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James Bond heads to The Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.

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Storyline

James Bond continues on his fourth mission, with his aim to recover two stolen warheads. They have been taken by the evil SPECTRE organisation. The world is held hostage and Bond heads to Nassau. Here, he meets the beautiful Domino and is forced into a thrilling confrontation with SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo, on board his boat, the Disco Volante. Will 007 prevent the killing of millions of innocent victims? Written by simon_hrdng

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nassau | british | bahamas | nato | extortion | See more »

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FANTASTIC 'BOND' SALE [Reissue poster] See more »

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Action | Crime | Thriller

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Approved | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

22 December 1965 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Operación Trueno  »

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Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$63,600,000 (USA)
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(Westrex Recording System)

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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

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. See more »

Goofs

During the Junkanoo parade as Bond is escaping, the word GALLIANO is flipped in 3 shots, including one where the mirror image wording is prominent and silver watch on the henchman chasing Bond moves to his right arm from his left arm. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Madame LaPorte: The coffin - it has your initials: J.B.
Bond: At the moment, rather him than me.
Madame LaPorte: At least you've been saved the effort of removing him. Colonel Bouvar passed away in his sleep, so they tell me.
Bond: Mm...
Madame LaPorte: You sound disappointed you did not kill him yourself.
Bond: I am. Jacques Bouvar murdered two of my colleagues.
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Soundtracks

"Thunderball"
Written by John Barry
Lyrics by Don Black
Sung by Tom Jones
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My favorite Connery Bond movie.
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Out of Connery's Bond movies this one is my personal favorite. It has the best location, the best action, and the best women. Sure it also has lots of flaws, but I still really enjoy this one. SPECTRE has hijacked some nuclear weapons and is threatning to use them if they do not get what they want. So Bond has to find the missles and put a stop to SPECTRE's plans once again. Almost the entire movie takes place on a tropical island, much like Dr. No, but this one has a better plot and a great underwater fight scene at the end that make it a much better film than Dr. No. From beginning to end I find this one of the most enjoyable Bond flicks.


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