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Live and Let Die

1973Royaume-Uni, États-Unis121 min
The film

Live and Let Die is a 1973 spy film, the eighth film in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, and the third in the series directed by Guy Hamilton. It was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli and written by Tom Mankiewicz. It is based on Ian Fleming's 1954 novel. The storyline involves a drug lord in Harlem, New York City, known as Mr. Big, who plans to distribute two tons of heroin for free to put rival drug lords out of business and then become a monopoly supplier. Mr. Big is revealed to be the alter ego of Dr. Kananga, a corrupt Caribbean dictator who rules San Monique, a fictional island where opium poppies are secretly farmed. Bond is investigating the deaths of three Bri

DirectorGuy Hamilton
Genresblaxploitation · film ou téléfilm d'espionnage · film et téléfilm d'action
CountryRoyaume-Uni, États-Unis
Runtime121 min
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This entry is drawn from the film catalogue and retains its source references. Missing fields are shown as missing.

Record source: The Film world cinema index

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