Dr. No (1962)

A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.

Director:

Terence Young

Writers:

Richard Maibaum (screenplay by), Johanna Harwood (screenplay by)

Stars:

Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Bernard Lee

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Connery	...	James Bond
Ursula Andress	...	Honey Ryder
Joseph Wiseman	...	Dr. No
Jack Lord	...	Felix Leiter
Bernard Lee	...	M.
Anthony Dawson	...	Professor Dent
Zena Marshall	...	Miss Taro
John Kitzmiller	...	Quarrel (as John Kitzmuller)
Eunice Gayson	...	Sylvia Trench
Lois Maxwell	...	Miss Moneypenny
Peter Burton	...	Major Boothroyd
Yvonne Shima	...	Sister Lily
Michel Mok	...	Sister Rose
Marguerite LeWars	...	Annabel Chung - Photographer (as Margaret Le Wars) (as Marguerite Lewars: end credits)
William Foster-Davis	...	Superintendent Duff (as Wm. Foster-Davis)

Storyline

James Bond 007 is Britain's top agent, and is on an exciting mission, to solve the mysterious murder of a fellow agent. The task sends him to Jamaica, where he joins forces with Quarrel and a loyal C.I.A. Agent, Felix Leiter. While dodging tarantulas, "fire breathing dragons", and a trio of assassins, known as "the three blind mice". Bond meets up with the beautiful Honey Ryder and goes face to face with the evil Dr. No.

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Plot Keywords:

jamaica | british secret service | official james bond series | felix leiter character | 007 | 

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Taglines:

The First James Bond Film Adventure!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

While searching for Dr No's hideout Honey Ryder and Quarrel speaks of a dragon being sighted on the beach. Bond states clearly that there are no such things as dragons. In 1996 Dragonheart was released. The voice of Draco the dragon was provided by sir Sean Connery.

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Goofs

Honey tells Bond that he should cover himself with sea water because the mosquitoes wanted the salt on his body. While flies might want the salt, mosquitoes want blood.

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Quotes

James Bond: [to Quarrel] Fetch my shoes.

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Crazy Credits

An assassin tracks James Bond, but the spy turns and shoots the assassin, all seen through the assassin's gun barrel.

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Alternate Versions

For the UK cinema version the BBFC made cuts to reduce the number of gunshots fired by Bond at Dent from 6 to 2, to remove blows and a knee kick during Bond's fight with the chauffeur, and to replace Dr No's line "I'm sure she will amuse the guards" with "The guards will amuse her." Most releases feature the edited print, except for a considered-legendary 1982 VHS/Betamax release, which was confirmed in 2019 to contain the uncut version of the film

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Connections

Referenced in From Eastbourne with Love: The 007 Memorabilia Exhibition (1996)

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Soundtracks

Jump Up
(uncredited)
Music by Monty Norman
Lyrics by Monty Norman
Performed by Byron Lee

User Reviews

Sensational but.

A very good film but not the best James Bond.

This film is very good of course, but he might don't satisfy yourself as a James bond film. Not a lot of explosion and impressive scenes. Nothing in terms of " gadget". And fight scenes are very exagerate.

Despite this, Dr no is a film that when you are into it, you can't get your eyes away of the screen because Sean Connery Bond's interpretation is Sensational, because the film has a 60's style lot of charm and because of Bond's girls of course.

And all this stuff makes the film a Must Watch.

Details

Official Sites:

MGM [United States]

Country:

UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

10 October 1962 (UK)

Also Known As:

Dr. No

Filming Locations:

2171 Magenta Drive, Jamaica

Box Office

Budget:

$1,100,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$16,067,035

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,079,357

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1