a b c d e f The Making of Thunderball: Thunderball Ultimate Edition, Region 2, Disc 2 (DVD). MGM/UA Home Entertainment. 1995. a b The Thunderball Phenomenon (DVD). MGM/UA Home Entertainment. 1995. Thunderball Ultimate Edition DVD, Region 2, Disc 2 QUATTRO) 55 x 79″ Very large Italian poster printed in two pieces, often contains very beautiful artwork. FRENCH Posters Release Information – Thunderball —". Mi6-HQ.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012 . Retrieved 18 March 2012.

As overlong and let down by some unfortunate overuse of budget and dated special effects as the film may be, Thunderball is nonetheless a noteworthy and suitably engaging early Bond effort. Connery himself, in one of his most charismatic renditions of the role is enough to merit watching, and the film for the most part runs along at a brisk enough pace to retain audience interest. While the film is less likely to enthrall those who are not already Bond purists, fans of the character or series should easily be able to extract moments of enjoyment from Thunderball.

Terry, Clifford (24 December 1965). "Wow! 007 Triumphs Once Again". Chicago Tribune. Section 2, p. 7. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023 . Retrieved 14 January 2023– via Newspapers.com. A lovely piece of un-compromising Bond poster artwork with Bond depicted imperious, surrounded by a bevy of exotic beauties (when this poster was used in Ireland it was often censored with the bathing costumes coloured in as one-pieces!). 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] Bob Simmons as Colonel Jacques Bouvar, SPECTRE Number Six, who is killed by Bond in the pre-title scene 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.

George Pravda as Ladislav Kutze: A nuclear physicist, he aids Largo with the captured bombs, but when Largo disregards the authorities firing on them, he pities and rescues Domino

Tom Jones's comments on the Thunderball song". Interview with Singer Tom Jones. Archived from the original on 13 January 2006 . Retrieved 10 September 2005. 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]

Unfortunately, for however many of the film's previous strengths, the film descends into utter chaos during the film's final quarter with a painfully repetitive and indecipherable underwater battle (it is increasingly difficult to tell which underwater army is which, who is winning, or why it should even retain our interest) a boat chase flaunting special effects which have dated decidedly unfavourably, and laughably inexplicable character motivations seemingly thrown in to finally tie up the increasingly unravelling mess. It is a disappointment indeed to see what started out with such promise sink into such a banal conclusion. The Lost Bond". Total Film. 27 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012 . Retrieved 17 November 2012. The 100 best action movies". Time Out. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014 . Retrieved 7 November 2014. DUE): 39 x 55″ This is the standard poster size used in Italy. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.

Bitter Cinema piece on Johnny Cash's Thunderball". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007 . Retrieved 6 December 2007. On arriving in Nassau, McClory searched for locations to shoot many of the key sequences of the film and used the home of a local millionaire couple, the Sullivans, for Largo's estate, Palmyra. [20] Part of the SPECTRE underwater assault was also shot on the coastal grounds of another millionaire's home on the island. [5] Most of the underwater scenes had to be done at lower tides due to the sharks on the Bahamian coast. [21] Bond meets with Domino, who he learns is the mistress of Largo when he visits a local casino. Both men recognize each other as adversaries and engage in a tense cat-and-mouse game while still pretending ignorance of each other's true nature. Following their initial meeting, Bond meets with his friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter, fellow agent Paula Caplan, and MI6 quartermaster Q, to receive equipment to help with finding the bombs, including an underwater infrared camera and miniature underwater breathing apparatus. Investigating Largo's ship, Disco Volante, he notices an underwater hatch beneath her that intrigues him. The next day, he visits Largo at his estate during the night, only to find that Paula had been abducted and committed suicide before she could talk. Forced to escape, Bond evades Largo's men during a Junkanoo celebration. Volpe catches up to Bond, but is killed when Bond puts her between himself and a henchman aiming for Bond. Thunderball". Rotten Tomatoes. 29 December 1965. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015 . Retrieved 8 November 2021. Desmond Llewelyn as " Q": MI6's quartermaster, he supplies Bond with multi-purpose vehicles and gadgets useful for the latter's missions.