Gold (1974 film) in the lead. It was his first film since making his debut as James Bond in "Live and Let Die" (1973). He was paid $200,000 plus a percentage of the profits. Producer Michael Klinger used a number of other people associated with James Bond films, including editor John Glen, production designer Syd Cain, titles designer Maurice Binder and director Peter Hunt. Tony Klinger, assistant to the producer, said he tried to get Steven Spielberg to direct the movie after having been impressed by "Duel". However Roger Moore vetoed the choice on the basis of Spielberg's youth. "Roger was, I think,
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