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Live and Let Die
1973
· Movie
· 121 min
C
MEANRANK
64/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3380
- IMDb #2856
- Google retired #2473
- Rotten Tomatoes #2758
- Metacritic #3208
- Letterboxd #3420
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2952
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3063
- Metacritic Audience #3552
- Criticker #2261
- Douban #1968
- Kinopoisk #3071
- AlloCiné #3153
- Trakt #3212
Every rating
43–82
out of 100
A British secret agent investigates the murders of three other agents, which leads him to a powerful Harlem drug lord and a Caribbean dictator. The villain is using his diplomatic immunity to distribute heroin globally. The agent must confront the criminal's voodoo practices and a terrifying array of obstacles, including a boat chase through the Louisiana bayous.
Details
- Director
- Guy Hamilton
- Writer
- Tom Mankiewicz
- Based on
- Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming
- Studio
- EON Productions, United Artists
- Released
- 27 June 1973
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $7.0M
- Box office
- $126.4M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 5 →2 wins from 5 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1973 | Best Original Song | " Live and Let Die " Music and Lyrics by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 1973 | Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special | Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney and George Martin | Nominee |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards 1973 | Best Film | Guy Hamilton | Winner |
| Satellite Awards 1973 | Best Classic DVD Release | The James Bond DVD Collection (Volumes: 2 and 3) | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1973 | Best DVD Collection | James Bond Ultimate Edition | Winner |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | " Live and Let Die " Music and Lyrics by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special | Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney and George Martin | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Guy Hamilton | Winner |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best DVD Collection | James Bond Ultimate Edition | Winner |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Classic DVD Release | The James Bond DVD Collection (Volumes: 2 and 3) | Nominee |