Following on from Goldfinger, Thunderball was bigger in every respect.
Shot mainly in the Bahamas, the underwater sequences are pure James Bond, although the gadgets start to take over from Sean Connery as the star of the film.
The Aston Martin DB5 makes a welcome reappearance, albeit a short one, and 007 gets to use the jetpack.
One of the biggest gadgets belonged to the villain, Emilio Largo – it is his boat, the Disco Volante, which splits in two at the end of the film allowing a fast getaway by hydrofoil, protected by an armoured gun platform.
The hydrofoil was bought in Puerto Rico and sailed to Miami where it was rebuilt for the film – the hull was modified to hide the addition of the jettisoned section of boat.
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Sean Connery
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James Bond
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Claudine Auger
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Dominic ‘Domino’ Derval
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Adolfo Celi
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Emilio Largo
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Luciana Paluzzi
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Fiona Volpe
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Guy Doleman
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Count Lippe
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Molly Peters
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Patricia Fearing
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Rik Van Nutter
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Felix Leiter
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Bernard Lee
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Lois Maxwell
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Miss Moneypenny
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Desmond Llewelyn
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Q
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Director
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Terence Young |
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Screenplay
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Richard Maibaum
John Hopkins |
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