Dr. No is a 1962 spy film. It is the first film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent James Bond. Based on the 1958 novel Dr. No by Ian Fleming, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkeley Mather. The film was directed by Terence Young, and produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli, a partnership that would continue until 1975. Image File history File links 007DrNoposter. ... Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming in 1952. ... Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25, 1930) is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA Award-winning Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films. ... Categories: Canadian people stubs | 1918 births | Canadian actors | James Bond actors ... Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss actress and a major sex symbol of the 1960s. ... 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In the film, Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the death of a British agent. The trail leads him to the island home of reclusive Dr. Julius No. Bond uncovers Dr. No's plot to disrupt American rocket tests, and scuttles his operation. Dr. Julius No is a fictional character in the James Bond film and novel Dr. No. ...

Dr. No's success, as the first major film adaptation of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, led to a series of films that continues to this day. Dr. No also launched a successful genre of "secret agent" films that flourished in the 1960s. It does not show Bond earning his double-0 status which grants him a licence to kill; instead it presents Bond as a seasoned veteran. Many of the iconic aspects of a typical James Bond film were established in Dr. No, beginning with what is known as the gun barrel sequence, an introduction to the character through the view of a gun barrel, and a highly stylized main title sequence, both created by Maurice Binder. In his work on film, production designer Ken Adam established a unique and expansive visual style that is the hallmark of the Bond film series. This list includes popular, acclaimed, and otherwise significant (for whatever reason) films of all countries from 1960 to 1969. ... Licence to kill has at least two known meanings, it can be defined as an official sanction by a government or government agency to a particular operative or employee to initiate the use of deadly force, presumably in furtherance of the governments aims or policies, or in carrying out... The James Bond gun barrel sequence is the traditional opening to every official (EON Productions) James Bond movie, beginning with the first film, Dr. No, in 1962. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Maurice Binder (August 25, 1925 - April 4, 1991) was a famous title designer best known for his work on 14 James Bond films including the first, Dr. No in 1962. ... Production designer is a term used in the movie and television industries to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. ... Sir Ken Adam (born 5 February 1921 as Klaus Adam) is a production designer most famous for his set designs for the early films in the James Bond series. ...

Plot

In Jamaica, British agent Commander John Strangways and his secretary are murdered by the Three Blind Mice. Double-0 agent James Bond is sent by his boss "M" to Jamaica to investigate their disappearance, and determine whether or not it is related to the disrupted American missile launchings at Cape Canaveral. The following is a list of allies found throughout the James Bond film and novel series. ... A list of henchman from the 1962 James Bond novel and film Dr. No from the List of James Bond henchmen. ... M is a fictional character in Ian Flemings James Bond series, as well as the films in the Bond franchise. ... This article is about the area of Florida. ...

Through Pleydell-Smith, the Governor of Jamaica, and General Potter, who regularly played cards with Strangways, Bond learns that Strangways had hired a man named Quarrel to guide him while fishing. Bond visits Quarrel, who initially is uncooperative because he is unsure of Bond's true allegiance. After Bond overcomes an attack by Quarrel and his friends, Felix Leiter of the CIA vouches for Bond being from the British Secret Service. Pleydell Smith, is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the novel and film Doctor No. ... This page lists Governors-General of Jamaica. ... Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films. ... CIA redirects here. ...

When investigating Strangways' home, Bond finds a receipt from a local geologist named Professor Dent who helped Strangways by identifying rock samples from a nearby island called Crab Key. Dent claims the rocks are ordinary pyrites, but Bond quickly identifies the rocks to be radioactive. Dent is actually a henchman of Dr. Julius No, the resident of Crab Key, ordered to kill Bond. Following an unsuccessful attempt by releasing a tarantula in Bond's bungalow, Dent bribes the Governor's secretary, Miss Taro, to lure him into her home. However, an already suspicious Bond foils Dent's plan and kills him after learning that Strangways had been murdered. The Geologist by Carl Spitzweg A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology, studying the physical structure and processes of the Earth and planets of the solar system (see planetary geology). ... The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, is iron sulfide, FeS2. ... Radioactive decay is the set of various processes by which unstable atomic nuclei (nuclides) emit subatomic particles. ... For other uses, see Tarantula (disambiguation). ...

Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress) and James Bond (Sean Connery) on Crab Key, Dr. No's island.

Bond and Quarrel set sail to Crab Key where they meet Honey Ryder, a seashell collector. Soon after, they are chased by several armed men and forced to flee into the deep forest of the island. Being pursued till dusk, Quarrel is burned alive by Dr. No's "dragon tank", while Bond and Honey are captured. Once inside the lair, they are imprisoned in a luxury guest suite and requested to await dinner with Dr. No. During the meal it is revealed that Dr. No lost his hands in an unspecified manner and uses two powerful prosthetic replacements. Additionally, No informs Bond that he is a member of SPECTRE, and has come to Crab Key to disrupt American rocket launches at the nearby Cape Canaveral. Image File history File links Drnopromo. ... Image File history File links Drnopromo. ... Honeychile Rider is a fictional character in Ian Flemings James Bond novel Dr. No. ... A United States soldier demonstrates Foosball with two prosthetic limbs In medicine, a prosthesis is an artificial extension that replaces a missing part of the body. ... Spectre, taken from the Battle for Wesnoth computer game. ...

When the meeting concludes, Bond is briefly tortured by No's henchmen and imprisoned until he can be further interrogated. Before No meets him however, he escapes from his prison cell and overloads the nuclear reactor that powers No's complex. After a hand-to-hand fight on a descending platform in the heart of the reactor, Bond manages to push No into the lift that collapses into the reactor's cooling vat. Bond escapes with Honey in a boat, which runs out of fuel, and is soon picked up by his allies. They throw a rope, but he unties it while being towed away and passionately kisses Honey. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Core of a small nuclear reactor used for research. ... A coolant, or heat transfer fluid, is a fluid which flows through a device in order to prevent its overheating, transferring the heat produced by the device to other devices that utilize or dissipate it. ...

Cast

• Sean Connery as James Bond: an MI6 agent.
• Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder (1) Spoken voice by Nikki van der Zyl; (2) Singing voice by Diana Coupland: An independent woman who regularly trespasses onto the island of Crab Key looking for seashells.
• Joseph Wiseman as Dr. Julius No: A reclusive member of SPECTRE, he is using the island of Crab Key and his brilliance in the field of atomic energy to get revenge on the Western world by disrupting American rocket launches at the nearby Cape Canaveral.

• Jack Lord as Felix Leiter: A CIA operative sent to liaise with James Bond while he is in Kingston. This is Bond and Leiter's first time meeting one another. Leiter returns for many of Bond's future adventures and in the 2006 reboot of the film series, Leiter and Bond are seen meeting one another again for the first time.
• Bernard Lee as M: The strict head of British Secret Service. He sends Bond to Kingston to investigate the disappearances of John Strangways and his secretary. This was the first of eleven appearances by Lee in the role throughout the official EON Productions series.
• Anthony Dawson as Professor R. J. Dent: A metallurgist in Kingston, he is a henchman of Dr. No's who is sent to kill Bond before he can learn more of Strangway's disappearance.
• Zena Marshall as Miss Taro: The secretary to Mr. Pleydell-Smith at Government House in Kingston.
• John Kitzmiller as Quarrel: A local islander who was employed by John Strangways to secretly go to Crab Key to collect rock samples. Quarrel later helps Bond trespass onto Crab Key as well.
• Eunice Gayson as Sylvia Trench: Trench first meets Bond from across a Chemin de Fer table at the London club Le Cercle. Later she becomes his girlfriend, reappearing in From Russia with Love; the only cinematic Bond girl appearing more than once.
• Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny: The secretary to M. This is Maxwell's first of fourteen appearances in the role.
• Peter Burton as Major Boothroyd (Q):^[1] The head of Q-Branch, Boothroyd is brought in by M to replace Bond's Beretta with a Walther PPK. (See also List of James Bond gadgets)
• Timothy Moxon as John Strangways (voiced by Robert Rietty): Strangways is the head of the Kingston station for the British Secret Service. He is murdered by Dr. No's henchmen, prompting SIS to send Bond.
• Marguerite LeWars as Annabelle Chung (Dr No's photographer "Freelance"): One of Dr. No's operatives who trails Bond.

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Production

Background

When Harry Saltzman gained the rights for the James Bond book, he initially did not go through with the project. Instead, Albert R. Broccoli wanted the rights to the Bond books and attempted to buy them off Saltzman. But Saltzman did not want to give the rights to Broccoli so they formed a partnership to make the James Bond films. They got authorisation from United Artists to produce the film, to be released in 1962. Saltzman and Broccoli created two companies: Danjaq, which was to hold the rights to the films, and EON Productions, which was to produce the films.^[2] This article is about the film studio. ...

The producers asked Guy Green, Guy Hamilton and Ken Hughes to direct the film, but all of them turned it down. They finally signed Terence Young as the director. Broccoli and Saltzman felt that Young would be able make a real impression of James Bond and transfer the essence of the character from book to film. Young imposed many stylistic choices for the character which continued throughout the film series.^[2] Thunderball was originally intended to be the first Bond film, but there was a legal dispute with the screenplay's co-author, Kevin McClory. As a result, Dr. No was chosen.^[3] Guy Green, 1992 Guy Green OBE (November 15, 1913 – September 15, 2005) was an English film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. ... Guy Hamilton (born September 11, 1922 [1]) is a noted English film director. ... Ken Hughes (born Janurary 19, 1922; died April 28, 2001) was a director, writer, and producer. ... Terence Young in the 1960s Stewart Terence Herbert Young (June 20, 1915 – September 7, 1994) was a British film director, born in Shanghai, China, was public-school educated, and read Oriental History at St Catharines College in the University of Cambridge (like the fictional James Bond - see below). ... For other topics with this name, see Thunderball. ... Thunderball is the eighth novel by Ian Fleming based on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond. ... Sample from a screenplay, showing dialogue and action descriptions. ... Kevin ODonovan McClory (b. ...

As the producers asked about financing to United Artists, the studio lent only $1 million for them to spend.^[4] As a result, only one sound editor was hired (normally are two, for sound effects and dialogue),^[5] and many scenarios were made in cheaper ways, with M's office featuring cardboard paintings and a door covered in a leather-like plastic, and the room where Dent meets Dr. No costing only £745 to build.^[6] A sound editor is a creative professional responsible for selecting and assembling sound recordings in preparation for the final sound mixing or mastering of a television program or motion picture. ... GBP redirects here. ...

Search for an actor

Because Ian Fleming's series of James Bond novels was not widely popular in 1961, producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman originally sought to have a popular film actor portray James Bond. Cary Grant was initially chosen for the role, but was not selected due to his commitment of only one feature film;^[2] it is also said that Grant refused the part because, age 58 at the time, he felt he was too old for it.^[7] Richard Johnson was the first choice of the director, but he turned it down because he already had a contract with MGM and was intending to leave.^[8] Other actors purported to have been considered for the role include Patrick McGoohan (on the strength of his portrayal of spy John Drake in the TV series Danger Man; it is frequently reported in histories of his later TV series The Prisoner that he turned the role down on moral grounds), James Mason, and David Niven (who would later play an unofficial version of the character in the 1967 satire Casino Royale).^[9] This article is about the actor. ... Richard Johnson (born July 30, 1927) is a British actor, writer and producer, who starred in several British films of the 1960s and has also had a distinguished stage career. ... Patrick Joseph McGoohan (born March 19, 1928) is an American born UK-raised actor, who rose to fame in the British film and TV industry by starring in the 1960s television series Danger Man (renamed Secret Agent when exported to the US), cult classic The Prisoner and Mel Gibsons... John Drake John Drake was the debonair and duty-bound secret agent played by Patrick McGoohan in the British television show Danger Man (1960-1962, 1964-1966) (also known as Secret Agent). ... This article is about the 1960s TV series which was also known as Secret Agent and shouldnt be confused with the 1990s television series Secret Agent Man. ... For other uses, see The Prisoner (disambiguation) and Prisoner. ... James Neville Mason (May 15, 1909 – July 27, 1984) was a three-time Academy Award nominated English actor who attained stardom in both British and American films. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... 1867 edition of Punch, a ground-breaking British magazine of popular humour, including a good deal of satire of the contemporary social and political scene. ... This article is about the 1967 film, for other uses of this name, see Casino Royale. ...

Sean Connery as James Bond is introduced to the world with his trademark statement, "Bond, James Bond."

There are several apocryphal stories as to whom Ian Fleming personally wanted. Some sources, specifically Albert R. Broccoli from his autobiography When The Snow Melts, claim that he favoured Roger Moore, having seen him as Simon Templar on the television series The Saint. However, the details of this claim are disputed by the fact that the series did not begin airing in the United Kingdom until October 4, 1962, only one day before the premiere of Dr. No. It was known that Fleming wanted Noel Coward for the role of the evil Dr. Julius No and David Niven for the role of Bond. Moore was not linked publicly to the role of 007 until 1967 in which Harry Saltzman claimed he would make a good Bond, but also displayed misgivings due to his popularity as Simon Templar. Moore was selected later as Bond in 1973 for Live and Let Die.^[9] Image File history File links 007ConneryDr.No. ... Image File history File links 007ConneryDr.No. ... Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25, 1930) is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA Award-winning Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films. ... This article is about the spy series. ... For other persons named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation). ... Simon Templar is a fictional character known as The Saint in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... The Saint was a long-running ITC mystery-cum-spy thriller, airing in Britain on ITV between 1962 and 1969. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Noël Peirce Coward (December 16, 1899 – March 26, 1973) was an Academy Award winning English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... Live and Let Die (1973) is the eighth spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional British secret agent James Bond. ...

Ultimately, the producers turned to Sean Connery for five films.^[2] It is often reported that Connery won the role through a contest set up to 'find James Bond'. While this is untrue, the contest itself did exist, and six finalists were chosen and screentested by Broccoli, Saltzman, and Fleming. The winner of the contest was a 28-year-old model named Peter Anthony, who, according to Broccoli, had a Gregory Peck quality, but proved unable to cope with the role.^[10] Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25, 1930) is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA Award-winning Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films. ... Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ...

Themes

The Walther PPK given to Bond established a trend in the entire series.

Dr. No introduced the many recurring themes and features associated with the suave and sophisticated secret agent: the distinctive James Bond Theme, the gun barrel sequence, "Bond girls," the criminal organization SPECTRE, narrow escapes, Bond's luck and skill, his signature Walther PPK and the licence to kill, over-ambitious villains, henchmen, and allies. Many characteristics of the following Bond films were introduced in Dr. No, ranging from Bond's introduction as "Bond, James Bond.", to his taste for vodka martinis "shaken, not stirred", love interests, weaponry,^[2] and a closing scene with Bond finally alone with the girl (generally in a boat). Also, this film establishes the oft-repeated association (in this case, Project Mercury) between the Bond series and the U.S. manned space program - which would be repeated with Project Gemini in You Only Live Twice, Project Apollo in Diamonds Are Forever, and the space shuttle in Moonraker (not to mention several outer space sequences involving fictional satellite programs in Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day and Casino Royale). Image File history File links Walther PPK 7. ... Image File history File links Walther PPK 7. ... The Walther PP series pistols include the Walther PP, PPK, and PPK/S. They are blowback-operated semiautomatic pistols manufactured by Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen in Germany and under license from Walther in France and the United States [1]. These pistols feature an exposed hammer, a double-action trigger mechanism... The James Bond Theme is one of the signature themes for the James Bond films. ... The James Bond gun barrel sequence is the traditional opening to every official (EON Productions) James Bond movie, beginning with the first film, Dr. No, in 1962. ... A Bond Girl is a character or actress portraying a love interest or sex object of James Bond in a film, novel or video game. ... Spectre, taken from the Battle for Wesnoth computer game. ... The Walther PP series pistols include the Walther PP, PPK, and PPK/S. They are blowback-operated semiautomatic pistols manufactured by Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen in Germany and under license from Walther in France and the United States [1]. These pistols feature an exposed hammer, a double-action trigger mechanism... Licence to kill has at least two known meanings, it can be defined as an official sanction by a government or government agency to a particular operative or employee to initiate the use of deadly force, presumably in furtherance of the governments aims or policies, or in carrying out... The martini is a cocktail made with gin and dry white vermouth. ... Shaken, not stirred is a famous catch phrase of Ian Flemings fictional British Secret Service agent, James Bond and his preference for how he wished his martini prepared. ... Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States. ... Project Gemini was the second human spaceflight program of the United States of America. ... For the Ian Fleming novel, see You Only Live Twice. ... Project Apollo was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by the United States of America (NASA) using the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn launch vehicle, conducted during the years 1961 – 1975. ... A 2002 Penguin Books paperback edition Diamonds Are Forever, published in 1956, is the fourth James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming. ... This article is about the space vehicle. ... Moonraker is a 1979 spy film. ...

Writing

Broccoli had originally hired his friend Wolf Mankowitz to write Dr. No's screenplay. After viewing early rushes, Mankowitz feared the film would be a disaster and damage his reputation, and had his name removed from the films credits. Richard Maibaum, which would write for twelve more Bond films, wrote the final draft, which had the collaboration of many writers, with two receiving credits: Johanna Harwood, and Berkeley Mather.^[2] Wolf Mankowitz (born November 7, 1924 - May 20, 1998) was an English writer, playwright and screenwriter. ... Richard Maibaum (May 26, 1909 - January 4, 1991) was an American film producer, playwright and screenwriter best known for his adaptations of Ian Flemings James Bond novels. ...

During the series' forty-year history, only a few of the films would remain substantially true to their source material; Dr. No has many similarities to the novel and follows its basic plot, but there are a few notable omissions. Major elements from the novel that are missing entirely from the film include Bond's fight with a giant squid, and the escape from Dr. No's complex using the dragon disguised swamp buggy. This article is about the animal. ...

Several elements of the novel were significantly changed for the film, as well. These include the use of a tarantula spider instead of a centipede, Dr. No's secret complex being disguised as a legitimate bauxite mine instead of a guano quarry, Dr. No's plot to disrupt NASA space launches from Cape Canaveral using a radio beam instead of disrupting U.S. missile testing on Turk's Island, and the method of Dr. No's death by drowning in reactor coolant rather than a burial under a chute of guano. Diversity 113 genera, 897 species Genera Subfamily Acanthopelminae    Acanthopelma Subfamily Aviculariinae    Avicularia    Ephobopus    Pachistopelma    Tapinauchenius Subfamily Eumenophorinae    Anoploscelus    Batesiella    Citharischius    Encyocrates    Eumenophorus    Hysterocrates    Loxomphalia    Loxoptygus    Monocentropus    Myostola    Phoneyusa    Polyspina Subfamily Harpactirinae    Ceratogyrus    Coelogenium    Eucratoscelus    Harpactira    Pterinochilus Subfamily Ischnocolinae    Chaetopelma    Cratorrhagus    Heterothele    Ischnocolus    Nesiergus    Plesiophrictus/Neoplesiophrictus Subfamily Ornithoctoninae    Citharognathus    Cyriopagopus    Haplopelma... For other uses, see Centipede (disambiguation). ... This article is about the ore. ... The Chincha guano islands in Peru. ... For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ... Core of a small nuclear reactor used for research. ... The Chincha guano islands in Peru. ...

In addition, some major elements were absent from the novel, but added to the film. These include the introduction of the Bond character himself in a gambling casino, the introduction of Bond's semi-regular girlfriend, Sylvia Trench, a fight scene with an enemy chauffeur, a fight scene to introduce Quarrel, Bond's recurring C.I.A. ally, Felix Leiter, Dr. No's partner in crime, Professor Dent, and Bond's controversial cold-blooded killing of this character. CIA, see CIA (disambiguation). ...

When Major Boothroyd replaces Bond's Beretta, he claims that it has no stopping power. He states the replacement gun's caliber as "7.65 mil with a delivery like a brick through a plate glass window." The Walther PPK given to Bond established a trend in the entire series as the secret agent's signature weapon. However, it should be noted that the Beretta M1934 replaced in the film is actually a higher caliber (.380 ACP/9mm short) with much more stopping power. In the novel it is a very small .25 (6.35mm) caliber Beretta that is replaced by the larger .32 (7.65mm) caliber PPK. Major Boothroyd's remarks originally referred to the .25 Beretta, not the .380 shown in the film.^[11] Logo of Pietro Beretta This article is about a firearm manufacturer; for the car, see Chevrolet Beretta. ... The Walther PP series pistols include the Walther PP, PPK, and PPK/S. They are blowback-operated semiautomatic pistols manufactured by Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen in Germany and under license from Walther in France and the United States [1]. These pistols feature an exposed hammer, a double-action trigger mechanism... Logo of Pietro Beretta This article is about a firearm manufacturer; for the car, see Chevrolet Beretta. ... The Beretta model 1934 is a compact, semi-automatic (or self-loading) pistol which was issued as a standard service firearm to the Italian armed forces beginning in 1934. ...

Filming

The film is set in the London, UK, Kingston, Jamaica and Crab Key, a fictional island off Jamaica.^[12] Some of the scenes were shot on location in Jamaica, primarily the exterior scenes of Crab Key and Kingston. Most interior shots of Dr No's base, the ventilation duct and the interior of the British Secret Service headquarters were shot at Pinewood Studios, London, England. The majority of shooting for later Bond films also took place at Pinewood. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The City of Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country. ... Crab Key is fictional island off the coast of Jamaica that served as a criminal stronghold in the first James Bond movie, Dr. No. ... The gatehouse at Pinewood Studios Pinewood Studios is a major British film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. ...

The scene where a tarantula walks over Bond was initially shot by pinning a bed to the wall and placing Sean Connery over it, with a protective glass between him and the spider. Director Young didn't like the final results, so the scenes were intercalated with new footage featuring the tarantula over stuntman Bob Simmons.^[4] The book features a scene where Honey is tortured by being tied to the ground along with crabs, but since the crabs were sent frost from the Caribbean, they didn't move much during filming, so the scene was altered to have Honey slowly drowning.^[2] Bob Simmons (March 31, 1933 - 1988) is a stunt man best known for performing the James Bond gun barrel scene for Sean Connery in Dr. No, From Russia With Love, and Goldfinger. ...

When he is about to have dinner with Dr. No, Bond is amazed to see Goya's painting of the Duke of Wellington. The portrait had been stolen from the National Gallery allegedly by a 60-year-old amateur thief in London just before filming began.^[13] Goya redirects here. ... Italic text His Grace Field Marshal the Most Noble Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. ... Londons National Gallery, founded in 1824, houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

As title artist Maurice Binder was creating the credits, he had an idea for the introduction that would appear in all subsequent Bond films, the James Bond gun barrel sequence. It was filmed by putting a pinhole camera inside a gun, with Bob Simmons playing Bond.^[2] Maurice Binder (August 25, 1925 - April 4, 1991) was a famous title designer best known for his work on 14 James Bond films including the first, Dr. No in 1962. ... The James Bond gun barrel sequence is the traditional opening to every official (EON Productions) James Bond movie, beginning with the first film, Dr. No, in 1962. ... Principle of a pinhole camera. ...

Soundtrack

Main article: Dr. No (soundtrack)

Monty Norman was invited to write the soundtrack because Broccoli liked his work on Belle, a musical about murderer Hawley Harvey Crippen.^[14] Norman was busy with musicals, and only accepted to do the music for Dr. No after Saltzman offered him to travel along with the crew to Jamaica.^[15] The most famous composition in the soundtrack is the "James Bond Theme", which appears in a calypso medley over the title credits, and was written by Norman based on a previous composition of his. John Barry, who would later go on to compose the music for eleven Bond films, arranged the Bond theme, but was uncredited - except for the credit of his orchestra playing the final piece. It has occasionally been suggested that Barry, not Norman, composed The "James Bond Theme". This argument has been the subject of two court cases, the most recent in 2001.^[14] Dr. No is the original soundtrack for the 1st James Bond film of the same name. ... Monty Norman (born in London on April 4, 1928) is a singer and film composer best known for the creation of The James Bond Theme. Biography Norman was born in the East End of London to Jewish parents on the second night of Passover in 1928. ... Hawley Harvey Crippen (11 September 1862 – 23 November 1910), usually known as Dr. Crippen, was an American physician hanged in Pentonville Prison, London, England, on 23 November 1910, for the murder of his wife. ... The James Bond Theme is one of the signature themes for the James Bond films. ... John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Award-winning English film score composer. ...

The music for the opening scene is a calypso version of the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice", with new lyrics to reflect the intentions of the three assassins hired by Dr. No.^[14] Other notable songs in the film are the Bouyon music song Jump Up,^[16] played in the background, and the traditional Jamaican calypso Underneath the Mango Tree, famously sung by Diana Coupland, the singing voice of Honey Ryder, as she walked out of the ocean on Crab Key.^[14] A nursery rhyme is a traditional song or poem taught to young children, originally in the nursery. ... Not to be confused with Three Blind Mice and Other Stories. ... Bouyon (Boo-Yon) is a form of popular music of Dominica, also known as jump up music in Guadeloupe and Martinique. ... Diana Coupland (5 March 1932 – 10 November 2006) was an English actress best remembered for her role as Jean Abbott on Bless This House, which she played from 1971 to 1976. ...

Release and reception

Dr. No premiered on 5 October 1962, and received mixed critical reception. Bad reviews came from the direction that the sardonic humour was not appropriate and some did not think that Ursula Andress was particularly attractive. But in the years that followed its release, it became more popular amongst critics and fans. The American release for the film was a year later, in 1963.^[17] For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss actress and a major sex symbol of the 1960s. ...

Following Dr. No's release, the quote "Bond ... James Bond," became a catch phrase that entered the lexicon of Western popular culture as the epitome of polished machismo. On June 21, 2005 it was honoured as the 22nd greatest quotation in cinema history by the American Film Institute as part of their 100 Years Series.^[18] A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ... Look up lexicon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Part of the AFI 100 Years. ...

The film had a budget of US$1,000,000, and grossed a total of US$16,067,035 in U.S. domestic box office and US$59,600,000 worldwide, making it a financial success. When adjusted for inflation, Dr. No's gross is $388,037,628. This places it as the 4th lowest grossing film in the Bond series.^[19]

In 2003, the scene of Andress emerging from the water in a bikini topped Channel 4's list of 10 sexiest scenes of film history.^[20] The bikini was sold in an auction for US $61,500.^[21] Entertainment Weekly and IGN ranked her as Top in a Top 10 Bond Babes list.^[22][23]

Comic book adaptation

Main article: Dr. No (comic)

Around the time of the film's release, a comic book adaptation of the screenplay was published in British Classics Illustrated, and later reprinted in European Detective and in early 1963 in the United States by DC Comics as part of its Showcase anthology series, before being refused by Independent News, since they did not own the rights to publish an American edition and label it as a DC Comic. The comic was drawn by Norman Nodel and was originally intended to be published as an issue of the anthology Classics Illustrated.^[24] It sold disappointingly, its very cover being totally different from the typical DC comics. DC has not published another James Bond comic since.^[25] A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Showcase Comics was a series used to try out new characters by DC Comics. ... Classics Illustrated were comic book adaptations from classic literature, a series that Russian-born Albert Lewis Kanter (1897-1973) began in 1941 for Elliot Publishing. ...

References

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On a DVD (or laserdisc), an audio commentary is a bonus track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers, who talk about the movie as it progresses. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article refers to the news department of the British Broadcasting Corporation, for the BBC News Channel see BBC News (TV channel). ... 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External links

• Dr. No at the Internet Movie Database
• Dr. No at Rotten Tomatoes
• Dr. No at Box Office Mojo
• Dr. No at the TCM Movie Database
• MGM's page on the movie
• 'Dr.No' page on The Ultimate James Bond Community