Post by ©DURANMANIA Board Team on Jun 23, 2004 22:08:10 GMT -5
Date of Release
World Premiere 5th July 1973 at the Odeon Leicester Square, London.
the story
With charm, wit and deadly assurance, Roger Moore steps in as the suave, sophisticated - and lethal - Agent 007 in a "thrilling, high-powered" showdown with an infamous drug lord who's determined to eliminate Bond and conquer the world!
Bond’s Women
Solitaire (Jane Seymour)
Miss Caruso (Madeline Smith)
Bond’s Enemies
Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto)
Tee Hee (Julius W. Harris)
Baron Samedi (Geoffrey Holder)
Rosie Carver (Gloria Hendry)
Whisper (Earl Jolly Brown)
Adam (Tommy Lane)
Cab Driver 1 (Arnold Williams)
Bond’s Allies
Felix Leiter (David Hedison)
Quarrel Jr. (Roy Stewart)
‘M’ (Bernard Lee)
Miss Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell)
[‘Q’ (Desmond Llewelyn) does not appear in this film]
Sheriff J. W. Pepper (Clifton James) [an ally – however unwittingly!]
Bond's Car
AEC Double-Decker Bus!
Bond’s Gadget
Rolex watch with magnetic field and rotatingsaw-edged bezel
Main Title Music
‘Live And Let Die’ performed by Paul McCartney and Wings
End Title Music
‘Live And Let Die’ performed by Paul McCartney and Wings
Music Score
George Martin
Production Design
Syd Cain
Main Titles Designer
Maurice Binder
Editors
Bert Bates, John Poulton & John Shirley
Screenplay
Tom Mankiewicz
Director
Guy Hamilton
Producers
*Harry Saltzman & Albert R. Broccoli
The listing shown is contractual for the Eastern Hemisphere and is reversed for the Western Hemisphere
Budget
$7 million
Worldwide Box Office
$126.4 million
Worldwide Box Office Gross Income 2002 inflation-adjusted
$514 million
Review: With more tounge-in-cheek innuendos and a less gritty portrayal, Live and Let Die introduces Roger Moore as the new James Bond, a role he takes in stride. The movie, as are many of Moore's films, lacks a certain edge that the Connery Bonds had. Still, Moore makes the character his own: a secret agent more likely to crack a one-liner than kill someone in cold blood. As for the movie, although it was the most realistic film to date, the racial undertones and stereotypes make it a bit awkward. Even Yaphet Kotto protested the way African-Americans were portrayed in the movie. Racial issues aside, the movie was pretty much non-stop action. There wasn't all that much character development although the idea of Kananga and Mr Big being the same person is very interesting. The highlight of the film was the speedboat chase through the Louisiana Bayou. This also introduced, for better or worse, Sheriff JW Pepper. Moore needs to settle into the character a bit more but it was not a bad performance for his first Bond movie.
Solitaire (Jane Seymour), James Bond (Roger Moore)
Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto)
peace & love
SLIM K
