WRITERS: Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, Berkely Mather and Terence Young (uncredited), and based on the story by Ian Fleming.
PRODUCERS: Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Monty Norman and John Barry (uncredited).
DISTRIBUTOR: United Artists.
Dr. No: One million dollars, Mr. Bond. You were wondering what it costs.
James: As a matter of fact, I was.
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $16.0 million (USA)
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE: $59.6 million
BUDGET: $950,000 (USA)
- Thunderball was originally going to be the first 007 movie, but legal wrangles with its co-author lead to Dr. No being chosen instead.
- Author Ian Fleming wanted his cousin Christopher Lee to play Dr. No. Lee would later appear as a villain in The Man With the Golden Gun.
- Max von Sydow was also offered the title role.
- The budget was only $1 million, but when costs overran by $100,000 United Artists wanted to pull the plug, fearing they would never recoup their outlay.
- Fleming originally asked Noel Coward to play the part of Dr. No. Coward replied in a telegram "Dr. No? No! No! No!".
- Roger Moore was author Ian Fleming's original choice for Bond, but he was committed to "The Saint".
- Other actors considered for the lead role included Cary Grant, David Niven, Trevor Howard and Rex Harrison.
- Sean Connery was chosen for the part of 007 after Albert R. Broccoli's wife saw him in Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
- Connery is morbidly afraid of spiders. The shot of the spider in his bed was originally done with a sheet of glass between him and the spider, but when this didn't look realistic enough, the scene was re-shot with stuntman Bob Simmons.
- A painting of the Duke of Wellington, stolen in 1960 and never recovered, can be see on the wall of Dr. No's headquarters.
- All female voices heard in this film, with the exception of Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny, are dubbed by the same, uncredited, English actress.
James: World domination. The same old dream. Our asylums are full of people who think they're Naploeon. Or God.
James Bond: I admire your courage, Miss...?
Sylvia: Trench. Sylvia Trench. I admire your luck, Mr...?
James: Bond. James Bond.