Many aspects of a typical James Bond film were established in Dr. The film spawned a comic book adaptation and soundtrack album as part of its promotion and marketing. No also launched a genre of secret agent films that flourished in the 1960s. While the film received a mixed critical reaction upon release, it has gained a reputation over time as one of the series' best instalments. The film makes a few references to threads from earlier books, and later books in the series as well, such as the criminal organisation SPECTRE, which was not introduced until the 1961 novel Thunderball. No was the sixth of Fleming's series, beginning with Casino Royale. Julius No, who is plotting to disrupt an early American space launch from Cape Canaveral with a radio beam weapon.Īlthough it was the first of the Bond books to be made into a film, Dr. The trail leads him to the underground base of Dr. In the film, James Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a fellow British agent. It was followed by From Russia with Love in 1963. Broccoli, a partnership that continued until 1975.

The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R.

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. It is the first film in the James Bond series. No is a 1962 spy film directed by Terence Young.

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