The film James Bond Dr No has transformed a real burglary into a brilliant Easter egg

The actuator of Terence Young in 1962 “Dr. No” – based on the sixth novel by James Bond by Ian Fleming – was not the first piece of media filmed to present the notable Spy Bond of Fleming Cold War James, but it is often considered the very first James Bond film. It was certainly the first to present Sean Connery as Bond, and it was the first supervised by Eon Productions, long -standing holders of the film rights 007. He can be considered the first in a long line of “canonical” connection films, a line that lasts to date. Amazon has 007 now, so the future of the franchise remains to be discovered.

It was fun to see James Bond evolve over the years. In 1962, Bond was an overexpulse and liquefied charmer, the sexiest spy that MI6 had to offer. “Dr. No” presented a lot of sexism and racism which was essential at the time, but fans of James Bond prefer to remember it for his action, his heroism and his sexual tension; It was the film that included a scene in which Ursula Andress wore a bikini. “Dr. No” is always with emotion, even if it is dated. The modern public, for example, will have trouble bypassing the casting; The white, Jewish actor, born in Canada and American, Joseph Wiseman, was specially make-up to play the Chinese-German character from Dr. No. The character himself exploited in the fears of persistent “yellow peril” of the Second World War, which makes him a little dated in 1962.

Another slightly obsolete gag that the modern public may not recognize is the inclusion of Francisco Goya’s painting “Portrait of the Duke of Wellington”. James Bond carefully throws painting while walking in the secret job of Dr. No halfway through the film. For the modern public, it looks like another painting, another excellent work of art than Dr. No had bought or filled.

In 1962, however, the table was missing, having been stolen from the National Gallery of London in the previous August. The manufacturers of “Dr. No” implied that the villain of the title was the culprit.

“Portrait of the Duke of Wellington” was started by Goya from 1812 and completed in 1814, after the subject won the Battle of Salamanca. The Duke carries his uniform military dress, inlaid with many medals and honors he has won for his military prowess. The painting was transmitted by the descendants of the Duke for many years, finally coming in possession of a John Osborne, the 11th Duke of Leeds, in 1961. Osborne sold the auction table, where a charity called the Wolfson Foundation bought it for the London National Gallery. It costs £ 140,000. The gallery then presented it on August 2.

“Duke” was stolen from the gallery wall on August 21. A bus driver named Kempton Bunton was valued with the table, bringing him home and sitting on it for four years. According to an article of Forbes, Bunton had had conversations with security agents and learned that the infrared safety sensors developed from the paint were closed for a spell early in the morning to allow cleaning. Bunton waited until the sensors left, sneak through a bathroom window (which he had left the day before) and sneaks with the good duke. After keeping the painting for four years, Bunton returned it, depositing it in a lost and discouraged station. He was arrested by the police and denounced, but the jury only sentenced him to three months in prison for stealing the framework. The table was back and unscathed, so no harm, no fault, right?

At the time, “Dr. No” was, however, turned none of these details was yet known. “Duke” always lacked, and no one knew who took it. Of course, the British public would have experienced missing painting, and laughed when they saw it in the lair of Dr. No. Dr. No is a villain, so of course he was the one who stole “Duke”.

The benchmark for the flight of art is obscure today, but now you can impress people during parties with the anecdotes above.