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Originally Posted by zen007
Dr. No (1962). From what I recall, the book was based on a screenplay therefore chosen as the first adventure to film. Maybe the producers had issues with "Thunderball" (first choice as the first film), which was also written as a screenplay first. Parts of the film may appear like a TV movie but is still fun to watch and has some iconic moments.
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The issues were that Kevin McClory, who was the producer/co-author of the original aborted film project that became Thunderball, sued Fleming and obtained the film rights. The 1965 movie was a collaboration between McClory and Eon.