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How Real Is The Crocodile Scene From The James Bond Movie Live And Let Die?

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Story by staff@slashfilm.com (Joe Roberts)January 14, 2025 • 11:00 AM
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007 makes a death-defying leap over real-life crocodiles in '70s Bond flick 'Live and Let Die' - but how much of the scene was actually captured on camera?
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  • According to director Guy Hamilton, the crocodile jump was a 'bona fide stunt' performed by a professional stuntman, not just a Hollywood special effect
  • The actor who portrayed Bond, Roger Moore, was reportedly so terrified of the crocodiles that he refused to do the stunt himself, leaving it to his daring double
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