Mission: Thunderball
Released: December 29, 1965
Bond: Sean Connery
Director: Terrence Young
Budget: $5.6 Million
Worldwide Boxoffice: $141.2 Million
Running Time: 125 Minutes
Release Data
UK: 29th December 1965 (PG)
USA: 21st December 1965 (PG)
World Premiere: 9th December 1965
Running Time: 125 minutes
Classification: PG (UK), PG (US)
Budget: $5.6m
Worldwide Box Office: $141.2m
US Box Office: $63.6m
US Admissions: 58.1 million
UK Box Office: N/A
Villain: Emilio Largo
Organization: SPECTRE
Scheme: The theft of nuclear warheads and blackmail of NATO
Henchmen: Vargas, Janni, Fiona Volpe
Girls: Nurse Fearing, Fiona Volpe, Domino
Allies: Felix Leiter, Pinder, Paula Caplan
Bond's Kill Count: 21
Production
Producer: Kevin McClory
Presented By: Harry Saltzman and Albert R Broccoli
Director: Terence Young
Screenplay: Richard Maibaum, John Hopkins
Based On An Original Screenplay By: Jack Whittingham
Based On An Original Story By: Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham and Ian Fleming
Composer: John Barry
Locations
Paris, France; Shrublands, South of England, UK; MI6 HQ, London, UK; Nassau,
Bahamas; Miami, USA
Svensk titel: Åskbollen
Premiärdatum, England: 17 december 1965. USA: 29 december 1965.
Sverige: 26 december 1965. Längd: 129 minuter.
Producent: Kevin McClory.
Exekutiva producenter: Harry Saltzman & Albert R Broccoli, Eon
Productions.
Regi: Terence Young. Manus: Richard Maibaum & John Hopkins.
Foto: Ted Moore. Scenografi: Ken Adam. Klippning: Peter
Hunt.
Musik: John Barry. Filmbolag: United Artists.
Titelmelodi: Thunderball, framförd av Tom Jones (Musik:
John Barry, text: Don Black)
Nassau has often been called The Underwater Hollywood, and for
good reason. Starting with the first silent underwater film in
1916, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Nassau’s reefs have
been backdrops for many films, spanning several decades. During
this time the area has dazzled and amazed millions of moviegoers.
Among the list of iconic stars, none is more famous than
England’s 007, James Bond. From Sean Connery’s Bond to Roger
Moore, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, James Bond has found and
defeated many an adversary in the turquoise waters that surround
New Providence.
EON
Productions movies
1. Dr
No 1962
2. From Russia With
Love 1963
3. Goldfinger 1964
4. Thunderball 1965
5. You
Only Live Twice 1967
6.
On Her Majesty`s Secret Service
1969
7. Diamonds Are
Forever 1971
8. Live And Let Die 1973
9. The Man With The Golden Gun
1974
10.The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
11.Moonraker 1979
12.For Your Eyes Only 1981
13.Octopussy
1983
14.A View To A Kill
1985
15.The Living Daylights
1987
16.Licence To Kill 1989
17.Goldeneye
1995
18.Tomorrow Never Dies1997
19.The World Is Not Enough
1999
20.Die Another
Day 2002
21.Casino Royale 2006
22.Quantum Of Solace
2008
23. Skyfall 2012
24.
SPECTRE
2015
25. James Bond
25 2018
26. James Bond 26 2021
27. James Bond 27 2024
28. James Bond 28 2027
29 .James Bond
29 2030
30 James Bond 30 2033
Not included in
Bondserie or
EON Productions
Casino Royale 1954
Casino
Royale 1967
Never Say Never Again 1983
Producer
Albert
"Cubby"Broccoli
Harry
Saltzman
Barbara Broccoli
Michael G,Wilson
James Bond actors
Barry
Nelson
Sean Connery
George Lazenby
Roger Moore
Timothy Dalton
Pierce Brosnan
Daniel Craig
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Mission
SPECTRE has hijacked two atomic bombs from NATO and threatens to destroy
an important city in the US or England unless their ransom demand is met.
James Bond has only four days to thwart SPECTRE mastermond Emillo Largo
and prevent a nuclear holocaust.
plans an intricate scheme to lure James Bond into stealing a
valuable Soviet decoding machine, and unknowingly deliver it into their
hands. In the process, Agent 007 is to suffer a humiliating and
disgraceful death.
Summary: The thrills never stop as Agent 007 goes above the call of
duty - and to the bottom of the ocean - to track down a villainous
criminal who's holding millions hostage and threatening to plunge the
world into a nuclear holocaust!
Review: Released at the pinnacle of Bond fever, Thunderball
is the one of the best and most popular of all the Bond films. With its
exotic locals, beautiful women (both bad and good), a sinister villain,
casino scenes, fast cars, big explosions and the original Bondian
underwater fight, Thunderball was such a success that shortly after
its release the Paramount Theater in New York City had to run the film 24
hours a day to meet the demand.
The Bond girls are great; Fiona Volpe is the most memorable villainess
in any Bond movie. She is cold hearted, smart and deadly, all while
exuding an aura of beauty and sultriness. Even Domino, who is a bit of a
one-dimensional character (not a big surprise considering the era the
movie was released in), has her shining moments and proves herself to be
stronger than she appears by eventually killing Largo.
Emilio Largo often gets a bad rap as being too "soft" to be a
truly memorable villain, which is a statement I wholeheartedly disagree
with. The scene between him and Bond in the casino in Nassau is brilliant,
with these two strong men in a public battle of whit, each fully knowing
who the other is. I also love the cruelty Largo's ordering Quist thrown
into the shark tank. So, while in reality Largo is just another henchman
for Blofeld, I still like him better than other classic villains including
Goldfinger and Dr. No.
Thunderball also features the original Bondian underwater battle.
Between the backdrop of the crystal blue Caribbean waters and the pure
scale of two armies fighting underwater, Thunderball truly proves
that no one does it better.
Inspelningen gjordes på flera platser, främst Miami och Bahamas.
Flera scener spelades som vanligt för Bondfilmerna in på Pinewood
studios utanför London, England.
I det stora "undervattenslaget" i slutet av filmen mellan amerikanska
attackdykare och Largos mannar deltog 45 dykare framför kameran, medan
32 man skötte själva filmandet.
Åskbollen var första (och enda) gången man fick se hela S.P.E.C.T.R.E:s
ledning i sammanträde. Blofeld själv sitter bakom en skärm så man ser
inte hans ansikte.
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