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Eventually, former Miss France Claudine Auger was cast, and the script was rewritten to make her character French rather than Italian, although her lines were dubbed in the final cut by Nikki van der Zyl, who had voiced several previous Bond girls. "[42], 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. That's the best I can say for a Bond film. This was Barry's third soundtrack for the series. [43] At Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 48 reviews with an average rating of 6.81/10. This was where Sean Connery came close to being bitten. Backed by CIA agent Felix Leiter and Largo's mistress, Domino Derval, Bond's search culminates in an underwater battle with Largo's henchmen. 1983 erschien eine Neuverfilmung Sag niemals nie in den Kinos, die nicht von EON Productions produziert wurde. The most difficult sequences to film were the underwater action scenes; the first to be shot underwater was at a depth of 50 feet to shoot the scene where SPECTRE divers remove the atomic bombs from the sunken Vulcan bomber. [22], Thanks to special-effects man John Stears, Thunderball's pretitle teaser, the Aston Martin DB5 (introduced in Goldfinger), reappears armed with rear-firing water cannon, seeming noticeably weathered – just dust and dirt, raised moments earlier by Bond's landing with the Bell Rocket Belt (developed by Bell Aircraft Corporation). The original main title theme to Thunderball was titled "Mr. The rest of the film was shot at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, Silverstone racing circuit for the chase involving Count Lippe, Fiona Volpe's RPG-armed BSA Lightning motorcycle and James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 before moving to Nassau, and Paradise Island in the Bahamas (where most of the footage was shot), and Miami. The resultant massive explosion shattered windows along Bay Street in Nassau roughly 30 miles away. [16] Huntington Hartford gave permission to shoot footage on his Paradise Island and is thanked at the end of the film. But by combining a hydrofoil, which we bought in Puerto Rico for $10,000, and a catamaran, it at least looked like a big yacht. Even the violence is funny. The surname was changed to Volpe in co-ordination with Paluzzi's nationality.[14]. 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. Filming commenced on 16 February 1965, with principal photography of the opening scene in Paris. He never got out of a pool faster in his life - he was walking on water. [4] When it was planned to use the Warwick version in the end titles Shirley Bassey sued the producers[5][6] with the result being that neither version was heard in the film and different instrumental versions of the theme appeared on the High Fidelity (Bassey's) and Stereo (Warwick's) soundtrack LPs. "[21] In the end he gave only a single interview, to Playboy, as filming was wrapped up, and even turned down a substantial fee to appear in a promotional TV special made by Wolper Productions for NBC, The Incredible World of James Bond. Michael Smith as SPECTRE Number Eight, a senior member of SPECTRE. "[36] David Robinson of the Financial Times criticised the appearance of Connery and his effectiveness to play Bond in the film, remarking: "It's not just that Sean Connery looks a lot more haggard and less heroic than he did two or three years ago, but there is much less effort to establish him as connoisseur playboy. Barry's scores always included a track which gave the film's theme song a full statement in the form of a sensitive, slowed-down instrumental ballad, often played over a romantic moment or a scene set in a nightclub or casino[citation needed]; he re-arranged "Thunderball" as a lush, subtly jazzy orchestral piece in the easy listening style that was popular at the time. [13] To date, the novel has twice been adapted cinematically; the 1983 Jack Schwartzman-produced Never Say Never Again features Sean Connery as James Bond, but is not an Eon production. Yet, along with the official credits to screenwriters Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins, the screenplay is also identified as 'based on an original screenplay by Jack Whittingham' and as 'based on the original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, and Ian Fleming'. "[37], Bosley Crowther of The New York Times found the film to be more humourous than its previous installments and felt "Thunderball is pretty, too, and it is filled with such underwater action as would delight Capt. "[40] Time applauded the film's underwater photography, but felt the "script hasn't a morsel of genuine wit, but Bond fans, who are preconditioned to roll in the aisles when their hero merely asks a waiter to bring some beluga caviar and Dom Pérignon '55, will probably never notice. Thunderball is the soundtrack album for the fourth James Bond film Thunderball. He criticised the length of the scenes, however, stating they were in need of editing, particularly during the film's climax. [23], Bond receives a spear gun-armed underwater jet pack scuba (allowing the frogman to manoeuvre faster than other frogmen). [3] Stears went on to win an Academy Award for his work on Thunderball. While in Nassau, during the final shooting days, special-effects supervisor John Stears was supplied experimental rocket fuel to use in exploding Largo's yacht. [20] Filming ceased in May 1965, and the final scene shot was the physical fight on the bridge of Disco Volante.[3]. However, Largo catches her in the act and has her imprisoned. The film was also nominated for an Edgar Best Foreign Film award at the Edgar Allan Poe Awards. 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"[38] Variety felt Thunderball was a "tight, exciting melodrama in which novelty of action figures importantly. Additionally, the music in the film was unfinished days before the film's release in theatres due to a late change by Eon Productions to use a title song with the same name as the film. [14] Saltzman and Broccoli auditioned an extensive list of relatively unknown European actresses and models, including former Miss Italy Maria Grazia Buccella, Yvonne Monlaur of the Hammer horror films, and Gloria Paul. The movie would have been the first of the Bond series if not for legal disputes over copyright issues.[2]. Bond meets with Domino, who he learns is the mistress of Largo when he visits a local casino. "[9], Country musician Johnny Cash also submitted a song to Eon productions titled "Thunderball" but it wasn't used. [6] Ken Adam, the production director, was also nominated for a Best Production Design BAFTA award. [35], Upon its release, the film received generally positive reviews. [8] Jones said of the final note, "I closed my eyes and I held the note for so long when I opened my eyes the room was spinning. Barry had thought he could not write a song about a vague "Thunderball" term or the film's story, so his song was a description of the character James Bond. After "Thunderball" was written, Barry wrote, orchestrated, and recorded several new pieces interpolating it. Due to the dangers on the set, stuntman Bill Cummings demanded an extra fee of £250 to double for Largo's sidekick Quist as he was dropped into the pool of sharks. We had a plexiglass corridor to protect him, but I didn't have quite enough plexiglass and one of the sharks got through. Thunderball is a 1965 spy film and the fourth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. [46], 1965 British James Bond spy film by Terence Young, a rescue system used by the United States military, "MGM, 'James Bond' Producer End Decades-Long War Over 007", "McClory, Sony and Bond: A History Lesson", British Academy of Film and Television Arts, "Film Industry Tricks OR How to fool most of the people most of the time! As Thunderball was the first James Bond film shot in Panavision, Binder had to reshoot the iconic gun barrel scene which permitted him to not only incorporate pinhole photographic techniques to shoot inside a genuine gun barrel, but also made Connery appearing in the sequence for the first time a reality, as stunt man Bob Simmons had doubled for him in the three previous films. Sean Connery is particularly appealing as Bond – I think he projects more confidence than in other films in the series. Coincidentally, when Saltzman invited him to direct Dr. No, Young expressed interest in directing adaptations of Dr. No, From Russia with Love and Thunderball. It was made with two CO2 bottles glued together and painted, with a small mouthpiece attached. 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. Forced to escape, Bond evades Largo's men during a Junkanoo celebration, killing Volpe in the process. Clive Cazes as Pierre Borraud, SPECTRE Number Nine, a French senior member of SPECTRE who is killed via electrocution by Blofeld for embezzling SPECTRE's money. Film has no great scene, but it's entertaining as long as the actors stay above water. [17] Part of the SPECTRE underwater assault was also shot on the coastal grounds of another millionaire's home on the island. 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. One of the actresses who tried for Domino, Luciana Paluzzi, later accepted the role as the redheaded femme fatale assassin Fiona Kelly, who originally was intended by Maibaum to be Irish. Das Buch … [24] Instead Ricou Browning, the film's underwater director, used it to make Bond's arrival more dramatic. [8] Adding to the delay issues, Barry had written large amounts of the score around the original theme and woven it throughout the score (along with the recurring underwater "Search For Vulcan" motif). The official video for 'Thunderbolt' from Saxons latest album “Thunderbolt” out now. [25] For this reason, when the Royal Corps of Engineers asked Peter Lamont how long a man could use the device underwater, the answer was "As long as you can hold your breath. The film was a success, earning a total of $141.2 million worldwide, exceeding the earnings of the three previous Bond films. The producers' decision to change the film's theme song so close to the release date meant that only some of the film's soundtrack had been recorded for release on LP. The barrier was not a fixed structure, so when one of the sharks managed to pass through it, Connery fled the pool, seconds away from attack. "[29], Country musician Johnny Cash also submitted a song to Eon productions titled "Thunderball", but it went unused. If I could have just known more than half the time what, precisely, they were doing, the effect could have been prettier yet. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" was dropped as the theme song, some of the pieces which included its melody remained part of the score, and it receives full statements twice: by full orchestra and jazz rhythm quartet with bass, drums, guitar, and vibraphone in the track "Café Martinique" (immediately followed by the "Vulcan" cue), and as a wild, bongo-laden cha-cha-cha in "Death of Fiona." Upon being urgently recalled to London, Bond finds himself targeted by Lippe for trying to interfere. Suspecting the bombs were brought to the area, Bond and Felix search for the Vulcan and find it camouflaged underwater, along with the body of Angelo. We used lots of sharks for this movie. "[44] In 2014, Time Out polled several film critics, directors, actors, and stunt actors to list their top action films;[45] Thunderball was listed at number 73. The original main title theme to Thunderball was titled "Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. It was the third and final Bond film to be directed by Terence Young, with its screenplay by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins. The rocket belt Bond uses to escape the château actually worked, and was used many times, before and after, for entertainment, most notably at Super Bowl I and at scheduled performances at the 1964–1965 New York World's Fair. In the real world, a rebreather could not be so small, as it has no room for the breathing bag, while the alternative open-circuit scuba releases exhalation bubbles, which the film device does not. The song was removed from the title credits after producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman were worried that a theme song to a James Bond film would not work well if the song did not have the title of the film in its lyrics. The soundtrack was still being recorded when it came time for the album to be released, so the LP only featured twelve tracks from earlier in the film; an expanded edition with six bonus tracks was released for the first time when the album was reissued on Compact Disc on 25 February 2003 as part of the "James Bond Remastered" collection. I'd rented a villa in the Bahamas with a saltwater pool which we filled with sharks and used for underwater filming. In 1983, Warner Bros. released a second film adaptation of the novel under the title Never Say Never Again, with McClory as executive producer. It is an adaptation of the 1961 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, and Fleming. While the bombs are recovered by his men, Largo murders Angelo for reneging on his original deal with SPECTRE. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang", which was written by John Barry and Leslie Bricusse. [15] Thunderball was the final James Bond film directed by Young. [1] The music was composed and conducted by John Barry, and performed by the John Barry Orchestra. Once back in London, Bond learns that all 00 agents are being put on high alert following the theft of the bombs, after being informed a major city in the United States or the United Kingdom will be destroyed unless £100 million is paid to SPECTRE within seven days. Her version was not released until the 1990s. [3] Most of the underwater scenes had to be done at lower tides due to the sharks on the Bahamian coast.[18]. Investigating Largo's ship, Disco Volante, he notices an underwater hatch beneath her that intrigues him. The title was taken from an Italian journalist who in 1962 dubbed agent 007 as "Mr. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme. [20], The climactic underwater battle was shot at Clifton Pier and was choreographed by Hollywood expert Ricou Browning, who had worked on Creature From the Black Lagoon in 1954 and other films. The ejector seat in the Aston Martin was real and Emilio Largo's boat, the Disco Volante, was real. Before he can defend himself, Lippe is killed by Fiona for nearly jeopardizing Largo's scheme by a missile fired from her motorcycle. 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