Thunderball, british spy film, released in 1965, that is the fourth james bond movie and one of the highestgrossing installments in the series. 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. While some things strain credulity by this film, the paradox of james bonds renown as a secret agent is becoming apparent, thunderball does a nice job of capturing the style of james bond without completely abandoning a sense of realism. Feb 04, 2009 sean connery, claudine auger and adolfo celi in the 5th bond film. At the last minute, angelo demands more money to complete his mission, telling volpe that they wouldnt be able to find anyone else to impersonate derval after the plastic surgery, voice lessons and other training angelo has gone through. E, which stands for special executive for counterintelligence, terrorism, revenge and extortion. Sean connery and molly peters at an event for thunderball 1965.
Tom jones, john barry thunderball original motion picture. Soon, the two hotshot world war ii b17 pilots find themselves risking everything to help a beautiful, mysterious, female archeologist named tracy find a lost treasure protected by a curseridden idol called the blue monkey. Thunderball 1965 in 1965, the film thunderball was released, starring sean connery as james bond. Bonds code number in the british intelligence service he so faithfully. It is available on the thunderball ultimate edition dvd. Thunderball is a vastly different film than any film in the entire franchise. The producers decision to change the film s theme song so close to the release date meant that only some of the film s soundtrack had been recorded for release on lp. That scene, and the ensuing dance of death, are two of my favorite moments in thunderball. Terence youngs direction gets a little sloppy this time, with the film overusing fades and transitions like a highschoolers powerpoint presentation. Read the full synopsis of thunderball, 1965, directed by terence young, with sean connery, claudine auger, adolfo celi, at turner classic movies.
Thunderball novel project gutenberg selfpublishing. When ww ii ends, bomber pilot jack denham and his buddy rick carter stay in calcutta to open a bar. Includes tom jones title song and an unreleased score. James bond heads to the bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by spectre agent emilio largo in an international extortion scheme. Original united artists three sheet poster 41x81 for the terrence young adventure thriller, thunderball 1965 starring sean connery, claudine auger, and adolfo celi. Sean connery plays an admirable bond, but he doesnt have enough opportunity to cap off his victories with suave witticisms. Thunderball cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. This is perhaps one of the more controversial of the series because to me and other people, this really isnt a bond. Country musician johnny cash also submitted a song to eon productions titled thunderball but it wasnt used.
Thunderball band, a band at one time signed to esl music. Sean connery and claudine auger at an event for thunderball 1965. If goldfinger proved that the james bond franchise was box office dynamite, 1965 s thunderball cemented the british superspys international appealand further forged a set of pop culture cliches that both inspired and endured even mike meyers modern, multichaptered austin powers spoofing. I could probably see the film growing on me as time goes by. Compared to goldfinger and from russia with love, thunderball is a step backwards for the bond franchise. Thunderball 1965 20387 movieart original film posters. Jun 05, 2014 thunderball 1965 official trailer sean connery james bond movie hd james bond heads to the bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by spectre agent emilio largo in an international. Watch thunderball full movie in hd visit movie 660 a criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 10. The seventeen minute, gently humorous short film, was about a boys visit with his godfather uncle denis, to one of the movies filming locations at silverstone racetrack, northamptonshire, england. Feldman, who held the rights to the latter, but a deal proved too difficult to achieve.
Agent 007 sean connery scuba dives after largo adolfo celi hijacks nuke bombs. Thunderball 1965 full movie download full hd youtube. German weekly film echo filmwoche magazine number 10304, december 31, 1965 24 pages features james bond film feuerball thunderball announcement. Thunderball finds james bond matching wits with the sinister espionage organization s. Thunderball, 1961 james bond novel by ian fleming thunderball, 1965 film adaptation of the novel starring sean connery. This was the first really widescreen bond movie, and the film demonstrably took the effects and sweep to center stage. Thunderball 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film s world premiere was held on 9th december 1965 at the hibiya cinema, tokyo, japan. No anthology that also includes diamonds are forever and from russia, with love. It is an adaptation of the nonfiction book of the same name by peter maas, with a screenplay by stephen geller. In thunderball, it feels as though the elements of what makes a bond film a bond film begin to emerge.
Awsome movie one of the best of the 1960s bond films it has a nice collection of nice cars. Thunderball bored the socks off adventurehungry kids in the 60s, and time hasnt done it any favors. Sean connery, claudine auger, martine beswick, desmond llewelyn. Thunderball 1965 after from russia with love, eon had considered undertaking an adaptation of either on her majestys secret service or casino royale. Thunderball 1965 official trailer sean connery james bond. Thunderball is a 1965 spy film and the fourth in the james bond series produced by eon productions, starring sean connery as the fictional mi6 agent james bond. A child\s guide to blowing up a motor car 1965 ford promotional film sd is a cute and tongueincheek 17minute promo that shows us as a kid receives a birthday present watching the film crew blow up a car while filming thunderball, with a healthy dose of behindthescenes material. Thunderball full movie 1965 lets join, fullhd moviesseasonepisode here. The film was originally supposed to have had its premiere at the odeon, leicester square, london in september 1965.
Starting with the first silent underwater film in 1916, 20,000 leagues under the sea, nassaus reefs have been backdrops for many films, spanning several decades. The crime organization spectre hijacks two atomic bombs from a nato training flight and threatens to destroy a major city unless its exorbitant financial. Oct 18, 2017 title sequence from thunderball 1965, designed by maurice binder thunderball 1965 directed by terence young starring. Thunderball 1965 plot summary 6 james bond heads to the bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by s.
With sean connery, claudine auger, adolfo celi, luciana paluzzi. Looking back on making bond 4 later this year will mark the 50th birthday of thunderball 1965, sean connerys fourth movie as james bond, a smashhit film at the boxoffice which in many ways took bondmania to new and dizzying heights in the mid1960s. James bond heads to the bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by s. Tail end of the opening stunt leads to credit sequence for thunderball, 1965, the fourth james bond feature, title tune by john barry and don black performed by tom jones.
It tells the story of joseph valachi, a mafia informant in the early 1960s who was the first ever mafioso to acknowledge the. Agent emilio largo in an international extortion scheme. Financial analysis of thunderball 1965 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. It was delayed until december because the film could not be completed in time. Thunderball was reprinted in 2005 by titan books as part of the dr.
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