Are you tired of watching sluggish romantic flicks then try to get rid of romantic boredom by watching Bond movies. Though you will witness some romantic moments in Bond movies too, chances are you will be floored by action sequences in the movie. Thunder ball was released in 1965. It is the fourth spy film of the British James Bond series. It was also the fourth time that Sean Connery played the character of fictional MI6 agent Commander James Bond. The film was adapted from novel Thunder ball by Ian Fleming. It was directed by Terence Young. The screen play for the film was done by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins. In this film the main mission of Bond was to find two NATO nuclear bombs which was stolen by SPECTRE. A ransom of £100 million in diamonds was asked for not destroying an unspecified main city in either England or the United States of America.
In the film the search by Bond leads to the Bahamas where he gets to encounter Emilio Largo. Being backed by CIA and Largo's mistress, Bonds' search leads him towards an underwater battle with henchmen of Largo. Thunder ball's association with legal dispute surfaced in 1961 when former Ian Fleming
confederates Kevin McClory and Jack Whittingham processed him shortly in 1961, after the publication of Thunder ball novel. The lawsuit was settled out of court. Since Broccoli and Saltzman feared a rival
McClory film, so they allowed him to retain some screen rights with relation to the novel's story, plot, and characters.
The production of the film was extremely complex. There were four different units. About one fourth of the film consisted of underwater scenes. The film achieved critical success and earned a total revenue of $141.2 million worldwide. The film also exceeded the earnings of previous three Bond films. The film also managed to break box office records on the first opening weekend in France and Italy. Among the many accolades that the movie managed to achieve, the mentionable ones are, academy award for best effects, special visual effects awarded to John Stears in 1966. Ken Adam, production designer was also nominated for a BAFTA award for this movie.
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The shooting of the film commenced on 16 February 1965. Several other film locations were considered for shooting some of the special scenes of the film. Most of the film was shot in the Bahamas. The film has been widely known for its underwater action scenes which manage to capture imagination of the audience.
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