FILM PLOT OUTLINE: James Bond travels to Jamaica to investigate the death of
one of his colleagues where he encounters the evil Dr. No – an agent of
S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
STARRING: Sean Connery as James Bond Ursula Andress Joseph Wiseman
MEMORABLE BECAUSE: Ursula Andress appearing from the sea in THAT bikini!
INTERESTING MUSICAL FACTS: Just 3 days before the music for the film was due
to be recorded, the producers contacted composer John Barry in a panic. They
were unhappy with Norman’s heavy calypso feel and felt it needed something with
a bit more grit. Barry squared off the music and added in the middle 8 to the
Bond theme. Barry and Norman both claimed to be the composer of the theme until
a court controversially awarded the rights to Norman almost 40 years later
proving the old saying "Where there's a hit there's a writ"..
INTERESTING FILM FACTS: Dr. No is the only film in the Bond series not to
contain a pre-title sequence. Also, Q (Desmond Llewelyn) is missing from this
film – this only happened twice until he died after The World Is Not Enough.
Since you are clearly a keen spy, you must be
alert for more information. Here's a
clue.
NAME OF SONG: JAMES BOND THEME