James Bond on Bond Street
James Bond on Bond Street
Dr. No (1962) Poster, British
Lot Closed
September 8, 12:46 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Dr. No (1962) Poster, British
Artist: Mitchell Hooks (1923-2013)
Designer: David Chasman
Unframed: 30 x 40 in. (76 x 102 cm)
Framed: 36 1/4 x 46 1/4 in. (92 x 117.5 cm)
This British poster commenced a long and iconic run of film posters for the Bond movie series is therefore a highly prized collectors' item.
Dr. No was released in 1962 and was the first James Bond film. It was directed by Terence Young and starred Sean Connery and Ursula Andress. The hugely popular James Bond film series now runs to twenty-six films (twenty-five by Eon Productions). Dr. No celebrates its 60th anniversary on 6 October 2022.
Film Posters of the 60s, Aurum Press, 1997, p. 112; The Official 007 Collection: James Bond Movie Posters, Boxtree, 2001, pp. 10-11 (featuring posters from the Eon Productions archive); James Bond: 50 Years of Movie Posters, Dorling Kindersley, 2012, pp. 6-7