Live And Let Die File #1

From 007 Double – O – Seven Magazine Archive Files comes a very special Deluxe Limited Edition Publication examining the very first James Bond file staring Roger Moore in the lead role.

After five successful James Bond films Sean Connery left the franchise, model George Lazenby obtained the role of the suave and debonair British secret agent for one film (with lukewarm results) Connery returned as Bond for one more film (Diamonds Are Forever) and then the role fell to Roger Moore.


TV audiences knew Moore from his TV series, The Saint, as the man-about-town Simon Templar who was almost as suave as James Bond. It was a perfect fit. Certain they had a huge ht on their hands and the perfect new James Bond the producers of the Bond series launched Moore as Bond in the action-packed James Bond thriller, Live And Let Die.


Everything clicked in this movie, Moore’s performance (while different than Connery’s and Lazenby’s) captured Bond perfectly, albeit with a little more humor. Huge sets, spectacular stunts, beautiful women, dastardly villains and a Paul McCartney opening credit song made Live And Let Die a huge success.


In Live And Let Die File #1 fans are given a first-hand look at the production behind the film including a closer look at Bob Dix, the spy who is killed at the Mardi Gras, an in-depth look at the Bond 1973 Documentary, which until recently was thought to have been lost or destroyed, a visual tour of 24 days on location filming in the Bayou and a visual and text explanation on how the spectacular speed boat chase was pulled off.


The groom, played by Greg Gambel, whose wedding is interrupted by Bond and his pursuers, is interviewed about his recollections, readers are given a Taste Of The South and Ruth Kempf who played the befuddled Mrs. Bell whose flight instructions are interrupted by Bond is remembered.


The magazine is jam-packed with never seen before photos, colorful anecdotes, interesting production notes and promotional posters and merchandise photos.