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  1. Herschel "Harry" Saltzman (/ ˈ s ɔː l t s m ə n /; () October 27, 1915 – () September 28, 1994) was a Canadian theatre and film producer. He is best remembered for co-producing the first nine of the James Bond film series with Albert R. Broccoli.

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    Published as a novel in 1958, Dr No was initially devised as a story treatment for American TV producers. While Fleming saw cinema as a more lucrative medium, which would come with rights royalties and, in turn, drive sales of his novels and thus appealed to him enormously. By all accounts, he was not shy about wanting to monetise his writings. How...

    There’s a memorable joke in Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery is about how a million dollars doesn’t go as far in the 1990s as it did in the 1960s. Even adjusted for inflation, it pales with the reported $250m+ budget of No Time To Die. It was a big gamble for United Artists too, but next to what the producers had in mind for Bond, it was...

    Saltzman and Broccoli screened Dr Nofor UA in summer 1962 and the reception was not enthusiastic. The assembled executives saw the film as a B-movie, and the head of the studio’s European operations reportedly remarked that the only good thing about it was that they wouldn’t lose a lot of money on it. In another blow, Mankowitz requested his name b...

  2. Aug 12, 2016 · The making of the first Bond film – ‘Dr No’ (1962) In 1961 author Ian Fleming sold a six-month option to all his James Bond novels and short stories (those already penned and future ones), with the exception of Casino Royale, which he had previously sold, to entrepreneur Harry Saltzman.

  3. When Harry Saltzman and Albert R ‘Cubby’ Broccoli produced Dr. No in 1962, they brought together an artistic and technical family, some of whom went on to become legends in the film industry: John Barry, Ken Adam, Ted Moore, Maurice Binder, not to mention Sean Connery.

  4. Oct 1, 2012 · After a number of critically acclaimed movies, he began searching around for more profitable stories and scripts, until he came across Ian Fleming’s novel, Goldfinger. Wanting to shoot a movie based around the character of James Bond, Saltzman bought a six-month option on the film rights in 1961.

  5. Sep 28, 1994 · Herschel "Harry" Saltzman (October 27, 1915 – September 28, 1994) was a Canadian theatre and film producer. He is best remembered for co-producing the first nine of the James Bond film series with Albert R. Broccoli. He lived most of his life in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England.

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  7. Mar 9, 2019 · When Harry Saltzman and Albert R ‘Cubby’ Broccoli produced Dr. No in 1962, they brought together an artistic and technical family, some of whom went on to become legends in the film industry: John Barry, Ken Adam, Ted Moore, Maurice Binder, not to mention Sean Connery.

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