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==Production==

===Production History===

When Harry Saltaman gained the rights for the James Bond book, he didn't go through with the project. Instead, Albert R. Broccoli wanted the rights to the Bond books and attempted to buy them off Saltzman. But Saltzman didn't want to give the rights to Broccoli and then they formed a partnership to make the James Bond films. They got authourisation from United Artists to produce the film, to be released in 1962. Saltzman and Brocolli created two companies. Danjac, which was to hold the rights to the films and EON Productions, which was to produce the film.<ref name="documentry">{{cite video | year = 1999 | title = Inside Dr. No Documentry ''Dr. No Ultimate Edition DVD'' | medium = DVD | publisher = MGM }}</ref>

When Harry Saltaman gained the rights for the James Bond book, he didn'tdid not go through with the project. Instead, Albert R. Broccoli wanted the rights to the Bond books and attempted to buy them off Saltzman. But Saltzman didn'tdid not want to give the rights to Broccoli and thenso they formed a partnership to make the James Bond films. They got authourisation from United Artists to produce the film, to be released in 1962. Saltzman and Brocolli created two companies. Danjac, which was to hold the rights to the films and EON Productions, which was to produce the filmfilms.<ref name="documentry">{{cite video | year = 1999 | title = Inside Dr. No Documentry ''Dr. No Ultimate Edition DVD'' | medium = DVD | publisher = MGM }}</ref>

In serachsearch for a director, Broccoli and Saltzman limited their choices to British film makers, so as to maketo give a British "''feel''" ofto James Bond. The producers offered the part to [[Guy Green]], [[Guy Hamilton]] and [[Ken Hughes]], whichwho all three turned it down. ThenThey theyfinally signed [[Terence Young]] to beas the director. Broccoli and Saltzman felt that Young, could givemake a real stampimpression on the James Bond character, and would able to successfully transfer the essence of the character from book to film.<ref name="documentry"/>

''[[Thunderball (film)| Thunderball]]'' was originally intended to be the first Bond film, but due to a legal battle with a [[screenplay]] co-author, [[Kevin McClory]].{{fact}} When United Artists and Eon Productions chose to make another Bond book, David Picker, a United Artists representative, gave a real push for [[''Dr. No (novel)]]. Due to it's point of view' andwas below-the-linechosen contentinstead.

===The search for James Bond===