Live and Let Die (1973)

Regisseur:

Guy Hamilton

Drehbuchautoren:

Ian Fleming (novel)
Tom Mankiewicz (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

27. Juni 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Abenteuer | Krimi | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Roger Moo7re is James Bond

Plot:

007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader.

Plot Keywords:

Motorcycle Chase | Cult Favorite | Motor Boat | Secret Base | Bayou

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

"Names is for tombstones, baby!"

Besetzung

Roger Moore	...	James Bond
Yaphet Kotto	...	Kananga / Mr. Big
Jane Seymour	...	Solitaire
Clifton James	...	Sheriff J.W. Pepper
Julius Harris	...	Tee Hee (as Julius W. Harris)
Geoffrey Holder	...	Baron Samedi
David Hedison	...	Felix Leiter
Gloria Hendry	...	Rosie Carver
Bernard Lee	...	M
Lois Maxwell	...	Miss Moneypenny
Tommy Lane	...	Adam
Earl Jolly Brown	...	Whisper
Roy Stewart	...	Quarrel Jr.
Lon Satton	...	Harold Strutter
Arnold Williams	...	Cab Driver

Alternativ:

Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (USA) (complete title)
James Bond 007 - Leben und sterben lassen (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

121 Min

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch | Ungarisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.66 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:12 | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:Livre | Ireland:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (TV rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1973) | Peru:14 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | UK:A (original rating) | Netherlands:12

Drehorte:

117th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Danjaq

Dies und das:

The film encountered numerous problems and accidents during production, enough to make some of the crew and stuntmen believe that the film was cursed. The voodoo plotline was attributed to this nervousness.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: After Bond burns the snake with the cigar and aftershave, he puts the cigar down and coolly applies the aftershave. Then he hears a noise, and leaves the bathroom without picking up the cigar. Shortly after, the cigar is in his hand again and he uses it to he burn the mystery hand with the gun.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
UN Translator: [translating for Hungarian delegate] ... was so ably pointed out by the Secretary General in his opening remarks. But - and I must emphasize this point - no formula can or will ever cover each case. For instance...
[audio feed is unplugged]

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in GoldenEye (1997) (VG)

Soundtrack:

LIVE AND LET DIE

"Names is for tombstones, baby!"

Ignoring a Roger Moore who presents a bit of a distraction for viewers watching the series in order, Live And Let Die is an excellent example of how pop culture helps the Bond series survive throughout the decades. The growing concern of a drug-using society at the time is featured, and an immensely popular Paul McCartney does the title theme - indicating that the Bond series need not be rooted solidly in the three-piece suit days of 1962. Jane Seymour gives an excellent performance in her "introductory" role (although it was her fourth film). A bit of black magic and voodoo intertwined with gadgetry and high-tech machinery will have the viewer wondering if, indeed, there was magic in the movie after all - indeed, the cards WERE always right under Solitaire's power. Magical or not, Live and Let Die provides an interesting doorway to the other five Moore pictures - J.W. Pepper returns and Tee Hee seems to be Jaws' forerunner.