Roland Culver as the Home Secretary: British Minister who briefs the "00" agents for Operation Thunderball and has doubts about Bond's efficiency Berardinelli, James. "Thunderball". ReelViews. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020 . Retrieved 6 December 2007. Bob Simmons as Colonel Jacques Bouvar, SPECTRE Number Six, who is killed by Bond in the pre-title scene

a b c d e f The Making of Thunderball: Thunderball Ultimate Edition, Region 2, Disc 2 (DVD). MGM/UA Home Entertainment. 1995. James Bond Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013 . Retrieved 6 June 2017. a b "The 1966 Oscar Awards". RopeofSilicon. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008 . Retrieved 7 December 2007. If you wanted a color lithograph in the early days, the number of stones prepared had to match the number of colors you commissioned for the poster. French painter Jules Chéret, widely known as the father of the modern poster, designed some of history's most popular lithographic posters that featured color. Today, Chéret’s art is highly collectible, along with original works by Czech painter and decorative artist Alphonse Mucha, whose posters advertising theatrical productions helped define Art Nouveau.Scheuer, Philip K. (20 December 1965). "Action Galore in 'Thunderball,' but Cinematically It's a Dud". Los Angeles Times. Part IV, p. 21. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023 . Retrieved 29 April 2020– via Newspapers.com. Critics such as James Berardinelli praised Connery's performance, the femme fatale character of Fiona Volpe, and the underwater action sequences, remarking that they were well choreographed and clearly shot. He criticised the length of the scenes, stating they were in need of editing, particularly during the film's climax. [47]

Awards for Thunderball(1965)". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008 . Retrieved 23 December 2007. M16 called in all its top agents, but only one had a lead: James Bond… With four days to go, 007 flew to the Bahamas, where a femme fatale, a beautiful avenger, and a big game predator fish collector, a tough Italian mafia type posing as a millionaire adventurer in Nassau, called Emilio Largo awaited him… Largo ( Adolfo Celi) is actually the ruthless one-eyed SPECTRE No. 2, who can easily turn from charmer to killer when SPECTRE business is at stake… Culhane, John (9 July 1989). " 'Broccoli . . . Cubby Broccoli': How a Long Island vegetable farmer became the man who produced all of the real James Bond movies". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015 . Retrieved 9 June 2015.

Box Office History for James Bond Movies". The Numbers. Nash Information Service. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012 . Retrieved 18 March 2012. Welcome to the official Film/Art Gallery collection of the vintage original action film Thunderball posters, where we provide a substantial choice of artwork for the cinema's ultimate movie series.

According to Danny Peary, Thunderball "takes forever to get started and has too many long underwater sequences during which it's impossible to tell what's going on. Nevertheless, it's an enjoyable entry in the Bond series. Sean Connery is particularly appealing as Bond – I think he projects more confidence than in other films in the series. Film has no great scene, but it's entertaining as long as the actors stay above water." [46] Crowther, Bosley (22 December 1965). "Screen: 007's Underwater Adventures". The New York Times. p.23. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019 . Retrieved 29 April 2020.

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Rose Alba as Madame Boitier, purportedly the widow of Colonel Jacques Bouvar, while in reality 'she' is Bouvar in disguise a b Young, Terence. Commentary 1: Thunderball Ultimate Edition DVD Region 4 (DVD). MGM/UA Home Entertainment. A poster with faded colors and brittle paper, showing significant signs of use. May have tears and paper loss. May have tape, writing, stains in image area. In need of restoration or had major restoration.

Bosley Crowther of The New York Times found the film to be more humorous than its previous instalments and felt " Thunderball is pretty, too, and it is filled with such underwater action as would delight Capt. Jacques-Yves Cousteau." He further praised the principal actors and wrote "[t]he color is handsome. The scenery in the Bahamas is an irresistible lure. Even the violence is funny. That's the best I can say for a Bond film." [41] Variety felt Thunderball was a "tight, exciting melodrama in which novelty of action figures importantly." [42] Philip K. Scheuer, reviewing for the Los Angeles Times, was less impressed with the film, writing: "It is the same as its predecessors, only more–too much of everything, from sudden desire to sudden desire." Additionally, he wrote: "The submarine sequences are as pretty as can be in Technicolor, featuring besides fish and flippered bipeds, all sorts of awesome diving bells and powered sea sleds – not to mention an arsenal of lethal spear guns. If I could have just known more than half the time what, precisely, they were doing, the effect could have been prettier yet." [43] Thunderball". Lumiere. European Audiovisual Observatory. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019 . Retrieved 9 October 2020. Murray Kash as SPECTRE Number Eleven, an American senior member of SPECTRE who reports on a drug dealing mission jointly led by him and Number NineCinema: Subaqueous Spy". Time. 24 December 1965. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014 . Retrieved 29 April 2020. Bitter Cinema piece on Johnny Cash's Thunderball". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007 . Retrieved 6 December 2007. A poster with bright colour and crisp overall appearance. It may have very general signs of use including slight fold separation and fold wear. It may have pin holes or very minor tears. This is the highest grade allowed for a poster that has been restored either on linen or on paper. The 100 best action movies". Time Out. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014 . Retrieved 7 November 2014.