Live And Let Die Hardback

About Live And Let Die Hardback

Live and Let Die was the the second Fleming Novel and the one to look out for is the first edition with the quite striking purple dust jacket

What's interesting

While filming Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die was chosen as the next Ian Fleming novel to be adapted because screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz thought it would be daring to use black villains, as the Black Panthers and other racial movements were active at this time. Guy Hamilton was again chosen to direct, and since he was a jazz fan, Mankiewicz suggested he film in New Orleans. Hamilton did not want to use Mardi Gras since Thunderball featured Junkanoo, a similar festivity, so after more discussions with the writer and location scouting with helicopters, he decided to use two well-known features of the city, the jazz funerals and the canals.

Details

Category

Live and Let Die

Publisher / Manufacturer

Jonathan Cape

Date

1954

Rating

4

Original price

£0.55