Live and Let Die

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James Bond novel novel

Live and Let Die is a 1954 James Bond spy novel by Ian Fleming that follows 007’s mission against the Harlem crime boss Mr. Big, who is linked to Soviet intelligence and voodoo in the Caribbean.

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James Bond film Live and Let Die 1
Live and Let Die (1973 film) 1
Live and Let Die (film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf James Bond novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
adaptationType film ⓘ
antagonist Mr. Big ⓘ
author Ian Fleming ⓘ
characterAliasOf Mr. Big – Dr. Kananga ⓘ
characterOccupationOfProtagonist British Secret Service agent ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
featuresCharacter Felix Leiter ⓘ
Mr. Big ⓘ
Quarrel ⓘ
Solitaire ⓘ
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1973 ⓘ
filmAdaptationSeries Eon Productions James Bond film series ⓘ
filmAdaptationStars Jane Seymour ⓘ
Roger Moore ⓘ
Yaphet Kotto ⓘ
firstEditionCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
firstEditionFormat hardcover ⓘ
firstEditionPublisher Jonathan Cape ⓘ
followedBy Moonraker ⓘ
franchise James Bond ⓘ
genre spy fiction ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
hasAdaptation Live and Let Die self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Live and Let Die (1973 film)
includesElement organized crime ⓘ
voodoo ⓘ
intelligenceAgencyOpposed KGB ⓘ
surface form: Soviet intelligence
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter James Bond ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
notableTheme Cold War espionage ⓘ
racism and racial stereotypes ⓘ
superstition versus rationality ⓘ
violence and torture ⓘ
organizationOfProtagonist Secret Intelligence Service ⓘ
surface form: MI6
plotElement Bond confronts Harlem crime boss Mr. Big ⓘ
James Bond investigates gold coin smuggling ⓘ
Links between Mr. Big and Soviet intelligence ⓘ
Use of voodoo imagery and superstition ⓘ
precededBy Casino Royale ⓘ
protagonist James Bond ⓘ
publicationYear 1954 ⓘ
publisher Jonathan Cape ⓘ
series James Bond ⓘ
settingLocation Florida ⓘ
Harlem ⓘ
Jamaica ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting early 1950s ⓘ

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James Bond → appearsIn → Live and Let Die ⓘ
this entity surface form: Live and Let Die (novel)
Q → appearsIn → Live and Let Die ⓘ
subject surface form: Q (James Bond)
this entity surface form: Live and Let Die (film)
Use Your Illusion I → containsSingle → Live and Let Die ⓘ
Use Your Illusion I → containsTrack → Live and Let Die ⓘ
Casino Royale → followedBy → Live and Let Die ⓘ
Moonraker → follows → Live and Let Die ⓘ
Live and Let Die → hasAdaptation → Live and Let Die self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Live and Let Die (1973 film)
Wings → notableAchievement → Live and Let Die ⓘ
this entity surface form: Live and Let Die was the title song for the James Bond film Live and Let Die
Guns N' Roses → notableSong → Live and Let Die ⓘ
Ian Fleming → notableWork → Live and Let Die ⓘ
Paul McCartney → notableWork → Live and Let Die ⓘ
Wings → notableWork → Live and Let Die ⓘ
Paul McCartney → wroteThemeFor → Live and Let Die ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Bond film Live and Let Die