Dr. No

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Cast & Crew

Sean Connery

James Bond

Ursula Andress

Honey Ryder

Joseph Wiseman

Dr. No

Jack Lord

Felix Leiter

Zena Marshall

Miss Taro

Eunice Gayson

Sylvia Trench

Lois Maxwell

Miss Moneypenny

Margaret LeWars

Photographer

John Kitzmiller

Quarrel

Bernard Lee

M

Anthony Dawson

Professor Dent

Reggie Carter

Jones

Peter Burton

Major Boothroyd

William Foster-Davis

Superintendent

Lois Blaazar

Pleydell-Smith

Michelle Mok

Sister Rose

Dolores Keator

Mary

Yvonne Shima

Sister Lily

Byron Lee Band

Singer at Puss Feller's (uncredited)

Tim Moxon

John Strangways (uncredited)

Terence Young

Director

Ian Fleming

Writer

Richard Maibaum

Writer

Johanna Harwood

Writer

Albert R. Broccoli

Producer

Harry Saltzman

Producer

Monty Norman

Original Music

Ted Moore

Cinematographer

Peter Hunt

Film Editing

Ken Adam

Production Design

Syd Cain

Art Director

Tessa Prendergast

Costume Design

John O'Gorman

Makeup Artist

Eileen Warwick

Hair Stylist

L.C. Rudkin

Production Manager

Clive Reed

Assistant Director

Freda Pearson

Set Dresser

Frank George

Special Effects

Roy Field

Visual Effects

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Critic Reviews for Dr. No

Audience Reviews for Dr. No

• Aug 29, 2017

  Although it hasn't aged very well technically, Dr. No is a well paced and enjoyable first entry to the Bond franchise.
  

  Super Reviewer
• Feb 08, 2016

  Perhaps it was the best that when I began watching Bond back many years ago, I decided to start at the very beginning (as is usually the best thing to do with large film franchises.) Dr. No isn't the best, or most elaborate Bond film, but it's a somewhat decent place to start a franchise with so many ups and downs in quality that the films have experienced over the years. Sean Connery is still my favourite Bond of all time; yes, beyond Daniel Craig and Roger Moore. Aside form the fact that Connery was the first to portray Bond on the big screen, he gives Bond a personality that every other Bond actor has tried to build upon by various means, but never fully eclipsing him. What makes Connery's Bond so good is that he projects a confidence while still being extremely suave, yet he can also become cold-blooded at a second's notice; plainly said, he has by far the most dexterity and range of any of the Bonds, and the 1960s were the 007 franchises' first Golden Age. Looking back at it, as a story, Dr. No isn't at all the most three-dimensional, and it indeed suffers from the flaws of EON having to eliminate all of it's story-arc ties with Dr. No as a novel being in the middle of the 007 series. Aside from it's story limitations, it is a resounding smash as a spy and suspense film, although not nearly as good and seamless as it's successor film. With the Bond multi hundred million dollar budget films that are getting doled out every three or four years these days, it's often difficult to remember the limitations that the Bond films earlier on (especially in the early sixties) had to deal with. This is especially the case of Dr. No as it was the first in the franchise, and thus dealing with even a more paltry budget than it's immediate successors. Despite the limitations, though, the classic Hollywood influence does seem to seep into and shine in this film, although I think they could have structured it a tad better overall. Aside from being the first film of the series, Dr. No is also quintessential to the franchise as it was the film that introduced all the "Bondsy" stuff which would more or less be continued throughout the series to varying degrees and make the 007 films the ones we know and love to this very day (the martini, the suits, the gadgets, the small exotic sports cars, the elaborate lairs and villains, etc.). And although in comparison to Thunderbolt and From Russia with Love, the climax seems somewhat lesser-dramatic and kind of left me wondering if that was all as the credits began to roll, but as a debut spy film made in a time when The Beatles were still playing dingy clubs, it's a pretty damn good one.
  

  Super Reviewer
• Feb 07, 2016

  Ahhhh good old classic Bond. If it wasn't for this film we'd never get any Bond films. The action, thrills and humor is all there with Sean Connery in my opinion my favourite Bond actor.
  

  Super Reviewer
• Sep 28, 2015

  Don't dare say No to this character-defining, hard hitting, and hugely suspenseful franchise starter, in which the Dr. puts the first and arguably best James Bond through some winningly soon-to-be familiar paces only to birth a legend. Though not the first (CBS's Casino Royale in 1954 starting Barry Nelson) or only (Never Say Never Again in 1982 starring, gulp, Sean Connery) to usurp the franchise, this Dr. amazingly establishes the tone, wit, persona, and action-packed panache that made 007 a legend right from the get-go despite a slimmed down budget. Between the music, star charisma, and one-liners, you would assume that producers "Cubby" Broccoli and Harry Saltzman knew what they were doing from the outset. The risks they took, however, historically paid off. It could've all ended up a double goose egg with no lucky seven were it not for their casting acumen. In the spy caper that started it all, a resourceful British government agent (Connery) seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program. It's not just the charm of Connery, however, but the direction (Terence Young), writing, and editing that established a billion dollar brand right from the familiar gun-scope view of Bond right as he shoots you at the outset. Despite a stripped down budget in comparison with what would follow, Dr. No organically gets everything nearly right, particularly Ursula Andress's bikini entrance and the introduction of M, Moneypenny, and the Vesper Martini, as well as Bond trading in his Smith and Wesson for a Walther PPK and getting his 00-status (remember, Bond has to kill to get this, which gives the belies the series' tragic undertones). Casting a New York stage actor (Joseph Wiseman) as a Chinese-born terrorist, however, still raises eyebrows. Bottom line: On the Moneypenny
  

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