Cinematic James Bond turns 45 years old today

On this day in 1962, James Bond made his big screen debut.

"Dr No" celebrated its world premiere at the London Pavilion in London, UK on 5th October 1962.

Over the past 45 years 21 official films have been released with six actors playing the role of 007: Sean Connery (6), George Lazenby (1), Roger Moore (7), Timothy Dalton (2), Pierce Brosnan (4), and Daniel Craig (1 to date).

The twenty-one Bond films have grossed over $4 billion, or the equivalent of $11 billion taking inflation in to account.

The as-yet untitled 22nd big screen James Bond adventure starring Daniel Craig as 007 will be released on 7th November 2008.

Thanks to `Disco Volante` for the alert.

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