Live And Let Die

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Desmond Llewelyn

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g_dub_o_u — 17 years ago(September 28, 2008 12:27 PM)

How come this was the only Bond movie he was not in? Was he ill this year or was he involved in another film project?

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sueferret — 17 years ago(November 11, 2008 12:56 PM)

This was in the trivia section-
Llewelyn was omitted from Live and Let Die (1973) because producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli felt that too much was being made of the gadgets and they would play it down. Llewelyn said he "was quite disappointed" at being left out of Live and Let Die (1973). Fans, however, missed Q, and Llewelyn got a call shortly after the release of Live and Let Die (1973) telling him that he would be in the next Bond film, The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).

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avalco — 17 years ago(January 11, 2009 10:48 PM)

I wish they would walk away from the gadgets again. They are good when they aid Bond, but when they become the central focus it is a very bad thing.