Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die (1973) is the eighth spy film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. Although the producers had wanted Sean Connery to return after his role in the previous Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, he declined, sparking a search for a new actor to play James Bond. Roger Moore was signed for the lead role. The film is... More

Initial release date:

  • Jun 27, 1973

Directed by:

Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 1 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • Leben und sterben lassen,
  • Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die,
  • 007: Live and Let Die,
  • James Bond 007 - Leben und sterben lassen

Film

Directed by

Guy Hamilton

Guy Hamilton (born 16 September 1922) is an English film director. Hamilton was born in Paris, France where his English parents were living. Remaining in France during the Nazi occupation, he was active in the French Resistance. After the end of the war, he worked as an assistant to Carol Reed on...

Tagline:

  • Get Moore!
  • Roger Moo7re is James Bond

Story by:

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Jun 27, 1973
  • Oct 19, 1999
  • Sep 4, 2007
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Music by:

Runtime:

  • 2 h 1 min

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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 7,000,000

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James Bond Film Series Film Series

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Initial release date: Dec 14, 1971
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Media

Adapted From

Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 5 April 1954, where the initial print run of 7,500 copies quickly sold out. As with Fleming's first novel, Casino Royale, Live and Let Die was broadly well received by the critics....

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Work of Fiction

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Awards

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 3,176
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

Satellite Award for Best Classic DVD Nominees

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