Thunderball

Starring: Sean Connery Director: Terence Young  Rated:

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Mono - English
• Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
• DTS (unspecified) - English
• Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional

Major Awards:

Academy Awards - Best Special Visual Effects (1965)

Product Description:

Based on Ian Fleming's 1961 novel. Here's 007 at his best. The fourth film in the Bond series finds the super spy battling a powerful organization named S.P.E.C.T.R.E, which has threatened to destroy Miami with an atomic weapon unless a huge ransom is paid. James Bond returns in: "You Only Live Twice." Academy Award Nominations: Best Special Visual Effects.

Plot Synopsis:

In the fourth James Bond film, agents from the deadly SPECTRE organization have stolen two atomic bombs during a NATO training mission and demand a ransom from Great Britain of $280 million or they will drop them on two unnamed cities, killing millions of innocent people.

Plot Keywords:

Action | Adventure | Blockbuster | Classic | Heroes | Recommended | Spies | Terrorism | Theatrical Release | Thriller | Undersea

Exerpts:

"Do you mind if my friend sits this out - she's just dead." -- James Bond (Sean Connery) to a couple at a table when his dance partner is killed with a bullet meant for him.

Production Notes:

• Color by Technicolor; shot in Panavision.
• Film was remade and updated in 1983 as "Never Say Never Again."
• Budget was an estimated $5.5 million.
• Additional cast: Rik Van Nutter (Felix Leiter) and Molly Peters (Patricia).
• The Deluxe Collector's Edition spreads the 130 minute movie onto 5 sides in CAV. It includes two alternate audio tracks with commentary by members of the cast and crew. The score was remixed for stereo, and a bit of the image was shaved from the sides, leaving the aspect ratio slightly narrower than the original. Sides six and seven, in CLV, include:
  "The Incredible World of James Bond"
  (dir. Jack Haley, Jr., 1965, 50 min.)
  two additional documentaries
  Side eight, in CAV, includes:
  trailers and commercials
  still photos and posters
  licensing paraphernalia

Cast and Crew: