accompanied by several pages of color stills, many taken by Moore's then-wife Luisa Mattioli. The book was never reissued and is today quite rare. In the book, Moore uses the same self-deprecating humor he has become infamous for and details numerous otherwise-unknown incidents, squabbles, milestones and production notes. See more »

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When Bond is being interrogated by Mr Big/Dr. Kananga and Solitaire is asked about the serial number on the back of Bond's watch. Bond has his arms strapped to the chair. Once Kananga tells Tee-Hee to let Bond go he stands up from the chair but never has his arms released from the straps. See more »

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Live and Let Die
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One of my favorite James Bond movies
20 January 2009 | by (Lithuania) – See all my reviews

I can't understand why some other people didn't like it. Actually this is the first Bond movie I've seen, it made a big impression on me and it still does. I found this movie being one of the most colorful Bond movies. There were few colorful villains, lots of action, some humor, and of course - Roger Moore who is my favorite James Bond. The story isn't typical for James Bond movies, it's more mystical this time, but I liked that. Of course nowadays when you watch this movie it may look cheesy in some scenes, but the action sequences where very exiting. Another reason why I liked this movie was the main theme song - Paul McCartney's Live and Let Die, which is yet my favorite James Bond theme.


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