Dr. No 1962

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 105 min

genre: action

theme: spy

director: Terence Young

Score: 7 / 10

Dr. No is a 1962 spy film directed by Terence Young. It is the first film in the James Bond series. Starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman and Jack Lord, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather from the 1958 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli, a partnership that continued until 1975. It was followed by From Russia with Love in 1963. In the film, James Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a fellow British agent. The trail leads him to the underground base of Dr. Julius No, who is plotting to disrupt an early American space launch from Cape Canaveral with a radio beam weapon.

Plot

John Strangways, the Station Chief of MI6 in Jamaica, is murdered, along with his secretary, by a trio of assassins before his home is ransacked. When news of Strangways' death reaches M, the head of MI6, he assigns intelligence officer James Bond to investigate the matter, and determine if it is related to Strangways' cooperation with the CIA on a case involving the disruption of rocket launches from Cape Canaveral by radio jamming. When Bond arrives in Jamaica, he is accosted by a man claiming to be a chauffeur sent to collect him, but is really an enemy agent sent to kill him. Bond turns the tables on the agent, but before he can interrogate him, the agent kills himself by biting into a cyanide-laced cigarette. After visiting Strangways' house, Bond confronts a boatman with whom Strangways was acquainted. The boatman, named Quarrel, reveals that he is aiding the CIA and introduces Bond to their agent Felix Leiter, who is also investigating Strangways' death.

Awards

Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress

Cast

More details

author	Berkely Mather Johanna Harwood Richard Maibaum Terence Young Wolf Mankowitz
award	Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
contentLocation	Jamaica London
director	Terence Young
editor	Peter R. Hunt
events	terrorism
genre	action thriller
keywords	awaken bite british colony cape canaveral cape canaveral air force station capture central intelligence agency cia claim colony of jamaica crime organization crown colony cyanide dragon drug enemy agent felix leiter flame tank geiger counter help honey ryder intelligence officer james bond kill lets go m meet mi6 murder out of fuel pool reactor portrayal of james bond in film project mercury prosthesis prosthetic quarrel radar jamming and deception radio jamming radioactive royal navy secret intelligence service set up spectre suspect tarantula tong
musicBy	John Barry Monty Norman
nomination	Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
producer	Albert R. Broccoli Harry Saltzman
productionCompany	Eon Productions
publisher	United Artists
recordedAt	Jamaica Pinewood Studios
theme	spy terrorism