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Director: Guy Hamilton
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From Time Out Film Guide
Destructive tomfoolery on a typically grand scale, with Moore - trying on 007's white jacket for the first time - matched against a battery of colourful villains (blacks are the baddies this time) and voodoo chiles. Two hours long and anti-climactic, but Bond fans won't be disappointed.Author: VG
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- Marsellus said...
- Posted on Aug 11 2011 12:57 A classic Bond. People love and hate Moore as Bond. I used to hate him but as I've gotten older I tend to look back at his films with more fondness. Live and Let Die is a refreshing change after the crap that was Diamonds Are Forever. Even as a Connery fan, I have no problem saying that. Anyway, I love all the campness and humour Moore brought to the role. His first outing here is arguably his best; the wisecracks enjoyably cheesy, the prolonged bus and boat chases are excellent and Yaphet Kotto makes a great villain. Also, the alligator sequence has stayed with me since I was a kid! A pure classic.
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Cast & crew
Director: Guy Hamilton
Producer: Harry Saltzman, Albert R Broccoli
Cast: Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour, Clifton James, Julius W Harris, Geoffrey Holder, David Hedison, Gloria Hendry, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Rated: PG
Duration: 121 mins
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