Live and Let Die

Roger Moore was introduced as James Bond in this 1973 action movie featuring secret agent 007. More self-consciously suave and formal than predecessor Sean Connery, he immediately reestablished Bond as an uncomplicated and wooden fellow for the feel-good '70s. This film also marks a deviation from the more character-driven stories of the Connery years, a deliberate shift to plastic action (multiple chases, bravura stunts) that made the franchise more of a comic book or machine. If that's not depressing enough, there's even a good British director on board, Guy Hamilton (Force 10 from Navarone). The story finds Bond taking on an international drug dealer (Yaphet Kotto), and while that may be superficially relevant, it isn't exactly the same as fighting supervillains on the order of Goldfinger. --Tom Keogh

Movie Details

Cast: Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Clifton James, Julius Harris, Geoffrey Holder
MPAA Rating: PG
Running time: 121 min
DVD Aspect Ratios: 1.85:1

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DVD Features:

Available subtitles: English, French

Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)

Commentary by director Guy Hamilton

Commentary by screenwriter Tom Manckiewicz

Documentary: Inside Live And Let Die

Featurette: On The Set With Roger Moore

Still gallery with more than 150 images

United Kingdom milk board commercial

Collectible behind-the-scenes booklet

International rating:

Europe: PG
Australia: PG

DVD International release dates:
North America: Oct 19, 99

VHS International release dates:
Europe: Nov 6, 95