Dr. No : : The First James Bond Film / / James Chapman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
• VerfasserIn: Chapman, James,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 21 film stills & photographs
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; Chapter One SEX, SNOBBERY, AND SADISM --; Chapter Two EVERYTHING OR NOTHING --; Chapter Three MONKEY BUSINESS --; Chapter Four UNDERNEATH THE MANGO TREE --; Chapter Five A BIZARRE COMEDY MELODRAMA --; Chapter Six I’M JUST LOOKING --; CONCLUSION --; Appendix I DR. NO PRODUCTION CREDITS --; Appendix II DR. NO PRODUCTION BUDGET --; Appendix III DR. NO DAILY PROGRESS REPORTS --; NOTES --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231555746; 9783110749663; 9783110992809; 9783110992816; 9783110993899; 9783110994810
• DOI: 10.7312/chap20492
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: James Chapman.

When Dr. No premiered at the London Pavilion on October 5, 1962, no one predicted that it would launch the longest-running series in cinema history. It introduced the James Bond formula that has been a box-office fixture ever since: sensational plots, colorful locations, beautiful women, diabolical villains, thrilling action set pieces, and a tongue-in-cheek tone. An explosive cocktail of action, spectacle, and sex, Dr. No transformed popular cinema.James Chapman provides a lively and comprehensive study of Dr. No, marshaling a wealth of archival research to place the film in its historical moment. He demonstrates that, contrary to many fan myths, the film was the product of a carefully considered transnational production process. Chapman explores the British super-spy’s origins in Ian Fleming’s snobbery-with-violence thrillers, examining the process of adaptation from page to screen. He considers Dr. No in the contexts of the UK and Hollywood film industries as well as the film’s place in relation to the changing social and cultural landscape of the 1960s, particularly Cold War anxieties and the decline of the British Empire. The book also analyzes the film’s problematic politics of gender and race and considers its cultural legacy.This thorough and insightful account of Dr. No will appeal to film historians and Bond fans alike.