Thunderball (film) Thunderball (film) Thunderball is a 1965 British spy film and the fourth in the "James Bond" series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original screenplay by Jack Whittingham. It was directed by Terence Young, with its screenplay by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins. The movie would have been the first of the Bond series if not for legal disputes over copyright issues. The film follows Bond's mission to find two NATO
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) romancing each other. Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman intended to follow "You Only Live Twice" with "The Man with the Golden Gun", inviting Roger Moore to the Bond role. However, filming was planned in Cambodia, and the Samlaut Uprising made filming impractical, leading to the production being cancelled. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was produced instead with George Lazenby as Bond. Lazenby's next Bond film, Saltzman told a reporter, would be either "The Man with the Golden Gun" or "Diamonds Are Forever". The producers chose the latter title, with Sean Connery returning as Bond. Broccoli and Saltzman then decided