In the original script for Live and Let Die, the role of Solitaire, white in the novel, was written as a black woman while the role of Rosie Carver was written as a white character. Studio executives balked at the idea of a black Bond girl in the lead role (this was 1973 after all) and changes were made; the racial identities were switched.

In Live and Let Die, Bond greets his contact at Kennedy Airport but the man fails to give the proper recognition code. 007 jogs the man`s memory with his Walther PPK. For the purpose of shortening the film, this scene was deleted from the finished print.

There was also a fight scene between 007 and Adam, in their boats, prior to the climactic explosion, that was deleted. Now, it only shows 007 throwing gasoline into Adam`s face, manipulating the steering of Adam`s boat, and forcing the boat to crash into an oil tanker and explode.