Live And Let Die
Live And Let Die film poster by Robert McGinnis
James Bond	Roger Moore
Also starring	Yaphet Kotto Jane Seymour David Hedison
Directed by	Guy Hamilton
Produced by	Harry Saltzman, Albert R. Broccoli
Novel/Story by	Ian Fleming
Screenplay	Tom Mankiewicz
Cinematography by	Ted Moore
Music by	George Martin
Main theme	Live and Let Die
Composer	Paul McCartney Linda McCartney
Performer	Paul McCartney & Wings
Editing by	Bert Bates Raymond Poulton John Shirley
Distributed by	United Artists
Released	USA: June 27, 1973 UK: July 12, 1973
Running time	121 min.
Budget	$7,000,000
Worldwide gross	$161,800,000
Preceded by	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Followed by	The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
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Live and Let Die (1973) is the eighth spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional British secret agent James Bond. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. In the early 1970s, Broccoli and Saltzman wanted to choose a new actor to portray the Bond character, to replace Sean Connery. After a substantial search, they selected Moore for the lead role. 007 - Live and Let Die movie poster File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Breakfast at Tiffanys illustration by Robert McGinnis Robert E. McGinnis (born 1926) is an American illustrator known for his illustrations of paperback book covers and movie posters, including Breakfast at Tiffanys, Barbarella, and several James Bond films. ... Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming in 1952. ... For other persons named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation). ... Prince Yaphet Frederick Kotto (born November 15, 1937) is an American actor. ... Jane Seymour, OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg on February 15, 1951) is an English born actress best known as the Bond girl in the James Bond film Live and Let Die and as the star of the American television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and its telefilm sequels. ... David Hedison is seen playing CIA agent Felix Leiter in Live and Let Die. ... Guy Hamilton (born September 11, 1922 [1]) is a noted English film director. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... // James Bond Novels By Ian Fleming Ian Fleming. ... This article is about the author. ... Tom Mankiewicz is an American screenwriter and director. ... Ted Moore (August 7, 1914 - 1987) was a cinematographer and camera operator for a number of Hollywood films, most famous for his work on a number of movies in the James Bond series. ... The James Bond series of films from EON Productions has had numerous signature tunes over the years, many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music. ... For other uses, see George Martin (disambiguation). ... The James Bond series of films from EON Productions has had numerous signature tunes over the years, many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music. ... link title Live and Let Die, from the James Bond film and soundtrack Live and Let Die, is one of Sir Paul McCartneys most successful singles. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English rock singer, bass guitarist, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer and animal-rights activist. ... Linda Louise Eastman McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, and animal rights activist. ... Wings was a rock music supergroup formed in August 1971, after the breakup of The Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. ... John Patrick Shirley (born February 10, 1953) is an American science fiction and horror writer of novels, short stories, and television & film scripts. ... This article is about the film studio. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Diamonds Are Forever (1971) is the seventh spy film of the British James Bond series and the sixth to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. ... The Man with the Golden Gun, released in 1974, is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional British secret agent James Bond. ... The spy film genre deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way or as a basis for fantasy. ... This article is about the spy series. ... The official film logo of James Bond (007). ... For other persons named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation). ... The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 (Military Intelligence, Section 6)[1] is the United Kingdoms external intelligence agency. ... Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming in 1952. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25, 1930) is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA Award-winning Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films. ...

The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. In the film, a drug lord known as Mr. Big plans to distribute two tons of heroin free so as to put rival drug barons out of business. Bond is soon trapped in a world of gangsters and voodoo as he fights to put a stop to Mr. Big's scheme. For other uses, see Live and Let Die. ... This article is about the author. ... Mr. ... For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ...

Live and Let Die was released during the height of the blaxploitation era, and many blaxploitation archetypes and cliché are depicted such as afro hairstyles, derogatory racial epithets ("honky"), black gangsters, and "pimpmobiles."^[1] It departs from the former plots of the James Bond films about megalomaniac supervillains, and instead focuses on drug trafficking, depicted primarily in blaxploitation films. Moreover, it is set in African American cultural centres such as Harlem, New Orleans, and the Caribbean Islands. It was also the first James Bond film featuring an African American Bond girl, Rosie Carver (played by Gloria Hendry who starred in several blaxploitation films, including Black Caesar and its sequel Hell Up in Harlem). Shaft (1971) Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban black audience; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words “black” and “exploitation. ... For other uses, see Archetype (disambiguation). ... Woman with an afro at the Tribeca Film Festival For the Italian painter known as Afro, see Afro Basaldella. ... For other uses, see Honky (disambiguation). ... Superfly poster showing pimpmobile A pimpmobile is a large luxury automobile that has been heavily customized in a garish, extravagant style to advertise its owners wealth and importance. ... This article is about the psychopathological condition. ... Retail selling Street selling is the bottom of the chain and can be accomplished through purchasing from prostitutes, through cloaked retail stores or refuse houses for users in the act located in red-light districts which often also deal in paraphernalia, dealers marketing merriment at night clubs and other events... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... For other uses, see Harlem (disambiguation). ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... This is a list of inhabited islands in the Caribbean. ... A Bond Girl is a character or actress portraying a love interest or sex object of James Bond in a film, novel or video game. ... Rosie Carver (Gloria Hendry), about to get her head together. Rosie Carver played by Gloria Hendry is the sixth villain in the James Bond film Live And Let Die. ... Gloria Hendry (born March 3, 1949) is an actress. ... Black Caesar is a 1973 blaxploitation film, starring Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry. ... Hell Up in Harlem is a 1973 blaxploitation film, starring Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry. ...

Plot

Three British MI6 agents, including one "on loan" to the American government, are killed under mysterious circumstances within 24 hours while monitoring the operations of Dr. Kananga, the dictator of a small Caribbean island called San Monique. James Bond is sent to New York City, where the first agent was killed and where Kananga is currently visiting the UN, to investigate. As soon as Bond arrives in New York City, his driver is killed while taking him to meet Felix Leiter of the CIA and Bond is nearly killed in the ensuing car crash. The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), more commonly known as MI6 (originally Military Intelligence Section 6), or the Secret Service, is the United Kingdom external security agency. ... Mr. ... A dictator is an authoritarian, often totalitarian ruler (e. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... UN redirects here. ... Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films. ... CIA redirects here. ...

Glastron speedboats in the Louisiana boat chase.

The driver's killer leads Bond to Mr. Big, a gangster who runs a chain of Fillet of Soul restaurants throughout the United States. It is during his confrontation with Mr. Big that Bond first meets Solitaire, a beautiful virgin tarot expert who has the uncanny ability to see both the future and remote events in the present. In disguise as Mr. Big, Kananga demands that his henchman kill Bond, who manages to escape unscathed. Bond follows Kananga back to San Monique, where he subsequently meets Rosie Carver, a CIA double agent, who is subsequently murdered on the island by Kanaga's scarecrow men after Bond suspects her of working for Kananga. Later he meets the boatman Quarrel, Jr. who takes him to Solitaire's home. Using a stacked tarot deck of only cards showing "The Lovers", Bond seduces her. Solitaire loses her ability to foretell the future when she loses her virginity to Bond and is forced into cooperating with Bond to bring down Kananga. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... Jane Seymour as the mystical mistress of the Tarot, Solitaire, in Live and Let Die. Solitaire played by Jane Seymour is the main Bond Girl in the James Bond film Live And Let Die. ... In Roman times, Vestal Virgins were strictly celibate or they were punished by death. ... This article is about a set of cards used for both trick taking games and occult/divinatory purposes. ... A double agent pretends to spy on a target organization on behalf of a controlling organization, but in fact is loyal to the target organization. ... This article is about a set of cards used for both trick taking games and occult/divinatory purposes. ... Virgin redirects here. ...

It transpires that Kananga is producing two metric tons of heroin and is protecting the poppy fields by exploiting locals' fear of voodoo and the occult. Through his alter ego, Mr. Big, Kananga plans to distribute the heroin free of charge on the market, which will drive all the other drug cartels out of business, increase the number of addicts, and give Kananga a monopoly of the heroin market. Kananga's men capture Bond and Solitaire at the New Orleans airport. Bond does not identify Mr. Big, as the latter is wearing a plastic gangster mask. Kananga rips off his mask and asks a disgusted Bond if he slept with Solitaire, using Bond to test her abilities. Kananga turns Solitaire over to Baron Samedi to be sacrificed after he discovers that her ability to read the tarot is gone. Kananga leaves Bond with his henchman, Tee Hee Johnson, who takes Bond to a crocodile farm community in the Louisiana backwoods. Bond escapes being eaten by the crocodiles by running along the animals' backs to safety. He sets the farm on fire and steals a speedboat, engaging in a chase with Kananga's men, local sheriff J.W. Pepper and the Louisiana state police. Later, back in San Monique, Bond interrupts the voodoo sacrifice and saves Solitaire. Bond and Solitaire escape below ground into Kananga's lair. Kananga captures them both and proceeds to lower them into a shark tank. Bond escapes and forces a shark gun pellet in Kananga's mouth, causing him to literally blow up like a balloon, float to the top of the cave, and explode. After the job is done, Felix leaves Bond and Solitaire on a train out of the country. See: International System of Units, colloquially called the Metric System, and also metrication. ... This article is about the plant. ... Voodoo is a religious tradition originating in West Africa, which became prominent in the New World due to the importation of African slaves. ... For other uses, see Occult (disambiguation). ... Baron Samedi is a popular fictional character from the James Bond novel and film, Live and Let Die. ... Tee Hee Johnson was a fictional henchman in the novel and film Live and Let Die. ... For other uses, see Crocodile (disambiguation). ... J.W. Pepper is a fictional Louisiana sheriff, portrayed by Clifton James in two James Bond films: Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun. ...

Tee Hee makes a last attempt on Bond's life and is ejected from their train compartment at high speed. Samedi is seen perched on the front of the speeding train in which Bond and Solitaire are travelling, in his voodoo outfit and laughing mysteriously. A list of henchman from the 1954 James Bond novel and 1973 film Live and Let Die from the List of James Bond henchmen. ...

Cast

Promotional image of the cast of Live and Let Die. From left: Tee Hee Johnson, Solitaire, Baron Samedi, James Bond, Dr. Kananga and Whisper.

• Roger Moore as James Bond: an MI6 Agent
• Yaphet Kotto as Dr. Kananga and Mr. Big: A corrupt Caribbean Prime Minister who doubles as a drug lord.
• Bernard Lee as M: Head of the "OO" section of MI6.
• Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny: M's secretary.
• David Hedison as Felix Leiter: Bond's CIA colleague.
• Jane Seymour as Solitaire: Kananga's psychic girlfriend.
• Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper: A local Louisiana sheriff.
• Julius Harris as Tee Hee Johnson: Kananga's primary henchman who has a pincer for hand.
• Geoffrey Holder as Baron Samedi: Another Kananga henchman who has ties to the Voodoo occult.
• Gloria Hendry as Rosie Carver: A traitorous young CIA agent in San Monique.
• Roy Stewart as Quarrel Jr.: Bond's ally in San Monique and son of Quarrel from Dr. No.
• Madeline Smith as Miss Caruso: An Italian agent whom Bond romances.
• Earl Jolly Brown as Whisper: Another Kananga henchman who only whispers.

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Production

Live and Let Die was chosen as the next Ian Fleming novel to be adapted because screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz thought it would be daring to use black villains at the period, which had the Black Panthers and other racial movements.^[2] Guy Hamilton was again chosen to direct, and since he was a jazz fan, decided to film in New Orleans. Hamilton didn't want to use Mardi Gras since Thunderball featured Junkanoo, a similar festivity, so, following suggestions of a friend and searching for locations in helicopters, he decided to use two well-known features of the city, the jazz funerals and the canals.^[2][3] Tom Mankiewicz is an American screenwriter and director. ... The Black Panther Party (originally called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was an African-American organization established to promote civil rights and self-defense. ... Guy Hamilton (born September 11, 1922 [1]) is a noted English film director. ... For other uses, see Mardi Gras (disambiguation). ... For other topics with this name, see Thunderball. ... Junkanoo is a street parade with music, which occurs in many towns across the Bahamas every Boxing Day (December 26) and New Years Day. ... Jazz funeral is a unique American funeral tradition which occurs in New Orleans. ...

While searching for locations in Jamaica, the crew discovered a crocodile farm owned by Ross Kananga, after passing a sign warning that "trespassers will be eaten." The farm was put into the script and also inspired Mankiewicz to baptize the film's villain after Kananga.^[2]

Casting

Broccoli and Saltzman tried to convince Sean Connery to return as 007, but he declined.^[2] Many other actors were auditioned or considered for Bond most notably Julian Glover (later the villain in the 1981 Bond film For Your Eyes Only), Jeremy Brett,^[4] and frontrunner Michael Billington.^[5] Roger Moore, who had been considered by the producers before both Dr. No and On Her Majesty's Secret Service was ultimately cast.^[3] Moore tried not to imitate either Sean Connery or his performance as Simon Templar in The Saint, and Mankiewicz fit the screenplay into Moore's persona by giving more comedy scenes and a light-hearted approach to Bond.^[2] Julian Wyatt Glover (born March 27, 1935) is an English actor. ... Aristotle Kristatos, sometimes referred to as Aris Kristatos, is a James Bond villain from the Ian Fleming short story Risico found in the anthology For Your Eyes Only. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Peter Jeremy William Huggins (November 3, 1933 – September 12, 1995), better known as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor famous for his portrayal of the detective Sherlock Holmes in the British television series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. ... Michael Billington (born on December 24, 1941 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England; died on June 3, 2005 in the UK) was a popular British film and television actor. ... For other persons named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation). ... Dr. No is a 1962 spy film. ... For the Ian Fleming novel, see On Her Majestys Secret Service. ... Simon Templar is a fictional character known as The Saint in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. ... The Saint was a long-running ITC mystery-cum-spy thriller, airing in Britain on ITV between 1962 and 1969. ...

Mankiewicz had thought of turning Solitaire into a black woman, with Diana Ross as his primary choice.^[1] But Broccoli and Saltzman decided to stick to Fleming's caucasian description, and Jane Seymour, who was on the TV series The Onedin Line, was cast for the role.^[2] Yaphett Kotto was cast while doing another movie for United Artists, Across 110th Street.^[2] For the author-illustrator, see Diana Ross (author). ... Jane Seymour, OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg on February 15, 1951) is an English born actress best known as the Bond girl in the James Bond film Live and Let Die and as the star of the American television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and its telefilm sequels. ... Photograph from Radio Times depicting Peter Gilmore as James Onedin and Jessica Benton as Elizabeth Frazer. ... This article is about the film studio. ... Across 110th Street is a 1972 crime-drama film, starring Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, and Tony Franciosa, and directed by Barry Shear. ...

Live and Let Die is the first of two films featuring Louisiana Sheriff J.W. Pepper portrayed by Clifton James, who appeared again in The Man with the Golden Gun. It is also the first of two films featuring David Hedison as Felix Leiter, who reprised the role in Licence to Kill; no other actor has played Leiter more than once (although Jeffrey Wright, who played Leiter in Casino Royale in 2006, will reprise the role in 2008's Quantum of Solace). Hedison had said "I was sure that would be my first and last"^[6] before being cast again. Sheriff J.W. Pepper is a comic relief recurring character in the James Bond films Live and Let Die and The Man With The Golden Gun. ... Clifton James is an actor born on May 29, 1921. ... The Man with the Golden Gun, released in 1974, is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional British secret agent James Bond. ... David Hedison is seen playing CIA agent Felix Leiter in Live and Let Die. ... Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is a Tony Award-, Emmy Award-, and Golden Globe Award-winning American film and stage actor. ... Casino Royale can refer to: In fiction: Casino Royale (novel), the first James Bond novel by Ian Fleming. ... For the short story by Ian Fleming, see For Your Eyes Only (short story collection). ...

Madeline Smith, who played the Italian agent Miss Caruso sharing Bond's bed in the film's opening, was recommended for the part by Roger Moore after he had appeared with her on TV. Smith said that Moore was extremely polite to work with, but she felt very uncomfortable being clad in only blue bikini panties while Moore's wife was on set overseeing the scene. For the 19th century Glasgow alleged murderess see, see Madeleine Smith. ... Miss Caruso is the shapely, dark haired, dark eyed, and beautiful in an innocent way Italian agent who is sleeping with James Bond (Roger Moore) in the opening of Live & Let Die (1973). ...

Filming

Production began in 1972, with filming in Pinewood Studios, along with location shooting in New York City, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Jamaica doubling for the fictional San Monique.^[7] The producers were reportedly required to pay protection money to a local Harlem gang to ensure the crew's safety. When the cash ran out, they were "encouraged" to leave. ^[8] The gatehouse at Pinewood Studios Pinewood Studios is a major British film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... NOLA redirects here. ... A protection racket is an extortion scheme whereby a powerful organization coerces individuals or businesses to pay protection money which allegedly serves to purchase the organizations protection services against various external threats, whereas the actual threat comes from the organization itself. ... For other uses, see Harlem (disambiguation). ... -1... Exile (band) may refer to: Exile - The American country music band Exile - The Japanese pop music band Category: ...

Ross Kananga suggested the jump on crocodiles, and was enlisted by the producers to do the stunt. ^[1] The scene took five takes to be completed, including one in which the last crocodile snapped at Kananga's heel, tearing his trousers.^[2] The production also had trouble with snakes. The script supervisor was so afraid that she refused to be on set with them; an actor fainted while filming a scene where he is killed by a snake; Jane Seymour became terrified as a reptile got closer, and Geoffrey Holder only agreed to fall into the snake-filled casket because Princess Alexandra was visiting the set.^[2] The script supervisor is a position found on most major motion picture sets and is the individual who is primarily responsible for maintaining comprehensive and detailed notes of everything that has been filmed (or videotaped) during the shooting process. ... Geoffrey Holder as Baron Samedi in Live and Let Die. ... Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel; born 25 December 1936), is a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of George V. She was married to the late Sir Angus Ogilvy. ...

The boat chase was filmed on the Louisiana bayou, with some interruption caused by flooding.^[3] 26 boats were built by the Glastron boat company for the film. Seventeen were destroyed during rehearsals.^[9] The speedboat jump scene over the bayou, filmed with assistance with a specially-constructed ramp, unintentionally set a Guinness World Record at the time with 110 feet cleared. Unfortunately, the waves created by the impact caused the following boat to flip over.^[2] Big Cypress Bayou in Jefferson, Texas off U.S. Route 59. ... The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ...

The chase involving the double-decker bus was filmed with a second-hand London bus adapted by having a top section removed and then replaced so that it ran on ball bearings and so would slide off on impact.^[1] A London AEC Routemaster, RML 2473 (JJD 473D), on route 7 approaching Ladbroke Grove tube station in April 2002. ... Working principle for a ball bearing. ...

Music

Dejan's Olympia Brass Band.

Main article: Live and Let Die (soundtrack)

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For the theme song, Martin teamed with former-Beatle Paul McCartney, who had previously been considered for Diamonds Are Forever in 1971. This was the first time the pair worked together since Abbey Road in 1969. The theme was written by Paul and his wife Linda McCartney and performed by Paul and his group, Wings. The tune, the first 'true' rock and roll song used to open a Bond film, was a major success in the U.S. (#2 for three weeks) and the UK (#9), Paul's best showings in over a year. For many years "Live and Let Die" was a highlight of his live shows, complete with fireworks and lasers and in 2005, it was performed live by McCartney during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXIX. In 1991 the song was covered by the rock band Guns N' Roses. Olympia Brass Band had a notable part in "Live and Let Die" where they lead a funeral march for an assassiated victim. Trumpeter Alvin Alcorn plays the killer. The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English rock singer, bass guitarist, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer and animal-rights activist. ... Diamonds Are Forever (1971) is the seventh spy film of the British James Bond series and the sixth to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. ... Back cover The back cover of the original 1969 UK LP. Note that Her Majesty is not listed, unlike later reissues and the compact disc version—originally making it a hidden track. ... Linda Louise Eastman McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, and animal rights activist. ... Wings was a rock music supergroup formed in August 1971, after the breakup of The Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... link title Live and Let Die, from the James Bond film and soundtrack Live and Let Die, is one of Sir Paul McCartneys most successful singles. ... Date February 6, 2005 Stadium ALLTEL Stadium City Jacksonville, Florida MVP Deion Branch, Wide receiver Favorite Patriots by 7 National anthem Combined choirs of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and U.S... // In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Guns N Roses are an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... The Olympia Brass Band is a New Orleans jazz brass band. ... Alvin Alcorn (September 7, 1912 - July 17, 2003) was an American New Orleans jazz trumpeter. ...

Release and reception

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Live and Let Die was released on June 27, 1973.^[10] It grossed $35.4 million in the United States and $161.8 million worldwide.^[11] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...

Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 62% "fresh" rating.^[12] Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times said that the film "doesn't have a Bond villain worthy of the Goldfingers, Dr. Nos and Oddjobs of the past."^[13] BBC Films reviewer William Mager praised the use of locations and said that "a sardonic quip and a raised eyebrow are his [Moore's] deadliest weapons."^[14] This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago. ...

IGN ranked Solitaire as 10th in a Top 10 Bond Babes list.^[15]

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References

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