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James Bond Declassified: THUNDERBALL
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James Bond Declassified: THUNDERBALL

The biggest Bond film so far is also the weirdest one behind the scenes

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Sep 30, 2021
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File #4: THUNDERBALL

This series will trace the cinema history of James Bond, while also examining Ian Fleming's original novels as source material and examining how faithful (or not) the films have been to his work.

Directed by Terence Young
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins and Jack Whittingham
Story by Kevin McClory and Jack Whittingham and …

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