Showing posts with label 1962. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1962. Show all posts

Monday, November 9, 2015

Dr. No (1962)


"The first screen adventure for agent 007 - Bond, James Bond."



Directed by Terence Young
Produced by Harry Saltzman, Albert R. Broccoli
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum
Johanna Harwood, Berkely Mather
Based on "Dr. No" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord
Music by Monty Norman
Cinematography: Ted Moore
Edited by Peter R. Hunt
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: 10 October 1962 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 109 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $1.1 million
Box office: $59.5 million

"Dr. No" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Terence Young and written by Richard Maibaum, based on "Dr. No" by Ian Fleming. It's the first installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.

Friday, March 27, 2015

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)


"The most beloved and widely read Pulitzer Prize Winner now comes vividly alive on the screen!"


Directed by Robert Mulligan
Produced by Alan J. Pakula
Screenplay by Horton Foote
Based on "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
Starring: Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, John Megna, Ruth White, Paul Fix, Brock Peters, Frank Overton
Narrated by Kim Stanley
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography: Russell Harlan, A.S.C.
Edited by Aaron Stell, A.C.E.
Production companies: Pakula-Mulligan, Brentwood Productions
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date: 11 February 1963 (Brazil)
Running time: 129 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $2 million
Box office: $13,129,846 (USA)

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a drama film directed by Robert Mulligan and based on the novel of the same name by Harper Lee. It tells the story of Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, who defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.