Sean Connery and Ursula Andress in 'Dr. No'Credit: Danjaq/Eon/Ua/Kobal/Shutterstock
Sean Connery and Ursula Andress in 'Dr. No'
Credit: Danjaq/Eon/Ua/Kobal/Shutterstock

NEED TO KNOW

  • The original James Bond movie, titled Dr. No, premiered in 1962

  • The film launched Sean Connery into a global star and was the first of his many runs as James Bond

  • Connery was joined by Ursula Andress, Lois Maxwell, Bernard Lee and more

Few film franchises throughout history can match the impact of James Bond.

Spanning more than 20 films, six leading men and countless Bond Girls, the adventures of the British Secret Service agent make up one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.