How The Birth Of James Bond And ‘dr. No’ Created The Modern Blockbuster 57 Years Ago

Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire
Mon, 06/01/2020 - 12:00pm

Sean Connery was a nobody, no one cared about Ian Fleming, and sequels were for losers. And then, the Cuban Missile Crisis became the ultimate promotional tie-in.

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How The Birth Of James Bond And ‘dr. No’ Created The Modern Blockbuster 57 Years Ago

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