Thunderball (Original title)
Dates: 1965 (Copyright), 14 March 1966 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Terence Young
Synopsis: Spy action thriller. British secret agent James Bond has been sent to improve his wellbeing at a health farm, Shrublands. There he chances upon Count Lippe whose unusual arm tattoo intrigues Bond. Lippe is really there to oversee a fellow patient's severe facial surgery, which is secretly part of a plot by terrorism group S.P.E.C.T.R.E. to blackmail the West by hijacking a N.A.T.O. flight, stealing the plane's two atomic warheads and keeping them under the sea in the Bahamas. Bond travels to Nassau where, aided by fellow agent Paula and the C.I.A.'s Felix Leiter, he encounters the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. operatives Emilio Largo and Fiona Volpe. Largo owns the Disco Volante hydrofoil (which has been used in the hiding of the bombs) and lives at the exotic villa Palmyra, with sharks in his pool. Largo's female companion Domino is the sister of a pilot who was murdered as part of the warhead robbery. Bond faces danger from assassins, sharks and high-speed cars and boats in his bid to find the stolen nuclear arms before time is up and Miami is destroyed.
Genres: Action and Adventure, Thriller
Subjects: Espionage, Nuclear weapons, Terrorism, Extortion
Releases
Date: 29 December 1965Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 129 mins Length: 11250 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: United Artists
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1560711
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590829
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590829
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1560711
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation MatrixBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 9700 FeetBFI identifier: C-1264946
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation MatrixBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 9700 FeetBFI identifier: C-1264944
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation MatrixBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 9700 FeetBFI identifier: C-1264945
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1965 (Copyright), 14 March 1966 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Terence Young
Synopsis: Spy action thriller. British secret agent James Bond has been sent to improve his wellbeing at a health farm, Shrublands. There he chances upon Count Lippe whose unusual arm tattoo intrigues Bond. Lippe is really there to oversee a fellow patient's severe facial surgery, which is secretly part of a plot by terrorism group S.P.E.C.T.R.E. to blackmail the West by hijacking a N.A.T.O. flight, stealing the plane's two atomic warheads and keeping them under the sea in the Bahamas. Bond travels to Nassau where, aided by fellow agent Paula and the C.I.A.'s Felix Leiter, he encounters the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. operatives Emilio Largo and Fiona Volpe. Largo owns the Disco Volante hydrofoil (which has been used in the hiding of the bombs) and lives at the exotic villa Palmyra, with sharks in his pool. Largo's female companion Domino is the sister of a pilot who was murdered as part of the warhead robbery. Bond faces danger from assassins, sharks and high-speed cars and boats in his bid to find the stolen nuclear arms before time is up and Miami is destroyed.
Genres: Action and Adventure, Thriller
Subjects: Espionage, Nuclear weapons, Terrorism, Extortion
Releases
Date: 29 December 1965Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 129 mins Length: 11250 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: United Artists
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1560711
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590829
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590829
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1560711
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation MatrixBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 9700 FeetBFI identifier: C-1264946
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation MatrixBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 9700 FeetBFI identifier: C-1264944
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation MatrixBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 9700 FeetBFI identifier: C-1264945
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film