Live and Let Die (1973)

Plot Summary:
Roger Moore was introduced as James Bond in this 1973 action movie featuring secret agent 007. More self-consciously suave and formal than predecessor Sean Connery, he immediately reestablished Bond as an uncomplicated and wooden fellow for the feel-good '70s. This film also marks a deviation from the more character-driven stories of the Connery years, a deliberate shift to plastic action (multiple chases, bravura stunts) that made the franchise more of a comic book or machine. If that's not depressing enough, there's even a good British director on board, Guy Hamilton (Force 10 from Navarone). The story finds Bond taking on an international drug dealer (Yaphet Kotto), and while that may be superficially relevant, it isn't exactly the same as fighting supervillains on the order of Goldfinger.

Cast overview:

Roger Moore ......... James Bond
Yaphet Kotto ........ Kananga/Mr. Big
Jane Seymour ........ Solitaire
Clifton James ....... Sheriff Pepper
Julius Harris ....... Tee Hee
Geoffrey Holder ..... Baron Samedi
David Hedison ....... Felix Leiter
Gloria Hendry ....... Rosie Carver
Bernard Lee (I) ..... M
Lois Maxwell ........ Miss Moneypenny
Tommy Lane .......... Adam
Earl Jolly Brown .... Whisper
Roy Stewart (II) .... Quarrel
Lon Satton .......... Strutter
Arnold Williams ..... Cab Driver