Film

Thunderball 1965

Directed by Terence Young

  • Adventure, Action, Thriller
  • 130 min
  • PG

Look up! Look down! Look out! Here comes the biggest Bond of all!

A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.

AdventureActionThrillerseafloridaparis, francespyfighter pilotbahamassanatoriumsecret organizationnuclear missilecoral reefsecret agentscuba diving

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Epic, classical in form, resolved and unpretentious.

  • intimateepic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • character-ledplot-driven

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