The Sixties really began on October 1962.
On Sunday October 7, 1962 “Dr. No”, the first official James Bond film, was released in over 100 cinemas in the UK. The World Premiere was held on 5th October - the same day as The Beatles released their first single “Love Me Do”. Together The Beatles and Dr. No would largely shape what we know as the Sixties and both were ultimately part of a cultural revolution that transformed British society.
James Bond's first car was a Sunbeam Alpine Series II (being the first film based on the Ian Fleming novels, there were no vehicles supplied by manufacturers for the prestige of being in a 007 movie). The film had a budget of less than £1m so, to keep costs in check, the car was borrowed from a Jamaican resident (and was one of only a few sports cars on the island).
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