Thunderball (1965) | |
| Director(s) | Terence Young |
| Producer(s) | Kevin McClory, Albert R. Broccoli (uncredited), Harry Saltzman (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Aviation, Spies |
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Thunderball Overview:
Thunderball (1965) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Terence Young and produced by Kevin McClory, Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli.
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Thunderball (1965)
By Beatrice on Aug 13, 2018 From Flickers in TimeThunderball Directed by Terence Young Written by Richard Malbaum, John Hopkins, and Jack Whittingham from an original story by Ian Fleming et al 1965/UK Repeat viewing/Netflix rental James Bond: Wait ’til you get to my teeth. The gadgetry is taken to new levels in the fifth of the Bond series.... Read full article
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Quotes from
Felix Leiter:
What's our next move?
James Bond: The Disco Volante. If the bombs aren't aboard, they soon will be.
Felix Leiter: Who you going to ask, Largo?
James Bond: No, we won't have to.
[to the shark that almost bit him]
James Bond: You can tell of the one that got away.
Felix Leiter: Well, hello Double-Oh...
[James slugs Felix to shut him up, then slugs the bad guy hiding in the shower]
Felix Leiter: Fine way to treat the CIA!
James Bond: I'm sorry about that, Felix, but you were about to say double-O seven. Here.
[James gives Felix the bad guy's gun]
Felix Leiter: Well, James, did you kill him?
James Bond: You know me better than that.
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James Bond: The Disco Volante. If the bombs aren't aboard, they soon will be.
Felix Leiter: Who you going to ask, Largo?
James Bond: No, we won't have to.
[to the shark that almost bit him]
James Bond: You can tell of the one that got away.
Felix Leiter: Well, hello Double-Oh...
[James slugs Felix to shut him up, then slugs the bad guy hiding in the shower]
Felix Leiter: Fine way to treat the CIA!
James Bond: I'm sorry about that, Felix, but you were about to say double-O seven. Here.
[James gives Felix the bad guy's gun]
Felix Leiter: Well, James, did you kill him?
James Bond: You know me better than that.
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Facts about
Singer/actor Burl Ives was originally chosen to play Largo when author Ian Fleming and producer Kevin McClory first tried to get the Bond series up and running in the late 1959.
Charles Russhon: The military adviser and technical consultant for most of the early movies in the series appears as an Air Force Officer. He appears camera right of M during the conference with all the double-O agents. For this film, he also liaised with the US Coast Guard and US Air Force Aqua-para team to organize their participation in the film. For the production, he also organized the Skyhook rescue equipment and a sizable amount underwater diving gear valued at $US 92,000.
The many underwater scenes stem from writer Kevin McClory's interest in diving.
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Charles Russhon: The military adviser and technical consultant for most of the early movies in the series appears as an Air Force Officer. He appears camera right of M during the conference with all the double-O agents. For this film, he also liaised with the US Coast Guard and US Air Force Aqua-para team to organize their participation in the film. For the production, he also organized the Skyhook rescue equipment and a sizable amount underwater diving gear valued at $US 92,000.
The many underwater scenes stem from writer Kevin McClory's interest in diving.
read more facts about Thunderball...
