Thunderball (1965)

Regisseur:

Terence Young

Drehbuchautoren:

Kevin McClory (story) and
Jack Whittingham (story) ...

Premierendatum:

29. Dezember 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Abenteuer | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Look Up! Look Down! Look Out! Here Comes The Biggest Bond Of All! ["Look" is formed from the 007 logo]

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Gregorian Chant | Weapon | Swimming Pool | Secret Master Villain | Manta Ray

Filmpreise:

Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Not quite as "Bond-related", but still enjoyable

Besetzung

Sean Connery	...	James Bond
Claudine Auger	...	Dominique 'Domino' Derval
Adolfo Celi	...	Emilio Largo, SPECTRE #2
Luciana Paluzzi	...	Fiona Volpe
Rik Van Nutter	...	Felix Leiter
Guy Doleman	...	Count Lippe
Molly Peters	...	Patricia Fearing
Martine Beswick	...	Paula Caplan
Bernard Lee	...	M
Desmond Llewelyn	...	Q
Lois Maxwell	...	Miss Moneypenny
Roland Culver	...	Foreign Secretary
Earl Cameron	...	Pinder
Paul Stassino	...	Major Francois Derval / Angelo Palazzi
Rose Alba	...	Madame Boitier

Alternativ:

Ian Fleming's Thunderball (UK) (complete title)
James Bond, Secret Agent (International: English title) (original script title)
Longitude 78 West (UK) (original script title)
James Bond 007 - Feuerball (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

130 Min

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | West Germany:16 (nf) | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:12 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Peru:14 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:GP (re-rating) (1970) | USA:PG (re-rating) (1994) | UK:A (original rating) (cut)

Drehorte:

Anet, Eure-et-Loir, France

Firma:

Danjaq

Dies und das:

For the first time, Sean Connery performs the gunbarrel opening sequence. In the first three Bond films, the job was done with stuntman Bob Simmons.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Bond unwraps the bandages from Angelo's face he is wearing a short sleeve shirt, but close ups twice reveal arms and hands removing the bandages wearing a long sleeve black shirt.

Dialogzitate:

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

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Amici miei (1975)

Soundtrack:

Thunderball

Not quite as "Bond-related", but still enjoyable

In this Bond film, the evil S.P.E.C.T.R.E. organisation are holding millions of people for ransom, James Bond must save the day before it is too late.

This James Bond film is different in lots of ways, it isn't as "Bond-related" as the other films, if it weren't for the underwater excitement and award-winning special effects this wouldn't have been a good film. Also, there are a few parts where I can't really understand what is actually happening in the plot of the movie. I think quite a few places focus too much on action and not enough on the plot and I don't think it bares much resemblance to the preceding Bond films "Dr. No", "From Russia with Love" and "Goldfinger". Another point about this Bond film is that I think it's pace is too slow and it can get a bit boring in some parts.

Despite there being some problems with this film, there are some good things. Mr. Largo (A.K.A. Number Two), is very good as the villain. Also the cat-stroking character known as "Number One" who was in "From Russia with Love" returns in this Bond film, again the head of the evil S.P.E.C.T.R.E. organisation, and his face still can't be seen. The special effects and complex underwater sequences are visually outstanding considering it was made in 1965, it set up the way underwater movies such as "The Abyss" (1989) and "Titanic" (1997) were made. Another thing I very much like about this Bond film is the title song which is sung by Tom Jones, the song is very good because it has the nice underwater feeling and it is indeed one of the best James Bond title songs.

Overall, an enjoyable film, but not as Bond-like as the other Bond films.

My star rating: *** (out of 5 stars).