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Thunderball

Thunderball

Adventure • PG • 1965 • 2 hr 10 min
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6.5
IMDb
6.9

A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.

Starring

Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Rik Van Nutter

Directed By

Terence Young

Written By

Richard Maibaum, John Hopkins, Jack Whittingham

Genre

AdventureActionThriller

Release Date

December 29, 1965

User Reviews

John Scognamiglio
John Scognamiglio
My favorite of the Connery Bonds…great underwater cinematography
Snoop1000
Snoop1000
It may be campy, and the villain is lame, but this movie uses its setting to its maximum potential, and Domino is the best Bond girl yet.
MS
MS
A classic James Bond film, fun to watch, but dated.
Seth Manning
Seth Manning
Fun, tropical themed film with nuclear warheads as a side dish. Not the best 007 but part of the collection. SPECTRE
Christopher
Christopher
The story is great the only thing wrong is how slow the underwater action scenes are. Worth the watch but not fast enough action.
Sam Willwerth
Sam Willwerth
While not the best Connery-Bond film, it’s still a fun ride with a lot of exciting underwater action and another classic Bond villain
Will Sutter
Will Sutter
Tom Jones does the song for this one. Solid Bond film.
Bobby Lopez
Bobby Lopez
This film pushed the franchise in new and great directions, expanding its fight choreography, stunts, and action sequences.
Thomas Garrett
Thomas Garrett
A solid Bond film, albeit a more forgettable one
Julius
Julius
When it comes down to it, this movie is utterly forgettable as whole, despite the cool soundtrack and locations, (some) great set pieces

Stats

Ratings
103 (3%)
640 (21%)
1,868 (63%)
373 (12%)
6.5 – Based on 3k ratings
Attributes
Slow
Simple
Light
Fast
Complex
Dark
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50%
32%
17%
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Trailer
Thunderball (1965) Official Trailer - Sean Connery James Bond Movie HD
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Q introduces Bond to his new gadgets
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Bond swims with the sharks
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“I think he got the point.”
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Bond and Emilio Largo battle
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Number 9 is electrocuted
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DB5 vs motorbike
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Underwater fight

Cast & Crew

Terence Young
Terence
Young
Sean Connery
Sean
Connery
Claudine Auger
Claudine
Auger
Adolfo Celi
Adolfo
Celi
Luciana Paluzzi
Luciana
Paluzzi
Rik Van Nutter
Rik Van Nutter
Guy Doleman
Guy
Doleman
Molly Peters
Molly
Peters
Martine Beswick
Martine
Beswick
Bernard Lee
Bernard
Lee
Desmond Llewelyn
Desmond
Llewelyn
Richard Maibaum
Richard
Maibaum
John Hopkins
John
Hopkins
Jack Whittingham
Jack
Whittingham

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