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Dr. No (1962)
Succeeded by: From Russia with Love (1963) See our full list of James Bond films.
A sexy and youthful Sean
Connery modelled and established the James Bond character for all his
successors in this first adaptation about Ian Fleming's special agent.
With Joseph Wiseman's archetypical villain and the dabbling with
technical and scientific aspects well out of anyone's grasp, the film is
just as much style over substance as any which subsequent entry in the
series. But of course that was always the main allure from the very
first time 007 was brought to life on film. Director Terence Young
explored Connery's and Urusla Andress' bodies with a blatant, sportive
lust, and the audiences thanked him gratefully for it. It was seedy pulp
made reputable. And the producers hoped that this would overshadow the
film's obvious shortcomings in production design, special effects and
the stunt department. Succeeded by
From Russia with Love (1963).
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