Claudine Auger had to use dubbing because of his heavy French accent.
The flight bag used by James Bond for escape in the film is real. The jet bag was designed for the military in the 1950s and can last for 21 seconds. It was put on the screen for the first time in the film.
Luciana Parruz and Raquel Welch were both the first candidates for the role of Domino. 20th Century Fox hesitated between the two and asked producer Brockley for help and listen to his opinions.
The film is the last 007 film directed by Terrence Young and the first wide-screen 007 film. The director insists on shooting the film in a wide-screen way.
The film’s complete soundtrack was not available until 30 years after the film’s release, because John Barry originally only created the soundtrack for the first half of the film.
The term "Thunderbolt" is the nickname given to him by the original author of the film, Fleming's wife, Annie. To pay tribute to him, the producer specially adopted this title.
Thomas Sean Connery first appeared in the iconic opening of the 007 film. In the first three films, stunt actor Bob Simmons has always appeared in this scene.
The first director selected by the producer was Guy Hamilton, who was unintentionally directed because of fatigue.
There is no pocket rebreather in the film, it was filmed by the actor holding his breath.
While filming at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England, stuntman Bob Simmons was nearly killed in a car explosion.
In the film, there is a scene where Duan 007 and Domino disappear behind the reef. The original filming idea was not like that, but Domino’s bikini floats from behind the reef. Producer Albert R. Brockley believes that this design implies powerful.
Producer Kevin McGrawley wants Richard Burton to play 007.
At the premiere of the film, United American planned to ask a pilot to take off in front of the Paramount Theater on Broadway with a flying backpack, but their actions were not allowed and many planners were arrested for this.
Milton Bradley launched the board game of the same name simultaneously with the release of the film.
Due to the delay in the preliminary publicity work, the release time of "Thunderball" was postponed from October 1965 to December of the same year.
The producers initially hoped that Thomas Sean Connery would not wear a helmet to take pictures of flying with a jetpack. Later, for safety reasons, he had to wear a helmet.
During the shooting, the stuntman jumped into the shark pool and received a bonus of $450.
When filming the scene where the shark escaped, due to insufficient glass material to isolate the shark, a shark swam through the protective layer to Thomas Sean Connery. Fortunately, he was not injured.
The role of Domino, one of the Bond girls in the film, attracted hundreds of actresses to audition. Julie Christie, Fei Donnavy, Yvonne Monlaur, Gloria Paul and Maria Grazia Buccella were all candidates to play Domino.
All the "00"-level agents in the film flashed and disappeared in the screen, this is the only time in all 007 films
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