So, to celebrate its enduring legacy five decades after its release, here are 10 fascinating facts about the fourth big-screen James Bond adventure, from its odd origins to its wild stunt work. In , Bond creator Ian Fleming began considering a film version of his character, and collaborated with producer Kevin McClory and writer Jack Whittingham on a screenplay treatment.
Fleming eventually tired of the movie business, and went back home to Jamaica to write his next Bond novel, Thunderball. The suit settled out of court, but McClory was granted certain rights to Thunderball in the process, and ultimately served as a producer on the movie.
Nearly two decades after Thunderball was released, he served as an executive producer on Never Say Never Again , a Bond film that saw the return of Sean Connery in the title role for the first time in more than a decade produced by Warner Bros. The plot is in many ways identical to Thunderball.
Producers Albert R. You can play up to 7 lines of numbers on each play slip and buy up to 10 play slips at a time. You can buy Thunderball tickets online every day from 6am until 11pm. But remember, to play on a draw day, you'll need to buy your ticket before 7.
Play every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Win the top prize and you won't have to share it with other winners. You can also scan paper tickets for instant results. While Adolfo Celi is suitably menacing, he plays Largo like a high-placed thug. There is some compensation for the deficiencies of the lead villain, however. Of all his Bond performances, Sean Connery seems the most comfortable here not that he was ever uncomfortable.
With three movies behind him and two more yet to come, Connery was in the midst of a career-making, successful run. His screen version of the superspy may not be what Ian Fleming envisioned when he first put pen to paper, but, by the release of Thunderball , the actor had left his indelible imprint on the role -- a characterization that none of the performers following him has been able to equal. The underwater sequences, which are choreographed and directed with great skill, are Thunderball 's standout feature.
Quotes Fiona : [after Bond finds her in the bathtub in his hotel room] Since you're here, would you mind giving me something to put on? Crazy credits The opening credits are an underwater sequence of female swimmers. The scene where Bond kills Vargas omits the brief shot showing the latter being perforated by the harpoon arrow the previous shot showing Bond firing the harpoon was intact.
Subsequent releases until were cut even more the fight with Bouvar, the death of Quist, the pool fight, the underwater battle, the boat fight. User reviews Review. Top review. Great Villain and the Best Bond Babes! No has exotic locale, superb soundtrack, formidable bad-guy, the hottest real Bond gal Claudine Auger as Domino , other hot chicks - Martine Beswick and Lucianna Paluzzi, and Sean's toupee still looked good before his final three Bond adventures.
There may have been too many Bond effects underwater in this one, but everything else about it makes up for the scuba scenes, which are necessary to the "plot". Adolfo Celi Largo had presence, great white hair, an eyepatch, and figured out Bond almost immediately. It flows with best scenery Bond-wise and had no major problems, although a tad long. Recommended for ! See which films have received the highest ratings from IMDb users. FAQ What is 'Thunderball' about? Is "Thunderball" based on a book?
Details Edit. Release date December 22, United States.
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