AdventureActionThriller

Live and Let Die

- Bond is back. Back in action. Back with excitement.

James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.

Release Date : 1973-06-27

Language :EnglishHungarian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : EON ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : 007: Live and Let Die007։ Live and Let Die

Cast

Character Name : James Bond

Original Name : Roger Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kananga/Mr. Big

Original Name : Yaphet Kotto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Solitaire

Original Name : Jane Seymour

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheriff J.W. Pepper

Original Name : Clifton James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tee Hee

Original Name : Julius Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baron Samedi

Original Name : Geoffrey Holder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Felix Leiter

Original Name : David Hedison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rosie Carver

Original Name : Gloria Hendry

Gender : Female

Character Name : M

Original Name : Bernard Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Moneypenny

Original Name : Lois Maxwell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Adam

Original Name : Tommy Lane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Whisper

Original Name : Earl Jolly Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Strutter

Original Name : Lon Satton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Caruso

Original Name : Madeline Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Quarrel

Original Name : Roy Stewart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cab Driver 1

Original Name : Arnold Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hamilton

Original Name : Robert Dix

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dawes (uncredited)

Original Name : James Drake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baines

Original Name : Dennis Edwards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : Brenda Arnau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sales Girl

Original Name : Kubi Chaza

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dambala

Original Name : Michael Ebbin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlie

Original Name : Joie Chitwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Bell

Original Name : Ruth Kempf

Gender : Male

Character Name : M. Bleeker

Original Name : Stephen Hendrickson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chef des voudous

Original Name : Louis Saint-Juste

Gender : Male

Character Name : Animateur

Original Name : Don Topping

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Lance Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assassin

Original Name : Alvin Alcorn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shérif

Original Name : Roy Hollis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dawes

Original Name : James Langston Drake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Danseur

Original Name : Tony Amelchi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Danseuse

Original Name : Della McCrae

Gender : Male

Character Name : Garde

Original Name : Keith Forte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Femme qui pleure

Original Name : Sylvia Kuumba Williams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Garçon

Original Name : Irvin Allen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Garçon

Original Name : Dan Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Délégué hongrois

Original Name : Gabor Vernon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policier

Original Name : Vic Armstrong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policier

Original Name : Jack Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Homme de main

Original Name : Peter Brayham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Homme à l'aéroport

Original Name : Paul Weston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Solitaire (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Nikki Van der Zyl

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

Roger Moore’s fun and colorful debut as 007 Agent 007 (Roger Moore) travels from Harlem to the Caribbean to Louisiana to stop a black heroin mogul (Yaphet Kotto) fortified with a multifarious organization and a lovely tarot card reader (Jane Seymour). This was Moore’s dynamic debut as Bond. He did 7 films for the franchise in 13 years from 1973-1985. The tone of “Live and Let Die” is similar to Sean Connery’s final canon Bond flick, “Diamonds Are Forever” (1971). Moore’s stint is my favorite run in the series with all seven films being kinetic, amusing, scenic and just all-around entertaining. There’s not one stinker in the bunch and they were all profitable at the box office. Aside from the picturesque globetrotting, “Live and Let Die” features several colorful characters beyond those already noted: The metal-armed Tee Hee (Julius Harris), the chortling voodoo minion Baron Samedi (Geoffrey Holder) and redneck Sheriff JW Pepper (Clifton James). On the female front, Seymour is young & cute while Gloria Hendry is impressively fit as Rosie. The head-turning Madeline Smith has a small role. In addition, there are several memorable thrilling parts, like the amusing airport sequence, Bond using crocogators as stepping stones, the great bayou boat chase and the closing train cab brouhaha. As far as the movie being “racist,” as SJW’s whine, the character Agent Quarrel Jr. (Roy Stewart) blows that whole eye-rolling idiot-theory. The film runs 2 hours, 1 minute and was shot in Manhattan, Jamaica and Louisiana (New Orleans & the bayous) with additional work done in England. GRADE: B+

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-11

By my clock, this era started with Diamonds are Forever... the era of the Silly Bond. But Diamonds are Forever was a Connery Bond and it kind of sucked because of it. So... Live and Let Die is the first of the GOOD silly Bond movies. Now don't get me wrong, I'm on team Connery. Team Connery all the way... but Live and Let Die is still a GREAT 007 film despite the total change in mood and persona. It moved away from the heartless assassin to pick up a more comedic and Fx driven fair that worked better for Moore. And because it is a new 007, the fish out of water setting works to drive it home. It's not the first time 007 set foot in the United States, but it is Harlem in 1973 and it is The Big Easy, and these are places that a white British man with an Oxford education would be a HORRIBLE person to act as a spy in. He's going to stick out like a sore thumb, and he does... ... and that is probably why they choose it as a setting to usher in Moore's era Bond. Because Moore was going to be different. He was the fish out of water in the franchise, and the setting helps drive it home. But, who cares, it was silly Bond, but it was FUN Bond. It was just fun in a different way than Connery was. But it was still fun, and fun is still entertaining.

drystyx

@drystyx

2023-04-04

This 007 film aged very well. 007 follows in the footsteps of three prior agents who were assassinated. There's a lot of "jive" in this one, since this is the one where the villain is black, and he uses mostly black helpers, so the white James Bond really sticks out. And thus we get a lot more comedy here. There's a bit of a condescending attitude towards Harlem here, and too much respect for the few who are the criminals of Harlem, but this is a "comedy" 007 adventure. The beautiful Solitaire is the love interest, and there's a lot of belief in the supernatural here. That's part of the "condescending" part. This movie was very bad in 1973, but it aged well, because in 1973 the "red neck sheriff" was such a trite cliche that one had to groan in 1973. But today, after all the movies that have tamed down the image of the red neck lawman, it's a fresh bit of comedy, and that's why this movie has aged well. It comes close to breaking into the top ten 007 films of all time due to its lack of negativity that has been the Hollywood formula since about 1965.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-27

When I first watched this opening outing for Roger Moore in the "007" role, I wasn't very impressed. Now, when I watch it though, I appreciate more the sophisticated and subtle approach that the star brought to the role. Gone is much of the chauvinism of the Connery days, replaced by a more subtle, humorous, playful style whilst still delivering a good adventure film. This time, following the deaths of three other agents, "Bond" finds himself investigating a dodgy Caribbean ruler "Katanga" (Yaphet Kotto) who is using the prophetic skills of his tarot reader "Solitaire" (a rather beautiful but simpering, charmless, Jane Seymour) and a great deal of heroin to dominate the global narcotics market. It's got it's fair share of gadgets and one of the most memorable opening (funeral) scenes of any movie I've ever seen. Geoffrey Holder is crackingly menacing as "Baron Samedi" - the master of voodoo; and Julius Harris as the almost indestructible "Tee Tee" - complete with a basic, but dangerous artificial hand. It's dark, gritty and sinister and well worth watching. Can't say I'm the biggest fan of the Wings theme tune, though - I prefer the knock 'em dead power ballads...

2_Fast-22

@2_Fast-22

2024-11-23

Live and Let Die is a brilliant use of a new Bond (Roger Moore) and an iconic title song for one of the best Bonds there is.