Thunderball
SPECTRE operative Emilio Largo devises a plan to hold NATO to ransom by hijacking two atomic bombs from a Royal Air Force (RAF) Avro Vulcan strategic jet bomber during a training exercise. To facilitate Largo's plans, SPECTRE operative Count Lippe recruits Angelo Palazzi to oversee the theft of the bombs. With help from SPECTRE agent Fiona Volpe, Lippe has Palazzi surgically alter his face to match that of French Air Force pilot François Derval, who is assisting in the exercise. Volpe and Palazzi murder the real Derval, while they are staying at the Shrublands health resort, only for the latter to demand more money. Volpe acquiesces, merely to have him continue with their operation. Following the plan, Palazzi successfully hijacks the bomber, killing its crew, and lands it in shallow waters within the Bahamas. While the bombs are recovered by his men, Largo murders Palazzi for reneging on his original deal with SPECTRE.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Produced By: | Harry Saltzman, Stanley Sopel, Kevin Mcclory, Albert R. Broccoli |
Directed By: | Terence Young |
Written By: | John Hopkins, Jack Whittingham, Kevin McClory, Richard Maibaum, Ian Fleming |
Cast: | John Le Mesurier, Rose Alba, Molly Peters, Robert Rietty, Anthony Blackshaw, George Pravda, André Maranne, Claudine Auger, Philip Stone, Rik Van Nutter, Roland Culver, Eric Pohlmann, Albert Michel, Patrick Holt, Harold Coyne, Pauline Chamberlain, Jack Gwillim, Sheree Winton, Anthony Dawson, Earl Cameron, George Leech, Michael Culver, John Ketteringham, Reginald Beckwith, Nikki Van Der Zyl, Sean Connery, Kevin McClory, Desmond Llewelyn, Leonard Sachs, Mitsouko, Dana Broccoli, Amelia Bayntun, Martine Beswick, Paul Stassino, Edward Underdown, Luciana Paluzzi, Lois Maxwell, Courtney Brown, Cecil Cheng, Guy Doleman, Anthony Bailey, Bob Simmons, Henry Ford II, Adolfo Celi, Philip Locke, Gábor Baraker, Derek Partridge, Murray Kash, Philo Hauser, Neil Hallett, Bill Cummings, Pat Ryan, Bill Sawyer, Lloyd Reckord, Bernard Lee, Michael Brennan |
In Theaters: | Dec 22, 1965 |
Runtime: | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Production: | Eon Productions |
Budget: | $9,000,000 |
Box Office: | $63,595,658 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |