Dr No, the movie that launched James Bond onto the big screen and the rest is history. Filmed back in 1962, it is incredible that this film still packs the punch it does today.
By the time Dr No was going to be made into a film, Ian Fleming's novels had sold millions of copies. There was ... Read review
His name is Bond, James Bond. And here, in his explosive film debut, Ian Fleming's ... more
immortal action hero blazes through one of his most spectacular adventures. Sean Connery embodies the sure yet lethal cool of Agent 007 as he battles the mysterious Dr. ...
His name is Bond, James Bond. And here, in his explosive film debut, Ian Fleming's ... more
immortal action hero blazes through one of his most spectacular adventures. Sean Connery embodies the suave yet lethal cool of Agent 007 as he battles the mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space programme.
James Bond and his beautiful girl Friday Honey Rider have been captured by the evil ... more
sadistic Dr No a sinister recluse with a fascination with pain - other people's pain. Now Dr No holds Bond in his steely grasp having found him trespassing on his Caribbean island. Intent on protecting his clandestine operations from the British secret service Dr No sees an opportunity to dispose of an enemy and further his diabolical research. Soon Bond and Rider are fighting to win a murderous game of Dr No's choosing.
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A watch from Swatch's 007 villain collection, this watch represents Dr. No from the film ... more
Dr. No. This chronograph watch has a danger level dial design on the face, and a cream material strap made to look like Dr. No's jacket, featuring the 007 logo.
His name is Bond, James Bond, and here, in his explosive film debut, Ian Fleming's ... more
immortal action hero blazes through one of his most spectacular adventures. Sean Connery embodies the suave yet lethal cool of agent 007 as he battles the mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space programme.
Dr. No a sinister recluse with mechanical pincers for hands and a sadistic fascination ... more
with pain holds James Bond firmly in his steely grasp. Bond and Honey Rider his beautiful and vulnerable girl Friday have been captured trespassing on Dr. No's secluded Caribbean island. Intent on protecting his clandestine operations from the British secret service Dr. No sees an opportunity to dispose of an enemy and further his diabolical research. Soon Bond and Rider are fighting for their lives in a murderous game of Dr. No's choosing...
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Dr No is the sixth of Ian Fleming's James Bond thrillers and sees Bond at the mercy of a ... more
grotesque madman in his secret tropical lair ...Dr No a sinister recluse with mechanical pincers for hands and a sadistic fascination with pain holds James Bond firmly in his steely grasp. Bond and Honey Rider his beautiful and vulnerable girl Friday have been captured trespassing on Dr No's secluded Caribbean island. Intent on protecting his clandestine operations from the British secret service Dr No sees an opportunity to dispose of an enemy and further his diabolical research. Soon Bond and Rider are fighting for their lives in a murderous game of Dr No's choosing ...
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Production Year: 1996 - Action/Adventure - Director: Tom Clegg - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Daragh O'Malley, Oliver Cotton, Jason Durr, Sean Bean, Allie Byrne
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Advantages: A classic movie with loads of interesting extras Disadvantages: Not in stereo
Dr No, the movie that launched James Bond onto the big screen and the rest is history. Filmed back in 1962, it is incredible that this film still packs the punch it does today.
By the time Dr No was going to be made into a film, Ian Fleming's novels had sold millions of copies. There was a lot of pressure on the film makers to do things well, and more importantly to choose an actor capable of being James Bond.
There ... ...considered to young at the time. They of course chose Sean Connery. He was one of the principle people concerned with making James Bond the character so many men would love to be today and set the standard for the actors that followed him.
Dr No was made on a budget of $900,000 - a very small budget even back in 1962. Evidence can be seen of this at times with the back projection in some of the car scenes. However the film went on ... more
Dr No, the movie that launched James Bond onto the big screen and the rest is history. Filmed back in 1962, it is incredible that this film still packs the punch it does today.
By the time Dr No was going to be made into a film, Ian Fleming's novels had sold millions of copies. There was a lot of pressure on the film makers to do things well, and more importantly to choose an actor capable of being James Bond.
There were many actors considered, including Roger Moore, although he was considered to young at the time. They of course chose Sean Connery. He was one of the principle people concerned with making James Bond the character so many men would love to be today and set the standard for the actors that followed him.
Dr No was made on a budget of $900,000 - a very small budget even back in 1962. Evidence can be seen of this at times with the back projection in some of the car scenes. However the film went on to create a global wave of Bond mania which continues to this day.
THE PLOT:
As many of you should be familiar with the plot, I won't bother going into much detail here.
Basically Dr No (a scientific genius) is trying to destroy the US space program. James Bond must track him down before the countdown runs out. He has to travel to Jamaica where he of course runs into Honey Rider, and then goes onto to meet Dr No face to face in the villain's massive island headquarters.
THE DVD:
The special edition DVD version of the movie is the first in the full series of the Bond films. It has numerous features to look at including an audio commentary by Director Terence Young, the cast and the crew.
There is a documentary "Inside Dr No" which provides many details and behind the scenes footage that many a Bond fan will love.
There is also an additional 1963 Dr No featurette, a Terence Young documentary, a huge stills gallery, the orginal TV ads, radio spots, the orginal theatrical trailers and a collectable "Making Of" booklet.
In conclusion this is a very appealing package. Since I wasn't around when this was made, there was so much information for me to discover about the film which as I am a massive Bond fan was very interesting.
Anyone who has any kind of passion for Bond films should invest in this, and the rest of the Bond collection on DVD (that means more 007 op's), and if you haven't got DVD yet then you are really missing out.
Unfortunatetly although the movie has been improved with the transfer to DVD, it still hasn't been upgraded to stereo and therefore surround sound. This is a bit of a disappointment but given the great extras that come with it, I'll let them off.
Advantages: great extras and the classic Bond appearance by Connery Disadvantages: mono soundtrack - no good for my Dolby Digital speaker system!
The Bond film that started it all ... Doctor No. Made in 1962, Sean Connery makes his introduction as, many fans believe, the greatest of all Bonds. However, this film is probably best remembered for Ursula Andress’ emergence from the sea later in the film. This film also, along with the latest film, The World is Not Enough, marks the beginning of the MGM releases on DVD of remastered feature-packed editions of the entire 007 catalogue. So ... ...Not quite, but it’s a damn good start! Open the box of this first Bond film and you are greeted by the sumptuous collectors’ 8-page booklet. Unlike most DVD booklets this one isn’t full of advertising for other releases, but is a veritable mine of information on the Dr No film, including why they chose Connery for the part rather than a suave refined man like Moore. For instance, did you know the director, Terence Young made Bond ...
peppermint 20.03.2001
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Advantages: Loads of great extras Disadvantages: Some dubious ones, mono soundtrack
Before the film Dr No, the character James Bond was little more than a fictional super spy known only to a few who had an interest in a series of novels by Ian Fleming. Thanks to a relatively unknown Scottish actor going by the name of Sean Connery a new kind of superhero was born. Not the typical loudly dressed tight wearing superhero that seeming to be saturating the 60's TV network. This was a more suave, debonair tuxedo playboy that we all at ... ...anyway!)
For out of no-where this new classy hero burst onto cinema screens and wowed audiences internationally giving a slight insight into what was to become an established movie franchise.
So we come to Dr No, already laying the foundations for future catchphrases and a myriad of raised eyebrows the world over. Probably the most famous scene in this movie involves the gorgeous Ursula Andress emerging from the sea in THAT bikini (which recently ...
slinkysteve 05.04.2001
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Advantages: first ever bond Disadvantages: Dr Evil comparisons
Bond.. James Bond It's probably the most famous introduction in the world and is the first line said by Sean Connery at the start of the film, it sets the tone for the rest of the film and for the 18 that have followed. Although Dr No is the first official bond film it wasn't the first attempt to turn one of the Ian Fleming novels into film, this had been done a few years earlier for an American TV movie which sank without trace, there was also a ... ...No ‘casino Royal’ which starred David Niven and Peter Sellers amongst many. Like many popular books there was a lot of interest in developing the James bond character into films but nobody quite knew how they were going to do it. The character in the books is very dark and brooding and was not thought to be very cinema friendly but Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman persuaded the studio to give them the money to make the first bond book ...
jtimothy 05.02.2001
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Out of five stars, Dr. No gets four. A great Bond film that probably wouldn't have stood alone, but was a great introduction for the subsequents. It introduces James Bond to the big screen - a secret agent so refined in marksmanship, bravery, duty, seduction, and especially gentlemanlike conduct. The scene in Dr. No's dining room encompasses the better qualities of Bond - he civilly eats a meal with the title villain while conversing about world ... ...At a point where Bond could escape by simply breaking a particularly appealing bottle of wine, he chooses to save the wine rather than himself. The exotic locales, women, and characters only add to the small fire that would soon blaze up into a billion-dollar francise. Note: also contains the first underground lair used by a Bond villain.
There is also some very interesting features on this disc and should be in every James Bond fan collection ...
ros145 15.07.2000
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...down to the work of Dr. No, who is a scientist working for SPECTRE, the international criminal organization, who hope to get revenge against the Americans who turned their back on his work by disrupting their space program.
Unlike the newer Bond films, 007 doesn't use any of the high tech gadgets his has come to rely on today, instead he is much more violent and faithful to Ian Fleming's original creation.
It is a little slow in places, but the ...
Antony_Murray 31.07.2000
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Advantages: 1st in the series, a good bond Disadvantages: can be a little slow
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Advantages: Stylish, entertaining Disadvantages: A bit dated in places
DrNo is the first James Bond film and was originally released in 1962. It was directed by Terence Young and designed by Ken Adam, two men who did as much as anyone to establish the sense of style and fantasy that made James Bond such an enduring part of popular culture in the following decades. An exotic cocktail of sex, sadism and fantasy, it changed cinema forever. The plot of DrNo concerns a loss of communication between MI6 and their Jamaican operative John Strangways (Robert Rietty). James Bond is sent to investigate and ends up in the middle of a globetrotting mystery that stretches from Kingston to Crab Key.
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Advantages: Great iconic film, Connery is marvellous Disadvantages: A bit dated
DrNo is considered the first of the feature films featuring the British Secret Agent James Bond and based on the book by Ian Fleming. There have been other televised and radio releases featuring Bond, but DrNo is the first official film.
The Plot
James Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of agent John Strangeway. On arrival, he teams up with CIA agent Felix Leiter and his number 2, Quarrel. Bond is suspicious of Professor Dent, the last man to see the agent alive, and his employer, the mysterious DrNo. Bond discovers the location of DrNo's hideout, and goes in search of answers.
The Cast and Performances
Sean Connery cements Bond as his own role in this first outing for him as the secret agent. His on screen charisma and suave aura make this film excellent. Ursula Andress is the first Bond girl, Honey ...
Ian Fleming, John Barry, Richard Maibaum, Ian Fleming
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Main Language
English
Subtitle Language
English
Hearing Impaired Language
English
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Special Features
Commentary Director Cast And Crew, Inside Dr No Documentary, Terence Young Documentary, 1963 Dr No Featurette, Stills Gallery, Original TV Ads, Radio Spots, Original Theatrical Trailer, Making Of Booklet, Audio commentaries
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Wide Screen, 1.66 Anamorphic, 4.3
Sound
Mono, DTS 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Dubbing Sound
Mono English
DVD Description
The first 007 film. Whilst investigating the strange goings-on in Jamaica, James Bond, a secret agent, uncovers a plot to conquer the world. Master criminal Dr. No becomes the chief suspect.
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