Thunderball
Thunderball is a 1965 British spy film and the fourth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the 1961 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, and Fleming. It was the third and final Bond film to be directed by Terence Young, with its screenplay by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins. The movie would have been the first of the Bond series if not for legal disputes over copyright.
Plot
SPECTRE operative Emilio Largo devises a plan to have NATO be held for ransom by hijacking two atomic bombs from an Royal Air Force (RAF) Avro Vulcan strategic jet bomber during a training exercise. To facilitate Largo's plans, SPECTRE operative Count Lippe recruits Angelo Palazzi to oversee the theft of the bombs, and with help from SPECTRE agent Fiona Volpe, has him surgically alter his face to match that of French Air Force pilot François Derval, who is assisting in the exercise. Volpe and Angelo murder the real Derval, while they are staying at the Shrublands health resort, only for the latter to demand more money. Fiona acquiesces, merely to have him continue with their operation. Following the plan, Angelo successfully hijacks the bomber, killing its crew, and lands it into shallow waters within the Bahamas. While the bombs are recovered by his men, Largo murders Angelo for reneging on his original deal with SPECTRE.
Awards
Cast
- Adolfo Celi
- Albert Michel
- André Maranne
- Anthony Dawson
- Bernard Lee
- Bob Simmons
- Claudine Auger
- Desmond Llewelyn
- Earl Cameron
- Edward Underdown
- Eric Pohlmann
- George Pravda
- Guy Doleman
- Jack Gwillim
- Kevin McClory
- Lois Maxwell
- Luciana Paluzzi
- Martine Beswick
- Michael Brennan
- Molly Peters
- Nikki van der Zyl
- Patrick Holt
- Paul Stassino
- Philip Locke
- Philip Stone
- Reginald Beckwith
- Rik Van Nutter
- Robert Rietti
- Roland Culver
- Sean Connery
- Suzy Kendall
More details
| author | Ian Fleming Jack Whittingham John Hopkins Kevin McClory Richard Maibaum |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Visual Effects |
| contentLocation | England London Miami Paris The Bahamas |
| director | Terence Young |
| editor | Peter R. Hunt |
| events | aviation |
| genre | action thriller |
| keywords | abduct air force pilot atomic bomb avro vulcan bahamas breathe brief cia agent disco volante discover domino domino vitali emilio largo felix leiter force french air force fulton surface-to-air recovery system fulton system hijack hydrofoil junkanoo kill meet nato nuclear physicist nuclear weapons plastic surgery q royal air force secret agent seven days surgically alter training exercise u.s. navy united kingdom united states |
| musicBy | John Barry |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Visual Effects |
| producer | Kevin McClory |
| productionCompany | Eon Productions |
| publisher | United Artists |
| recordedAt | Florida Miami Paris Pinewood Studios The Bahamas |
| theme | sequel spy terrorism |