Thunderball

Year:

1965

Duration:

130 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7

Director:

Terence Young

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1965-12-22

Filming Locations: Avenue d'Eylau, Paris 16, Paris, France

Earnings

Budget: $9,000,000

Gross: $63,595,658 (USA) (11 November 2012)

Cast

Actor

Character

Claudine Auger

Thunderball

Luciana Paluzzi

Thunderball

Sean Connery

James Bond

Adolfo Celi

Largo

Rik Van Nutter

Felix Leiter

Guy Doleman

Count Lippe

Molly Peters

Patricia

Martine Beswick

Paula

Bernard Lee

'M'

Desmond Llewelyn

'Q'

Lois Maxwell

Moneypenny

Roland Culver

Foreign Secretary

Earl Cameron

Pinder

Paul Stassino

Palazzi

Rose Alba

Madame Boitier

Philip Locke

Vargas

George Pravda

Kutze

Michael Brennan

Janni

Leonard Sachs

Group Captain

Edward Underdown

Air Vice Marshal

Reginald Beckwith

Kenniston

Harold Sanderson

Hydrofoil Captain

Anthony Bailey

Radar Navigator

Gábor Baraker

SPECTRE Representative (uncredited)

Amelia Bayntun

Mrs. Karlski

Anthony Blackshaw

Sentry at RAF Base

Dana Broccoli

Cafe Martinique Dancer (uncredited)

Courtney Brown

SPECTRE Diver

Ian Bulloch

SPECTRE Henchman

Clive Cazes

SPECTRE Number 9 (uncredited)

Pauline Chamberlain

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Cecil Cheng

SPECTRE Number 7 (uncredited)

Michael Culver

Vulcan Bomber Crewman

Bill Cummings

Quist

Anthony Dawson

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Henry Ford II

Extra at the Nassau Casino (uncredited)

Jack Gwillim

Senior RAF Staff Officer

Neil Hallett

Vulcan Bomber Pilot

Diane Hartford

Girl in Kiss Kiss Club

Philo Hauser

Mr. Karlski

Patrick Holt

Group Captain Dawson

Murray Kash

SPECTRE Number 11

Suzy Kendall

Prue

John Ketteringham

(uncredited)

George Leech

Disco Volante Crewman

André Maranne

SPECTRE Number 10 (uncredited)

Kevin McClory

Man Smoking at Nassau Casino

Albert Michel

Priest at Bouvar's Funeral

Mitsouko

Madame LaPorte

Derek Partridge

Vulcan Bomber Crewman

Eric Pohlmann

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Lloyd Reckord

Pinder's Assistant

Robert Rietty

Emilio Largo

Peter Roy

006

Charles Russhon

Air Force Officer

Bill Sawyer

Ambulance Attendant

Bob Simmons

Colonel Jacques Bouvar - SPECTRE #6

Philip Stone

SPECTRE Number 5 (uncredited)

Nikki Van der Zyl

Dominique 'Domino' Derval

Did you know?

Trivia

First appearance in the James Bond series of a shark-infested swimming pool, used to execute a disloyal subordinate.

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The aircraft that plucks James Bond and Domino out of the life raft was a highly modified B-17G (and was a prototype for the USAF/NASA Satellite Airborne Recovery Project).

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Thunderbeatle was the nickname for James Bond creator Ian Fleming given to him by his wife Ann Fleming. The type of car that Largo is seen driving in Paris at the start of the movie was a 1965 Thunderbird which was a make of car that was adored by Ian Fleming.

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Goofs

The boat captain's hat gets knocked off three times during the fight.

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When Bond hitches a ride with Fiona in her Mustang convertible, the engine sound that's overdubbed comes from a smaller sports car.

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When Bond is being held in the car, a drunk comes along a offers a bottle of rum. Bond spills the run over the back of the front seat and ignites it. The fluid flashes and burns with a bright orange flame. Rum will not flash and only burns with a cool, dim blue flame. It would not be hot enough to immediately set the car seat alight.

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Quotes

Pat Fearing: James, where are you going?

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Fiona: Aren't you in the wrong room, Mr. Bond?

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James Bond: That gun, it looks more fitting for a woman.

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Faq

Q

How many James Bond movies did Sean Connery make?

A

Including Thunderball, Connery made seven movies in which he played James Bond: Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Never Say Never Again (1983).

Q

What card game do Bond and Largo play?

A

Baccarat. A description of the game and its rules can be found here. The game is featured several times throughout the run of the Bond series.

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Thunderball can be found here.

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