Live and Let Die (film) Live and Let Die (film) Live and Let Die is a 1973 British spy film, the eighth in the "James Bond" series to be produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, it was the third of four Bond films to be directed by Guy Hamilton. Although the producers had wanted Sean Connery to return after his role in the previous Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever", he declined, sparking a search for a new actor to play James Bond. Moore was signed
Roger Moore the ITV network, it was beaten in the ratings by repeats of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" on BBC One. Channel 4 repeated both "The Avengers" and "The Persuaders!" in 1995. Since then, "The Persuaders!" has been issued on DVD, while in France, where the series (entitled "Amicalement Vôtre") had always been popular, the DVD releases accompanied a monthly magazine of the same name. Due to his commitment to several television shows, in particular "The Saint", Roger Moore was unavailable for the James Bond films for a considerable time. His participation in "The Saint" was as actor, producer, and director, and