Dr. No (1962) | |
| Director(s) | Terence Young |
| Producer(s) | Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Thriller/Suspense |
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Dr. No (1962) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Terence Young and produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli.
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The aquarium in the Fairmont Hamilton Hotel's Gazebo Bar in Bermuda was reportedly the inspiration for Dr. No's aquarium, itself later inspiring the aquarium in Stromberg's lair in The Spy Who Loved Me.
The armorer who gives Bond his Walther PPK at the start of the film is Major Boothroyd, who in the next film, From Russia with Love would be played by Desmond Llewelyn. Beginning with Goldfinger, the "armorer" would forever be known as "Q" (for "Quartermaster"). The character of Boothroyd, also appears in Ian Fleming's original Dr. No novel. He is named for Geoffrey Boothroyd, who wrote to Fleming complaining about Bond's use of a beretta in the early Bond books and recommending Bond use a Walther PPK instead. This detail was included in the novel and later included in this film, establishing part of the Bond legend. Q is based loosely on Charles Fraser-Smith, who designed spy gadgets called "Q-devices" (named for Q-ships, the Royal Navy's disguised warships of World War One) for MI-6.
Miss Moneypenny, the epitome of British efficiency, is played by Lois Maxwell, a Canadian.
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The armorer who gives Bond his Walther PPK at the start of the film is Major Boothroyd, who in the next film, From Russia with Love would be played by Desmond Llewelyn. Beginning with Goldfinger, the "armorer" would forever be known as "Q" (for "Quartermaster"). The character of Boothroyd, also appears in Ian Fleming's original Dr. No novel. He is named for Geoffrey Boothroyd, who wrote to Fleming complaining about Bond's use of a beretta in the early Bond books and recommending Bond use a Walther PPK instead. This detail was included in the novel and later included in this film, establishing part of the Bond legend. Q is based loosely on Charles Fraser-Smith, who designed spy gadgets called "Q-devices" (named for Q-ships, the Royal Navy's disguised warships of World War One) for MI-6.
Miss Moneypenny, the epitome of British efficiency, is played by Lois Maxwell, a Canadian.
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