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“Dr. No”: First Danish retail VHS cover (1989)
VHS COVER
In 1989 Warner Home Video issued all of the James Bond 007 films (except the Columbia-produced "Casino Royale" from 1967) on retail VHS through local distributor Metronome Video. The Bond films had not previously been available for sale in Denmark.
This initial retail series had specially designed cover art with raster graphics on a metallic grey background which was obviously meant to resemble Maurice Binder's famous gunbarrel design.
The VHS cover for "Dr. No" (1962) is distinguished by its terrible artwork reminiscent of African or Indian wall-posters:
Scan courtesy of Jan Mouritzen.
“Dr. No”: Danish second edition (1965)
NOVEL
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COMIC
“Dr. No”: Danish souvenir programme (1963)
COLLECTABLE
For the initial Danish theatrical release in 1963 of EOON Productions' first James Bond 007 film, "Dr. No", local distributor United Artists printed this souvenir programme which was sold in cinemas showing the film.
The original twelve-page brochure was later reissued as an updated eight-page edition.
“Dr. No”: Danish theatrical poster (1963)
FILM POSTER
On 5 April 1963, United Artists released EON Productions' "Dr. No" theatrically in Denmark. The film's Danish title reads "Agent 007 mission: drab" [Agent 007 Mission: Kill].
The theatrical poster pictured below, measuring 83x62 cm, was produced for the first Danish cinema release of "Dr. No.". The poster was clearly inspired by the UK campaign, with the addition of a striking yellow-black-white color scheme. The uncredited artist who traced Mitchell Hooks' artwork of the four Bond girls from the UK poster might have been an employee at United Artists' distribution office in Denmark.
Ian Fleming 's name is Danicized to Jan Fleming on the poster, concordant with the first Danish editions of his James Bond 007 novels. The director's name, Terence Young, and EON Productions are both misspelled.
“Dr. No”: Danish first edition (1963)
BOOKS
Agent 007 operation mord (1963)
Jan Fleming
Danish first edition
Original: Dr. No (Jonathan Cape 1958)
Publisher: Grafisk forlag
Translator: Bengt Janus
Cover art: William (Petersen)
Ian Fleming's sixth James Bond novel was the seventh to be published in Danish. For the first time, Sean Connery's likeness is featured on the cover art. The photo insert is a still from EON Productions' film version of "Dr. No", released in Denmark the same year as "Agent 007 mission: drab".
As before, the author's byline on the cover has been danicized into "Jan Fleming".
Later editions:
● Agent 007 operation mord ("G-bog" nr. 55, Grafisk forlag 1965)
● Operation mord ("G-bog" nr. 55, Grafisk forlag 1967)
● Dr. No (Aschehoug 1984)
● Dr. No (Aschehoug 2006)
● Dr. No (Rosenkilde & Bahnhof 2014)