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Live and Let Die Trailer

Synopsis:

• Three MI6 agents had died - in New Orleans on the island of San Monique and in Harlem, New York, M dispatched 007 to investigate. Bond's arrival in Harlem was predicted by a medium named Solitaire, and he wasimmediatelya marked man. Her guardian, Dr. Kanaga, ruled the island of San Monique. Under the alias of Harlem hood, Mr. Big, he planned to flood US homes with home-grown heroin, relied on Solitaire's uncanny skill with a tarot pack to keep several steps ahead of the law. 007 had to find a way to get a couple steps ahead of Solitaire herself.

Release Date:

• July 6, 1973

Plot:

• Total control of the heroin market

Box Office Results:

• $126.4 million

Running Time:

• 2 hours, 2 minutes

Gadgets:

• Suitcase Of Goodies
• Rolex Plus
• Compressed Air Bullet

Director:

• Guy Hamilton

Screenplay:

• Tom Mankiewicz

Starring:

• Roger Moore as James Bond

Villain:

• Yaphet Kotto as Dr. Kananga / Mr. Big

Henchmen:

• Julius W Harris as Tee Hee
• Earl Jolly Brown as Whisper
• Geoffrey Holder as Baron Samedi
• Tommy Lane as Adam
• Gloria Hendry as Rosie Carver
• Earl Jolly Brown as Whisper

Bond Girls:

• Jane Seymour as Solitaire
• Madeline Smith as Miss Caruso

Supporting Cast:

• David Hedison as Felix Leiter
• Roy Stewart as Quarrel Jr.
• Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper

• Bernard Lee as M
• Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny

Filming Locations:

• London, UK; Fictional country of San Monique (Jamaica); New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Slidell, Louisiana, USA

Best Quote: (According to mi6.co.uk)

• Bond: "Why it's just a hat darling, belonging to a smallheaded man of limited means who lost a fight with a chicken."

sheriff j w pepper shouts "a secret agent on who's side"
Best Mistake: (According to mi6.co.uk)

• On the back of Solitaire's cards is a red and white design featuring the number 007 repeated over and over

Distinguishing Feature:

• First appearance by Roger Moore as Bond. Also second time the pre-credit scene didn't include Bond himself.

Vital Statistics (According to mi6.co.uk)

• Conquests: 3
  
• Martinis: 0
  
• Kills: 6
  
• "Bond, James Bond": 1