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,
James Bond filmography Kael was a fairly vocal critic of Moore's, dismissing him as an "iceberg" in "The Man with the Golden Gun". In reviewing "For Your Eyes Only", she wrote "Roger Moore is Bond again, and his idea of Bond's imperturbable cool is the same as playing dead". Reviewing "Moonraker", she wrote "Roger Moore is dutiful and passive as Bond; his clothes are neatly pressed and he shows up for work, like an office manager who is turning into dead wood but hanging on to collect his pension". Only in "The Spy Who Loved Me", one of Kael's favourite Bond films, did