Thunderball (1965)
| Release Date | 09 December 1965 |
| Budget | $9,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $64,000,000 |
| Tagline | Look Out! Here Comes The Biggest Bond Of All! (British quad poster) |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Anet, Eure-et-Loir, France |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Glamorized Spy Film, Action Thriller |
| Niche Genre | Spy Film |
| Mood | Thrill Rides |
| Themes | Terrorism |
| Tones | Deadpan, Lavish, Tense, Slick, Humorous |
| Tags | Agent [representative], Criminal, Destruction, Espionage, Nuclear Weapon, Scuba Diving, Sports, Terrorism |
Thunderball (1965) is the fourth spy film in the James Bond series after Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963) and Goldfinger (1964), and the fourth to star 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 screenplay by Jack Whittingham. It was directed by Terence Young with screenplay by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Philip Locke
Vargas
George Pravda
Wladislav Kutze
Michael Brennan
Janni
Edward Underdown
Air Vice Marshal Sir John
Reginald Beckwith
Kenniston
Harold Sanderson
Hydrofoil Captain
Anthony Bailey
Radar Navigator
Gábor Baraker
SPECTRE #11
Amelia Bayntun
Mrs. Karlski
Anthony Blackshaw
Sentry at RAF Base
Dana Broccoli
Woman Dancing at the Cafe Martinique
Courtney Brown
SPECTRE Diver
Ian Bulloch
SPECTRE Henchman
Clive Cazes
SPECTRE #9
Cecil Cheng
SPECTRE #7
Henry Ford II
Extra at the Nassau Casino
Neil Hallett
Vulcan Bomber Pilot
Diane Hartford
Girl in Kiss Kiss Club
Philo Hauser
Mr. Karlski
Patrick Holt
Group Captain Dawson
George Leech
Disco Volante Crewman
André Maranne
SPECTRE #10
Albert Michel
Priest at Bouvar's Funeral
Mitsouko
Madame LaPorte
Derek Partridge
Vulcan Bomber Crewman
Lloyd Reckord
Pinder's Assistant
Charles Russhon
Air Force Officer
Bill Sawyer
Ambulance Attendant
Director
Terence Young
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Writer
Jack Whittingham
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Richard Maibaum
John Hopkins
Producer
Harry Saltzman
producer
Stanley Sopel
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Ted Moore
Editor
Peter R. Hunt
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Production Designer
Ken Adam
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Art Director
Peter Murton
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Set Decorator
Peter Lamont
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Costume Designer
Anthony Mendleson
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Makeup Department
Basil Newall
makeup artist
Paul Rabiger
makeup artist
Eileen Warwick
hair stylist
Production Manager
David Middlemas
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gus Agosti
assistant director
Peter R. Hunt
second unit director
Richard Jenkins
assistant director
Art Department
Freda Pearson
set dresser
Michael White
assistant art director
John Chisholm
property master
William Creighton
carpenter: Vulcan Bomber mock-up
Peter Lamont
chief draughtsman
Ron Quelch
production buyer
Sound Department
Maurice Askew
sound recordist
Harry Miller
dubbing editor
Bert Ross
sound recordist
Norman Wanstall
dubbing editor
Lionel Strutt
re-recording engineer
Special Effects
John Stears
special effects
Frank George
special effects
Garth Inns
special effects
Bert Luxford
special effects technician
Jimmy Snow
special effects
Jimmy Ward
special effects
Visual Effects
Cliff Culley
optical effects supervisor
Roy Field
visual effects
Stunts
Ray Andrew
stunt diver
Bernard Barnsley
stunts
Evelyne Boren
underwater sequences stunt double: Claudine Auger
Courtney Brown
stunt diver, stunts
Ian Bulloch
stunts
Tom Clegg
stunts
Tim Condren
stunts
Joe Dunne
stunts
Richard Graydon
stunts
Arthur Howell
stunts
George Leech
stunts
John McLaughlin
underwater sequences stunt double: Largo
Nosher Powell
stunts
Harold Sanderson
stunts
Bill Sawyer
stunts
Jack Silk
stunts
Bill Suiter
flying stuntman
Gordy Yeager
rocket belt pilot
Camera and Electrical Department
Lamar Boren
underwater camera operator
John Winbolt
camera operator
Egil S. Woxholt
camera operator: second unit
Ray Andrew
clapper loader
Oscar Barber
camera operator: second unit
Edmund Gibson
underwater photographer
Richard Moore
underwater camera operator
George Pink
camera operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
John Brady
wardrobe master
Eileen Sullivan
wardrobe mistress
Editorial Department
Peter R. Hunt
supervising editor
Ben Rayner
assembly editor
Steve Cuiffo
negative cutter
Music Department
Vic Flick
musician: guitar
Sidney Margo
music contractor
Monty Norman
composer: James Bond theme
Other Crew
Maurice Binder
title designer: main titles
Joan Davis
continuity girl
Frank Ernst
location manager
Jordan Klein Sr.
underwater engineer
Anthony Sinclair
suits: Sean Connery
Lamar Boren
double: Claudine Auger
Ian Bulloch
double: Sean Connery
Charles Russhon
technical advisor
Ivan Tors
supplier: divers and diving equipment
Production Company
Danjaq
Eon Productions
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Distributor
United Artists Corporation
C.B. Films
Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF)
Tuschinski Film Distribution
United Artists
United Artists
United Artists
United Artists
United Artists
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American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Home Box Office (HBO)
RCA
CBS/Fox Home Video
Warner Home Video
MGM Home Entertainment (Europe)
Warner Home Video
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Audio Visual Enterprises
CBS/Fox
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Chapel Distribution
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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MGM-International Dist.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Warner Home Video
Warner Home Vídeo
Miscellaneous
Mi Casa Multimedia
DVD audio restoration & mastering 5.1
Branwell Film Productions Limited
location facilities
Ivan Tors Underwater Studios Ltd.
underwater sequences
Panavision
filmed in
Pinewood Studios
studio
Royal Air Force (RAF)
co-operation
Royal Navy
co-operation
The Gate Recording Theatre
sound recorded at
United States Air Force, The
co-operation
United States Coast Guard
co-operation
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Die Another Day (2002)
Dr. No (1962)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
From Russia with Love (1963)
GoldenEye (1995)
Goldfinger (1964)
Licence to Kill (1989)
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Octopussy (1983)
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The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
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Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
The films of Terence Young
Action of the Tiger (1957)
Bloodline (1979)
Cold Sweat (1970)
Dr. No (1962)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Inchon (1981)
Mayerling (1968)
Paratrooper (1953)
Playgirl After Dark (1960)
Red Sun (1971)
Serious Charge (1959)
Storm Over the Nile (1955)
Suicide Squadron (1941)
That Lady (1955)
The Bad Lord Byron (1949)
The Frightened Bride (1952)
The Fugitive (1939)
The Jigsaw Man (1983)
The Klansman (1974)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
The Secret Agents (1965)
The Valachi Papers (1972)
They Were Not Divided (1950)
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Wait Until Dark (1967)
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