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Thunderball
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PG,2hrs 5min
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December 20, 1965
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United Artists
Synopsis: Thunderball finds James Bond matching wits with the sinister espionage organization S.P.E.C.T.R.E, (which stands for Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion). This time, S.P.E.C.T.R.E. hijacks a NATO nuclear bomber, hiding the bombs under the ocean depths and threatening to detonate the weapons unless a ransom of 100,000,000 pounds is paid. The mastermind behind this scheme is international business executive Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi), who maintains a pool full ... Full Synopsis
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The fourth of the Sean Connery James Bond films, Thunderball is definitely a mixed bag, its thrilling action highlights separated by long stretches of tedium. By the time Thunderball was released, producers Harry Saltzman and Cubby Broccoli had given up taking Bond seriously; thus, the film is full of groanable one-liners from Sean Connery (after nailing a villain with a speargun, he mutters "I believe ... Full Review
Featured Cast
James Bond
Domino Derval
Emilio Largo
Fiona Volpe
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Claudine Auger as Dominetta "Domino" Derval in "Thunderball": Domino shows Bond (Sean Connery) how...
Sean Connery as James Bond, Luciana Paluzzi as Fiona (left), Claudine Auger as Domino(center right),...
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