Mitchell-Hooks
Dr. No, 1962
British Quad Film Poster
30¼ x 40¼ in. (77 x 102.24 cm)
Backed on Linen
Printed in England by Stafford & Co., Ltd., Netherfield, Nottingham and London
Price available on request
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A scarce and sought after country-of-origin poster for the first release of the first James Bond film. Based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, the 1962 release of...
A scarce and sought after country-of-origin poster for the first release of the first James Bond film. Based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, the 1962 release of 'Dr. No' first introduced the world to one of the most enduring characters in Western cinema and kicked off one of the most successful film franchises of all time. Suave British spy James Bond travels to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent, where he battles a megalomaniac scientist bent on disrupting the US space programme. In the same way that the first film established many of the themes and visual aspects that came to be associated with the James Bond series, the first film posters set a template for the visual representation of Bond that has seen little deviation over the past 60 years and featured the first use of the now familiar 007 pistol logo by Joseph Caroff. Based on a design by David Chasman, illustrator Mitchell Hooks pictured the gentleman spy in dinner jacket, with his smoking pistol in one hand and cigarette in the other, flanked by four glamorous beauties in various states of undress.
Provenance
Excellent (A-)
Conservation backed on linen with no restoration. Backing has diminished the appearance of the standard machine folds so that they are virtually invisible. Backing has additionally smoothed some handling wear to upper corners, and a couple of minor fold splits and one small half-inch tear to upper edge in white margin. Image and colours excellent - a magnificent example of this sought after poster.