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The Big Picture It’s hard to overstate how significantly Sean Connery changed the character of James Bond when he was first cast as 007 in Dr. No. While the original character in Ian Fleming’s series of espionage novels was a dark, brooding loner, Connery added a whimsical sense of humor and touch of self-awareness that turned him into the first major action hero.
Release Date December 11, 1965 Director Terence Young Cast Sean Connery , Claudine Auger , Adolfo Celi , Luciana Paluzzi , Rik Van Nutter , Guy Doleman Runtime 130 minutes Main Genre Action Writers Richard Maibaum , John Hopkins , Jack Whittingham , Kevin McClory , Ian Fleming Studio United Artists Expand ‘Thunderball’ Has an Exciting Opening Scene Thunderball primarily focuses on the SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo and his attempts to use a powerful weapon launched from an underwater base to cause...
While his charisma was unmatched, Connery wasn’t necessarily as physically imposing in the same way that Daniel Craig or Pierce Brosnan were in later iterations of the franchise. However, Thunderball’s opening sequence showed why Connery was a great action star.
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