Trivia

It took crocodile wrangler and stuntman Ross Kananga (the villain in the movie was named after him) 6 takes to complete the scene were he doubles for Sir Roger Moore when Bond flees the bad guys by running across the backs of 3 crocodiles in a swamp. Kananga received $60,000 for the stunt, filmed at Swamp Safaris, his 350 acres of mangrove swamp on Jamaica's north coast, where he kept a herd of over 1000 crocodiles. In a 1973 interview, he explained; "something like that is almost impossible to do. So, I had to do it six times before I got it right. I fell five times. The film company kept sending to London for more clothes. The crocs were chewing off everything when I hit the water, including shoes. I received one hundred ninety-three stitches on my leg and face."

Sir Sean Connery turned down the then astronomical sum of $5.5 million (close to $32 million in 2019 dollars) to play James Bond for a seventh time. Connery gave Sir Roger Moore his personal seal of approval for inheriting his role, calling him "an ideal Bond".

Sir Roger Moore was 45 when he made his debut as 007, making him the oldest actor to portray the iconic character. The youngest was George Lazenby, who was 29 in Al servicio secreto de Su Majestad (1969).

The producers offered Clint Eastwood the role of James Bond, fresh from his success with Harry el sucio (1971). He was flattered, but declined, saying Bond should be portrayed by an English actor. Ironically at this point, James Bond had never been played by an English actor. Sir Sean Connery being Scottish and George Lazenby being Australian. The first Englishman to play Bond was Sir Roger Moore.

The part on the bridge of the crocodile farm was extremely dangerous to film, since crocodiles are able to jump up from the water and attack, which the crew found out relatively shortly before filming.

Eddie Smith: Black Stuntmen Association founder is seen driving the speedboat which crashes during the wedding ceremony during the boat chase. He also had a brief screen presence in Cazadores de asesinos (1974).