Dr. No - The First James Bond Film

Dr. No introduced the James Bond formula that has been a box-office fixture ever since. An explosive cocktail of action, spectacle, and sex, the film 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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Sex, Snobbery, and Sadism
2. Everything or Nothing
3. Monkey Business
4. Underneath the Mango Tree
5. A Bizarre Comedy Melodrama
6. 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

Über den Autor / die Autorin

James Chapman is professor of film studies at the University of Leicester and editor of the Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television. His books include Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films (second edition, 2007), Hitchcock and the Spy Film (2018), and The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945–1985 (2022).

Zusammenfassung

Dr. No introduced the James Bond formula that has been a box-office fixture ever since. An explosive cocktail of action, spectacle, and sex, the film 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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: James Chapman, Chapman James
• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9780231204934
• ISBN: 978-0-231-20493-4
• Seiten: 256
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Theater, Ballett; Performing Arts, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Action & Adventure, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film: styles & genres, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production, Film Theory & Criticism, Film: styles and genres, Film history, theory or criticism