Thunderball script – Scripts on Screen

Year:1965

Director:Terence Young

Written by:Jack Whittingham (Screenplay), Richard Maibaum (Screenplay), John Hopkins (Screenplay), Ian Fleming (Original Story), Kevin McClory (Story)

Script Synopsis:A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.

Thunderball Script Resources:

Thunderball Script PDF at Script Slug
Thunderball Script PDF - (XL) 1/19/65 REVISED at Script City ($)
Thunderball Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Thunderball Script at Amazon ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Thunderball ( tt0059800 ) at IMDb
Thunderball ( 660 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The James Bond series is one of the most famous and commercially successful motion pictures franchises. The series is basically based on the character of James Bond (code: “007”) from the novels of Ian Fleming. The production of this series started in 1962, which was originally based almost exclusively on the novels and stories of Fleming. However, later on, 007 movies with original storylines followed.

The James Bond series has grossed over US $ 12 billion, which means that it is the highest grossing series of all time. These films are knows for the distinctive use of cutting-edge technology, fast action and intelligence. Several actors have played the character of James Bond since its original production. Sean Connery was the first actor to play the role of James Bond while the most recent, and the present, actor is Daniel Craig.

Chronological record of James Bond movies, along with their scripts, can be found here:

Dr.No script (1962) ($)

From Russia, with Love script (1963)

Goldfinger script (1964)

Thunderball script (1965)

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) (Dialogue Transcript)

Diamonds are Forever script (1971) ($)

Live and Let Die script (1973) (Dialogue Transcript)

The Man with the Golden Gun script(1974) ($)

The Spy Who Loved Me script (1977) ($)

Moonraker script (1979) (Dialogue Transcript)

For Your Eyes Only script (1981) ($)