Dr. No Movie Trailers and Reviews

Dr. No (1962)

Starring: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell

Director: Terence Young

Release Date: May 8th, 1963
Release Date: 5th October, 1962

Synopsis: In his explosive debut, Bond’s mission takes him to the steamy island of Jamacia, where mysterious energy waves are interfering with U.S missile launches. As he unravels the astonishing truth, OO7 must fight deadly assassins, sexy female fatals and even a poisonous tarantula. With the help with crack CIA agent Felix Leiter and the beautiful Honey Ryder, he searches Crab Key to try to find Dr. No’s HQ, a fanatical scientist who plans to take over the world. Only James Bond can save the world!

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About the Movie

Dr. No (1962), starring Sean Connery, is the first James Bond film. Based on the 1958 Ian Fleming novel of the same name, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather. The film was directed by Terence Young, and produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli, a partnership that would continue until 1975.

In the film, James Bond is sent to Jamaica on an investigation into the death of a fellow British agent. The murder trail leads him to the underground base of Dr. Julius No, who is plotting to disrupt an early American manned space launch with a radio beam weapon. The film does not depict Bond earning his Double-0 status, which grants him a licence to kill; instead, it presents Bond as a seasoned veteran.

Dr. No was produced with a low budget, but was a financial success, leading 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. 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. The film begins with 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.