James Bond film ‘Thunderball’ premieres in Tokyo 50 years ago today (Dec 9 1965)


Video: 'Thunderball' (trailer)

(Thursday, December 9, 1965) — James Bond hunts for stolen nuclear warheads in the Bahamas in Thunderball, the fourth spy film in the James Bond series, which premiered today in Tokyo.

Directed by Terence Young, the film starred Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi and Rik Van Nutter.