James Bond vs. Dr. No on France 2: Sean Connery’s first outing as 007

France 2 returns to the series’ origins with Dr. No. Directed by Terence Young in 1962, this first film in the official series casts Sean Connery as Agent 007. The character created by Ian Fleming makes the leap from novel to the big screen.

Sent to Jamaica after a British agent goes missing, Bond discovers the activities of the mysterious Dr. No. Joseph Wiseman plays the adversary, while Ursula Andress plays Honey Ryder and Jack Lord plays American agent Felix Leiter. The investigation leads 007 to a criminal organization that will extend beyond this one mission: SPECTRE.

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The adaptation is based on the 1958 novel Dr. No, with a screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood and Berkely Mather. It also introduces the recurring characters M and Miss Moneypenny, played by Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell. Looking back to the first installment brings us back to the elements on which the film series was subsequently built.

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