Date of Release December 29th 1965, the London Pavilion and simultaneously at the Rialto, Piccadilly, London.
Running Time 130 minutes
Starring Sean Connery as Ian Fleming’s James Bond
Plot
The criminal organisation SPECTRE hijack an RAF Vulcan bomber and hold the Western World to ransom with its deadly cargo of atomic bombs.
Bond’s Women
- Domino Vitale (Claudine Auger)
- Patricia Fearing (Molly Peters)
- Mlle. Le Porte (Mitsouko)
Bond’s Enemies
- Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi)
- Fiona Volpe (Luciana Paluzzi)
- Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Anthony Dawson – voice of Eric Pohlmann)
- Vargas (Philip Locke)
- Janni (Michael Brennan)
- Jacques Boitier (Bob Simmons)
- Latislav Kutze (George Pravda)
- Angelo Palazzi (Paul Stassino)
Bond’s Allies
- Felix Leiter (Rik Van Nutter)
- Paula Catlin (Martine Beswick)
- Pinder (Earl Cameron)
- ‘M’ (Bernard Lee)
- Miss Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell)
- ‘Q’ (Desmond Llewelyn)
Bond’s Car Aston Martin DB5
Bond’s Gadgets
- Bell-Textron Jet Pack.
- Underwater propulsion backpack with exploding spearheads.
- Underwater breathing device.
Main Title Music ‘Thunderball’ sung by Tom Jones
End Title Music ‘The James Bond Theme’
Music Score John Barry
Production Design Ken Adam
Main Titles Designer Maurice Binder
Supervising Editor Peter Hunt
Screenplay Richard Maibaum & John Hopkins
Based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham & Ian Fleming
Director of Photography Ted Moore
Director Terence Young
Presenters *Harry Saltzman & Albert R. Broccoli
The listing shown is contractual for the Eastern Hemisphere and is reversed for the Western Hemisphere
Producer Kevin McClory
Filming Locations
- Pinewood Studios, England
- Bahamas
- Château Vaux le Vicomte, Maincy, France
- Miami, Florida, USA
- Nassau, Bahamas
- Paris, France
Budget $5.5 million
Worldwide Box Office $141.2 million
Worldwide Box Office Gross Income 2002 inflation-adjusted $807 million
(the highest-grossing Bond film of all time!)