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Directed by Terence Young Produced by Kevin McClory Screenplay by Richard Maibaum John Hopkins Story by Kevin McClory Jack Whittingham Ian Fleming Based on Thunderball by Ian Fleming Starring Sean Connery Claudine Auger Adolfo Celi Luciana Paluzzi Rik Van Nutter Desmond Llewelyn Bernard Lee Music by John Barry Cinematography Ted Moore Editing by Ernest Hosler Peter R. Hunt (supr ed) Studio Eon Productions Distributed by United Artists Release date(s) 9 December 1965 (Tokyo, premiere) 29 December 1965 (United Kingdom) Running time 130 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Budget $9 million Box office $141.2 million Thunderball (1965) is the fourth spy film in the James Bond series starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original screenp lay by Jack Whittingham. It was directed by Terence Young with screenplay by Ric hard Maibaum and John Hopkins. The film follows Bond's mission to find two NATO atomic bombs stolen by SPECTRE, which holds the world ransom for 100 million in diamonds, in exchange for not de stroying an unspecified major city in either England or the United States (later revealed to be Miami). The search leads Bond to the Bahamas, where he encounter s Emilio Largo, the card-playing, eye-patch wearing SPECTRE Number Two. Backed b y CIA agent Felix Leiter and Largo's mistress, Domino Vitali, Bond's search culm inates in an underwater battle with Largo's henchmen. The film had a complex pro duction, with four different units and about a quarter of the film consisting of underwater scenes.[1]Thunderball was the first Bond film shot in widescreen Pan avision and the first to have over a two-hour running time. Thunderball was associated with a legal dispute in 1961 when former Ian Fleming collaborators Kevin McClory and Jack Whittingham sued him shortly after the 1961 publication of the novel, claiming he based it upon the screenplay the trio had earlier written in a failed cinematic translation of James Bond. The lawsuit wa s settled out of court and Bond film series producers Albert R. Broccoli and Har ry Saltzman, fearing a rival McClory film, allowed him to retain certain screen rights to the novel's story, plot and characters,[2] and for McClory to receive sole producer credit on this film. The film was a success, earning a total of $141.2 million worldwide, exceeding t he earnings of the three previous Bond films. In 1966, John Stears won the Acade

my Award for Best Visual Effects[3] and production designer Ken Adam was also no minated for a BAFTA award.[4] Thunderball was the most financially successful mo vie of the series after adjusting for inflation. Some critics and viewers shower ed praise on the film and branded it a welcome addition to the series, while oth ers complained of the repetitively monotonous aquatic action and prolonged lengt h. In 1983, Warner Bros. released a second film adaptation of the novel under th e title Never Say Never Again, with McClory as executive producer. Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Legal disputes 3.2 Casting 3.3 Filming 3.4 Effects 3.5 Music 4 Release and reception 4.1 Contemporary reviews 4.2 Reflective reviews 5 See also 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External links Plot[edit] James Bond MI6 agent 007 and sometimes simply "007" attends the funeral of Colonel J acques Bouvar, a SPECTRE operative (Number 6).[5] Bouvar is alive and disguised as his own widow, but Bond identifies him. Following him to a chteau, Bond fights and kills him, escaping using a jetpack and his Aston Martin DB5. Bond is sent by M to a clinic to improve his health. While massaged by physiothe rapist Patricia Fearing, he notices Count Lippe, a suspicious man with a crimina l tattoo (from a Tong). He searches Lippe's room, but is seen leaving by Lippe's clinic neighbour who is bandaged after plastic surgery. Lippe tries to murder B ond with a spinal traction machine, but is foiled by Fearing, whom Bond then sed uces. Bond finds a dead bandaged man, Franois Derval. Derval was a French NATO pi lot deployed to fly aboard an Avro Vulcan loaded with two atomic bombs for a tra ining mission. He had been murdered by Angelo, a SPECTRE henchman surgically alt ered to match his appearance. Angelo takes Derval's place on the flight, sabotaging the plane and sinking it n ear the Bahamas. He is then killed by Emilio Largo (SPECTRE No. 2) for trying to extort more money than offered to him. Largo and his henchmen retrieve the stol en atomic bombs from the seabed. All double-0 agents are called to Whitehall and en route, Lippe chases Bond. Lippe is killed by SPECTRE agent Fiona Volpe for f ailing to foresee Angelo's greed. SPECTRE demands 100 million in white flawless u ncut diamonds from NATO in exchange for returning the bombs. If their demands ar e not met, SPECTRE will destroy a major city in the United States or the United Kingdom. At the meeting, Bond recognises Derval from a photograph. Since Derval' s sister, Domino, is in Nassau, Bond asks M to send him there, where he discover s Domino is Largo's mistress. Bond takes a boat to where Domino is snorkelling. After Bond saves her life, the two have lunch together. Later, Bond goes to a party, where he sees Largo and D omino gambling. Bond enters the game against Largo, and wins. Bond and Domino le ave the game and dance together. Bond returns to the hotel, uses a connecting do or to enter his room and notices someone is also inside. Felix Leiter enters and is silenced by Bond, who finds and disarms a SPECTRE henchman in the bathroom. He releases the henchman, who returns to Largo and is thrown into a pool of shar ks. Bond meets Q, and is issued with a collection of gadgets, including an underwate r infrared camera, a distress beacon, underwater breathing apparatus, a flare gu n and a Geiger counter. Bond attempts to swim underwater beneath Largo's boat, b

ut is nearly killed. Bond's assistant Paula is abducted by Largo for questioning and kills herself. Bond is kidnapped by Fiona, but escapes. He is chased through a Junkanoo celebra tion and enters the Kiss Kiss club. Fiona finds and attempts to kill him, but is shot by her own bodyguard. Bond and Felix search for the Vulcan, finding it und erwater. Bond meets Domino scuba-diving and tells her that Largo killed her brot her, asking for help finding the bombs. She tells him where to go to replace a h enchman on Largo's mission to retrieve them from an underwater bunker. Bond give s her his Geiger counter, asking her to look for them on Largo's ship. She is di scovered and captured. Disguised as Largo's henchman, Bond uncovers Largo's plan to destroy Miami Beach. Bond is discovered, and rescued by Leiter, who orders United States Coast Guard sailors to parachute to the area. After an underwater battle, the henchmen surre nder. Largo escapes to his ship, the Disco Volante, which has one of the bombs o n board. Largo attempts to escape by jettisoning the rear of the ship. The front section, a hydrofoil, escapes. Bond, also aboard, and Largo fight; Largo is abo ut to shoot him when Domino, freed by Largo's nuclear physicist Ladislav Kutze, kills Largo with a harpoon. Bond and Domino jump overboard, the boat runs agroun d and explodes. A sky hook-equipped U.S. Navy aeroplane rescues them. Cast[edit] Sean Connery as James Bond (007): An MI6 agent assigned to retrieve two stolen n uclear weapons. Adolfo Celi as Emilio Largo (voice dubbed by Robert Rietty):[6] Main antagonist. SPECTRE's Number Two, he creates a scheme to steal two atomic bombs. Claudine Auger as Dominique "Domino" Derval (voice dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl): [7] Largo's mistress. In early drafts of the screenplay Domino's name was Domine tta Palazzi. When Claudine Auger was cast as Domino the name was changed to Derv al to reflect her nationality.[8] The character's wardrobe reflects her name, as she is usually dressed in black and/or white. Luciana Paluzzi as Fiona Volpe: SPECTRE agent, who becomes Franois Derval's mistr ess and kills him before being sent to Nassau. Rik Van Nutter as Felix Leiter: CIA agent who helps Bond. Bernard Lee as M: The head of MI6. Guy Doleman as Count Lippe: SPECTRE agent who tries to kill Bond in the health c linic. Martine Beswick as Paula Caplan: Bond's ally in Nassau who is kidnapped by Varga s and Janni. Molly Peters as Patricia Fearing: a physiotherapist at the health clinic.[9] Earl Cameron as Pinder, Bond and Felix Leiter's assistant in The Bahamas. Paul Stassino as Franois Derval and Angelo Palazzi: Derval is a NATO pilot, who i s also Domino's brother. He is killed by SPECTRE agent Angelo Palazzi, who imper sonates him. Palazzi is later killed by Largo. Desmond Llewelyn as Q: MI6's "quartermaster" who supplies Bond with multi-purpos e vehicles and gadgets useful for the latter's missions. Roland Culver as the Foreign Secretary: British Minister who briefs the "00" age nts for Operation Thunderball and has doubts about Bond's efficiency. Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny: M's secretary. Philip Locke as Vargas: Largo's personal assistant and henchman who according to Largo abstains from alcohol, smoking and sexual intercourse emphasising his dev otion as a killer. He is killed by Bond with a spear gun on the beach. George Pravda as Ladislav Kutze: Emilio Largo's chief nuclear physicist who aids his boss with the captured bombs. Michael Brennan as Janni: One of Largo's thugs who is usually paired with Vargas . Anthony Dawson as Ernst Stavro Blofeld, voiced by Eric Pohlmann (both un-credite d): The head of SPECTRE Bill Cummings as Quist: Another of Largo's inefficient thugs who, after failing to assassinate 007, is thrown into a shark pool under orders from his boss. Andr Maranne, best known for portraying Sergeant Franois Chevalier in the Pink Pan

ther films, cameos as SPECTRE #10. Production[edit] Legal disputes[edit] Further information: Rights controversy of Thunderball Originally meant as the first James Bond film, Thunderball was the centre of leg al disputes that began in 1961 and ran until 2006.[10] Former Ian Fleming collab orators Kevin McClory and Jack Whittingham sued Fleming shortly after the 1961 p ublication of the Thunderball novel, claiming he based it upon the screenplay th e trio had earlier written in a failed cinematic translation of James Bond.[2] T he lawsuit was settled out of court; McClory retained certain screen rights to t he novel's story, plot, and characters. By then, James Bond was a box office suc cess, and series producers Broccoli and Saltzman feared a rival McClory film bey ond their control; they agreed to McClory's producer's credit of a cinematic Thu nderball, with them as executive producers.[11] The sources for Thunderball are controversial among film aficionados. In 1961, I an Fleming published his novel based upon a television screenplay that he, and o thers developed into the film screenplay; the efforts were unproductive, and Fle ming expanded the script into his ninth James Bond novel. Consequently, one of h is collaborators, Kevin McClory, sued him for plagiarism; they settled out of co urt in 1963.[12] Later, in 1964, Eon producers Broccoli and Saltzman agreed with McClory to cinem atically adapt the novel; it was promoted as "Ian Fleming's Thunderball". Yet, a long with the official credits to screenwriters Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins , the screenplay is also identified as based on an original screenplay by Jack W hittingham and as based on the original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham , and Ian Fleming.[11] To date, the novel has twice been adapted cinematically; the 1983 Jack Schwartzman-produced Never Say Never Again, features Sean Connery as James Bond, but is not an Eon production. Casting[edit] Broccoli's original choice for the role of Domino Derval was Julie Christie foll owing her performance in Billy Liar in 1963. Upon meeting her personally, howeve r, he was disappointed and turned his attentions towards Raquel Welch after seei ng her on the cover of the October 1964 issue of Life magazine. Welch, however, was hired by Richard Zanuck of 20th Century Fox to appear in the film Fantastic Voyage the same year instead. Faye Dunaway was also considered for the role and came close to signing for the part.[13] Saltzman and Broccoli auditioned an exte nsive list of relatively unknown European actresses and models including former Miss Italy Maria Grazia Buccella, Yvonne Monlaur of the Hammer horror films and Gloria Paul. Eventually former Miss France Claudine Auger was cast, and the scri pt was rewritten to make her character French rather than Italian, although her voice was dubbed. Nevertheless, director Young would cast her once again in his next film, Triple Cross (1966). One of the actresses that tried for Domino, Luci ana Paluzzi, later accepted the role as the redheaded femme fatale assassin Fion a Kelly who originally was intended by Maibaum to be Irish. The surname was chan ged to Volpe in coordination with Paluzzi's nationality.[13] Filming[edit] Guy Hamilton was invited to direct, but considered himself worn out and "creativ ely drained" after the production of Goldfinger.[1] Terence Young, director of t he first two Bond films, returned to the series. Coincidentally, when Saltzman i nvited him to direct Dr. No, Young expressed interest in directing adaptations o f Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Thunderball. Years later, Young said Thunder ball was filmed "at the right time",[14] considering that if it was the first fi lm in the series, the low budget (Dr. No cost only $1 million) would not have yi elded good results.[14] Thunderball was the final James Bond film directed by Yo ung. Filming commenced on 16 February 1965, with principal photography of the opening scene in Paris. Filming then moved to the Chteau d'Anet, near Dreux, France for the fight in pre-credit sequence. Much of the film was shot in the Bahamas; Thun derball is widely known for its extensive underwater action scenes which are pla

yed out through much of the latter half of the film. The rest of the film was sh ot at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, Silverstone racing circuit for the chas e involving Count Lippe, Fiona Volpe and James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 before mo ving to Nassau, and Paradise Island in The Bahamas (where most of the footage wa s shot), and Miami.[15] Huntington Hartford gave permission to shoot footage on his Paradise Island and is thanked at the end of the movie. The home used as Largo's estate in the film On arriving in Nassau McClory searched for possible locations to shoot many of t he key sequences of the film and used the home of a local millionaire couple, th e Sullivans, for Largo's estate.[16] Part of the SPECTRE underwater assault was also shot on the coastal grounds of another millionaire's home on the island. Th e most difficult sequences to film were the underwater action scenes; the first to be shot underwater was at a depth of 50 feet to shoot the scene where SPECTRE divers remove the atomic bombs from the sunken Vulcan bomber. Peter Lamont had previously visited a Royal Air Force bomber station carrying a concealed camera which he used to get close-up shots of secret missiles (those appearing in the f ilm were not actually present).[1] Most of the underwater scenes had to be done at lower tides due to the sharks in the Bahamian sea.[17] Connery's life was in danger in the sequence with the sharks in Largo's pool, wh ich he had been in fear of when he read the script. He insisted that Ken Adam bu ild a special Plexiglas partition inside the pool, but, despite this, it was not a fixed structure and one of the sharks managed to pass through it. Connery had to abandon the pool immediately, seconds away from attack.[15] Another dangerou s situation occurred when special effects coordinator John Stears brought in a s upposed dead shark carcass to be towed around the pool. The shark, however, was not dead and revived at one point. Due to the dangers on the set, stuntman Bill Cummings demanded an extra fee 250 to double for Largo's sidekick Quist as he was dropped into the pool of sharks.[13] The climactic underwater battle was shot at Clifton Pier and was choreographed b y Hollywood expert Ricou Browning, who had worked on many films previously such as Creature From the Black Lagoon in 1954. He was responsible for the staging of the cave sequence and the battle scenes beneath the Disco Volante and called in his specialist team of divers who posed as those engaged in the onslaught. Voit provided much of the underwater gear in exchange for product placement and film tie-in merchandise. Lamar Boren, an underwater photographer, was brought in to shoot all of the sequences. United States Air Force Lieutenant-Colonel Charles R usshon, who had already helped alliance Eon productions with the local authoriti es in Turkey for From Russia With Love (1963) and at Fort Knox for Goldfinger (1 964), stood by and was able to supply the experimental rocket fuel used to destr oy the Disco Volante. Russhon, using his position, was also able to gain access to the United States Navy's Fulton surface-to-air recovery system, used to lift Bond and Domino from the water at the end of the film.[13] Filming ceased in May 1965 and the final scene shot was the physical fight on the bridge of the Disco Volante.[1] While in Nassau, during the final shooting days, special effects supervisor John Stears was supplied experimental rocket fuel to use in exploding Largo's yacht, the Disco Volante. Ignoring the true power of the volatile liquid, Stears douse d the entire yacht with it, took cover, and then detonated the boat. The resulta nt massive explosion shattered windows along Bay Street in Nassau roughly 30 mil es away.[1] Stears went on to win an Academy Award for his work on Thunderball. As the filming neared its conclusion, Connery had become increasingly agitated w ith press intrusion and was distracted with difficulties in his marriage of 32 m onths to actress Diane Cilento. Connery refused to speak to journalists and phot ographers who followed him in Nassau stating his frustration with the harassment that came with the role; "I find that fame tends to turn one from an actor and a human being into a piece of merchandise, a public institution. Well, I don't i ntend to undergo that metamorphosis."[18] In the end he gave only a single inter view, to Playboy, as filming was wrapped up, and even turned down a substantial

fee to appear in a promotional TV special made by Wolper Productions for NBC The Incredible World of James Bond.[13] According to editor Peter R. Hunt, Thunderb all's release was delayed for three months, from September until December 1965, after he met Arnold Picker of United Artists, and convinced him it would be impo ssible to edit the film to a high enough standard without the extra time.[19] Effects[edit] Main articles: List of James Bond vehicles and List of James Bond gadgets Thanks to special-effects man John Stears Thunderball's pre-title teaser, the As ton Martin DB5 (introduced in Goldfinger), reappears armed with rear-firing wate r cannon, seeming noticeably weathered just dust and dirt, raised moments earlie r by Bond's landing with the Bell Rocket Belt (developed by Bell Aircraft Corpor ation). The rocket belt Bond uses to escape the chteau actually worked, and was u sed many times, before and after, for entertainment, most notably at Super Bowl I and at scheduled performances at the 1964 1965 New York World's Fair.[20] Bond receives a spear gun-armed underwater jet pack scuba (allowing the frogman to manoeuvre faster than other frogmen). Designed by Jordan Klein, green dye was meant to be used by Bond as a smoke screen to escape pursuers.[21] Instead Rico u Browning, the film's underwater director, used it to make Bond's arrival more dramatic.[22] The sky hook, used to rescue Bond at the end of the film, was a rescue system us ed by the United States military at the time. At Thunderball's release, there wa s confusion as to whether a rebreather such as the one that appears in the film existed; most Bond gadgets, while implausible, often are based upon real technol ogy. In the real world, a rebreather could not be so small, as it has no room fo r the breathing bag, while the alternative open-circuit scuba releases exhalatio n bubbles, which the film device does not. It was made with two CO2 bottles glue d together and painted, with a small mouthpiece attached.[22] For this reason, w hen the Royal Corps of Engineers asked Peter Lamont how long a man could use the device underwater, the answer was "As long as you can hold your breath."[23] Maurice Binder was hired to design the title sequence, and was involved in a dis pute with Eon Production to have his name credited in the film. As Thunderball w as the first James Bond film shot in Panavision, Binder had to reshoot the iconi c gun barrel scene which permitted him to not only incorporate pinhole photograp hic techniques to shoot inside a genuine gun barrel, but also made Connery appea ring in the sequence for the first time a reality, as stunt man Bob Simmons had doubled for him in the three previous films. Binder gained access to the tank at Pinewood which he used to film the silhouetted title girls who appeared naked i n the opening sequence, which was the first time actual nudity (although conceal ed) had ever been seen in a Bond film.[13] Parts of the climactic sequence on board the Disco Volante (Italian: Flying Sauc er) were sped up to make the boat look as if it was going faster than it was. Ad ditionally, some shots were repeated. During the hand-to-hand combat, one shot o f the boat (sped up) is of Bond and Domino about to jump overboard, but cuts bac k to the fight. This same shot appears again at normal speed when Bond and Domin o jump overboard. On 26 June 2013 Christies auction house sold the Breitling SA Top Time watch giv en to Bond by Q, which in the plot was also a geiger counter, which Sean Connery had worn for over 100,000 pounds.[24] Music[edit] See also: Thunderball (soundtrack) Thunderball was the third James Bond score composed by Barry, after From Russia With Love and Goldfinger. The original title song was entitled "Mr. Kiss Kiss, B ang Bang", taken from an Italian journalist who in 1962 dubbed agent 007 as Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.[25] The title theme was written by John Barry and Leslie B ricusse; the song was originally recorded by Shirley Bassey, and later rerecorde d by Dionne Warwick, whose version was not released until the 1990s. The song wa s removed from the title credits after producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Sa ltzman were worried that a theme song to a James Bond film would not work well i f the song did not have the title of the film in its lyrics.[1] Barry then teame d up with lyricist Don Black and wrote "Thunderball", which was sung by Tom Jone

s who, according to Bond production legend, fainted in the recording booth when singing the song's final note. Jones said of it, "I closed my eyes and I held th e note for so long when I opened my eyes the room was spinning."[26] The song, M aurice Binder's titles, and the lengthy holding of the final note were parodied by Weird Al Yankovic's title sequence for Spy Hard with instrumental backing by Jimmie Haskell. Country musician Johnny Cash also submitted a song to Eon productions titled "Th underball", but it went unused.[27] Release and reception[edit] The film premiered on 9 December 1965 in Tokyo and opened on 29 December 1965 in the UK. It was a major success at the box office with record-breaking earnings. Variety reported that Thunderball was the No. 1 money maker of 1966 at the Nort h American box office by a large margin, with a net profit of $26,500,000.[28] T he second highest money maker of 1966 was Doctor Zhivago at $15,000,000; in thir d place was Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at $10,300,000.[28] It eventually gr ossed $63.6 million in the United States, equating to roughly 58.1 million admis sions.[29] In total, the film has earned $141.2 million worldwide, surpassing th e earnings of the three preceding films in the series easily recouping its $9 mill ion budget and remained the highest-grossing Bond film until Live and Let Die (197 3) assumed the record.[30] After adjusting its earnings to 2011 prices, it has m ade approximately $1 billion, making it the most financially successful Bond fil m.[31] Thunderball won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects awarded to John Stears in 1966.[3] Ken Adam the production director was also nominated for a Best Produ ction Design BAFTA award.[4] The film won the Golden Screen award for Best Film in Germany and won the Golden Laurel Action Drama award at the 1966 Laurel Award s. The film was also nominated for an Edgar Best Foreign Film award at the Edgar Allan Poe Awards.[32] Contemporary reviews[edit] Upon its release the film received generally positive reviews. Dilys Powell of T he Sunday Times remarked after seeing the film that "The cinema was a duller pla ce before 007."[33] David Robinson of The Financial Times criticised the appeara nce of Connery and his effectiveness to play Bond in the film remarking: "It's n ot just that Sean Connery looks a lot more haggard and less heroic than he did t wo or three years ago; but there is much less effort to establish him as connois seur playboy. Apart from the off-handed order for Beluga, there is little of tha t comic display of bon viveur-manship that was one of the charms of Connery's al most-a-gentleman 007."[34] Reflective reviews[edit] According to Danny Peary, Thunderball takes forever to get started and has too ma ny long underwater sequences during which it s impossible to tell what s going on. N evertheless, it s an enjoyable entry in the Bond series. Sean Connery is particula rly appealing as Bond I think he projects more confidence than in other films in the series. Film has no great scene, but it s entertaining as long as the actors stay above water. [35] Critics such as James Berardinelli praised Connery's performance, the femme fata le character of Fiona Volpe and the underwater action sequences, remarking that they were well choreographed and clearly shot. He criticised the length of the s cenes, however, and believed they were too long and in need of editing, particul arly during the film's climax.[36] At Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 85% " fresh" rating.[37] See also[edit] Portal icon James Bond portal Outline of James Bond References[edit] ^ a b c d e f The Making of Thunderball: Thunderball Ultimate Edition, Region 2, Disc 2 (DVD). MGM/UA Home Entertainment. 1995.

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