THUNDERBALL

Eon Productions 1965
Directed by: Terence Young
Produced by: Kevin McClory
Running time: 129 minutes (2 hrs, 9 min)


Mission Date: 12-21-65
Mission Objective(s): Discover where SPECTRE has hidden two nuclear bombs before a ransom of £100,000,000 has to be delivered.
Mission Status: Bombs located in the Bahamas region under the supervision of Largo. Bombs recovered.


PRIMARY TARGET - EMILIO LARGO
STATUS - Harpooned

Largo (Adolfo Celi), SPECTRE's Number 2, is the man behind this plan, not Blofeld. Largo is one of SPECTRE's best agents, also. He lets nothing stand in his way as he attempts to destroy the first city. He even goes as far as to kill Domino's brother and tortures Domino herself near the end. He has a passion for fishing and has a pool with Golden Grotto Sharks at his home. He also owns a beautiful yacht, the Disco Volante, with a top speed of nearly 20 knots. He is noticed mostly by his patch over his left eye.


SECONDARY TARGET - VARGAS
STATUS - Harpooned

Vargas (Philip Locke) plays a considerably small part in Thunderball, but it is none the less, important. He keeps an eye on the developing romance between Bond and Domino, but once, he kept too close an eye on the two, and 007 pointed him in the right direction.


ASSOCIATE - DOMINO DERVAL
STATUS - Unknown(Last seen hanging from a plane)

Sister to the NATO representative on the plane with the atomic bombs, and mistress to Largo, Domino (Claudine Auger) first makes contact with Bond underwater, off the coast of Nassau. Largo is very paranoid about Domino and Bond together, though, and always tries to have someone watch over the two. He later discovers the two are working together later on, and tries to show his gratitude but is cut short. She, on the other hand, does exact revenge on Largo.


Thunderball MP3 (364,032)- Written by Don Black, Composed by John Barry, Sung by Tom Jones
Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang MP3 (360,288) - (Other theme V1) Written by John Barry, sung by Dionne Warwick
Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang MP3 (292,104) - (Other theme V2) Written by John Barry, sung by Shirley Bassey


Q Branch:

  • Bell-Textron Jet Pack
  • Aston Martin DB5
  • Book with cassette recorder inside
  • Geiger counter inside watch
  • Underwater camera that uses infared film
  • Pen that fires a bright flare
  • Four minute rebreather
  • Radioactive pill used as a homing device
  • Underwater propulsion unit
  • Geiger counter inside a camera

    LITTLE KNOWN FACTS

  • 1. The budget was $5.5M, $500,000 of which was spent on the Disco Volante.
  • 2. Stuntman Bill Cumming was paid a $450 bonus for jumping into Largo's shark pool.
  • 3. Molly Peters is the first Bond girl to appear in the nude (albiet behind shower glass).
  • 4. This movie was the top grossing film in both the U.S. and the U.K. in 1966
  • 5. To date, Thunderball has been the most profitable Bond movie of the series.

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