| | | Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman Present Sean Connery as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
The thrills never let up as James Bond dives into this riveting adventure filled with explosive confrontations and amazing underwater action sequences! Sean Connery brings his characteristic style, humor and magnetism to Agent 007 as he travels to Nassau to track down villainous criminal Emilio Largo, who's threatening to plunge the world into a nuclear holocaust. From Bond's thrilling jetpack flight to his heart-stopping clash with Largo's killer sharks, Thunderball is a stupendous mixture of action, romance and edge-of-your-seat suspense!
"...a real jaw-dropper..." Christopher Null, FilmCritic.com
"...provides excellent entertainment even after more than three decades." Dragan Antulov, Rec.Arts.Movies.Reviews
"Fun Bond flick." Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress
Editor's Note
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 Summary
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.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, DTS 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Mono | | Audio: French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Dubbed: French | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 2/6/2007 |
| Original Release Date: 1965 | | Catalog ID: 106649 | | UPC: 00027616066497 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (1966) | | | British Academy Awards, Ken Adam, Best British Art Direction (Colour) | |
Winner (1966) | | | Oscar, John Sears, Best Effects, Special Visual Effects | |
Oscar (1966) |  | John Sears, Winner, Best Effects, Special Visual Effects | |
British Academy Awards (1966) | | | Ken Adam, Nominee, Best British Art Direction (Colour) |
| Memorable Quotes| "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. |
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| | Professional Reviews | Total Film
"...Connery's Bond was never better than this..." 10/01/2000 p.101ReelViews 8 of 10
By the time Thunderball, the fourth in the "official" James Bond film canon, was released, the "Bond Formula" had already been perfected. It goes something like this: take the suave 007 (always impeccably dressed and ready with a witty one-liner) and add several beautiful, scantily-clad women, at least one exotic locale, a few neat gadgets, multiple polished action sequences, a megalomaniac villain, and a musical score by the inimitable John Barry. These elements, taken together, made Bond a huge success in the 1960s and have kept him riding a crest of financial profitability for more than three decades...The underwater sequences, which are choreographed and directed with great skill, are Thunderball's standout feature. - James Berardinelli
Reel.com 9 of 10
1964's Goldfinger, the fourth of the James Bond films, catapulted the series into a worldwide phenomenon and set a new benchmark for sophisticated action-adventure. The challenge facing Bond producers Harry Saltzman and Albert "Cubby" Broccoli and director Terence Young in planning Goldfinger's follow-up was to come up with a stylish entertainment that would meet or exceed the Bond audience's now-raised expectations. What they came up with was Thunderball, a lively mix of girls, guns, and gadgets...The final climactic battle between the forces of good and evil, shot by underwater-camera ace Lamar Boren and directed by Ricou Browning, is a sensational underwater ballet pitting man against man and man against fish. - Pam Grady
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