# Thunderball (1965)

> James Bond races through the Bahamas to recover stolen nuclear warheads and dismantle SPECTRE's elegant maritime blackmail scheme.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/536

## Facts

- Runtime: 130 min
- Genres: Adventure, Action, Thriller
- Director: Terence Young
- Cast: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Rik Van Nutter, Guy Doleman, Molly Peters, Martine Beswick
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059800/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: glamorous, witty, propulsive, classic movie night, action marathon

## Synopsis

A thrilling race against time as a spy battles to save the world from nuclear disaster.

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- [Live and Let Die (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/213)
- [Licence to Kill (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/583)

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