Dr. No (1963)

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Written by Ian Fleming, Richard Maibaum

Directed by Terence Young

Running Time: 180 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1963

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: UK/USA

Filmed in Colour

The long-running James Bond film series kicked off in tremendous style with this superb action adventure, set in the West Indies. Starring Sean Connery as 007, the 1962 movie sticks reasonably closely to the original Ian Fleming novel, is fast-moving and has some terrific action sequences.

Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the mysterious death of a British agent. While he's there, he comes across Crab Key, the island of reclusive Dr Julius No (Joseph Wiseman. Slowly he uncovers the activities of Dr No, who has designs upon the American missile base at Cape Canaveral and plans to blackmail the US...

Although now clearly a period piece, at the time the film must have been a tremendous breath of fresh air, with its debonair hero, exotic locations, brisk pace, witty humour and enlightened approach to sex.

It wasn't just Connery of course, who was turning on the charm. Ursula Andress's infamous beach scene - in which she walks out of the ocean on Crab Key in a bikini - became one of the film's iconic images.

Highly recommended.

Cast

Image for Sean ConnerySean ConneryJames Bond
Ursula AndressHoney Ryder
Joseph WisemanDr. Julius No
Jack LordFelix Leiter
Image for Bernard LeeBernard LeeM
Anthony DawsonProfessor R. J. Dent
Zena MarshallMiss Taro
John KitzmillerQuarrel
Eunice GaysonSylvia Trench
Lois MaxwellMiss Moneypenny
Peter BurtonMajor Boothroyd
Yvonne ShimaSister Lily
Michel MokSister Rose
Marguerite LeWarsPhotographer
William Foster-DavisSupt. Duff

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