Thunderball
Date: 1965
Director: Terence Young
Production Company: Eon, Danjaq
Stars: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Rik van Nutter, Guy Doleman, Bernard Lee, Earl Cameron, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell, Molly Peters, Martine Beswick
Location(s): Paris, Bahamas, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Middlesex
Region(s): Caribbean, France, Rest Of The World, South East R-Z
Storyline:
Bond heads off to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads vital to Spectre’s latest dastardly plans for world domination.
Additional Information:
Stills by SJ.
Jimmy Snow worked on special effects at both Pinewood and Denham Studios but a name that often remained uncredited, as with this film. An interesting Biography and her Memories of him has been written for us by his granddaughter Brigitte, all of which can be read here.
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- Capture 1
- 31 May 2020
Inside balcony of La Capelle, Chateau d'Anet, Anet, France.
Hamilton McMurray caught a nice angle back in 2013. (SJ)
- Capture 2
- 31 May 2020
Connery on the outside balcony.
Hamilton again. (SJ)
- Capture 3
- 'Now' required
Chateau d'Anet.
- Capture 4
- 11 Feb 2019
Chateau d'Anet.
Jon Opstad has provided us with this shot that he took in 2016 to replace the Google View from Neil Rigby who provided the location. The D928 road. Place du Château, 28260 Anet, France.
- Capture 5
- 11 Feb 2019
Chateau d'Anet.
Jon also provides his shot from 2016 to fill this gap of many years. (RL)
- Capture 6
- 18 Jul 2011
Avenue d'Eylau, Paris, with a good glimpse of the Eiffel Tower on the other (south) side of the Seine. A nice warning look at the gendarme from Celi.
Car was moved on nevertheless. SJ
- Capture 7
- 19 Feb 2016
Chalfont Park House, Chalfont St Peters, Buckinghamshire, a location also seen in 'The Durant Affair' and 'Man in the Moon'.
Proved by Neil Rigby with Google and now replaced with a better angle. The cedar's thriving still. SJ
- Capture 8
- 19 Feb 2016
That sign seems to say Windsor End which puts it on the corner of London End and Windsor End ... but I omitted to mention the pub is The Royal Saracen's Head, Old Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire with thanks to Brian Nielsen. The hostelry can also be seen in 'Echo of Barbara'.
Replacing Adrian (and Neil's) proving google shots. The Windsor End sign has dropped to allow a new sign. 6-8 London Road. SJ
- Capture 9
- 23 Nov 2011
RAF Northolt Guard Room, West End Road, Middlesex.
Aargh we're too late! Peter Wilton confirms, "RAF Northolt, West End Road, Ruislip, Middx. The whole base has had major rebuilding in the last couple of years and the old gates and guard house have been replaced." and thanks for the now as well, Peter. Can't see much aesthetic improvement!
- Capture 10
- 19 Feb 2016
Back to Chalfont Park House.
Found south of Chalfont St Peter and east of the A413. Now part of Citrix UK. SJ
- Capture 11
- 'Now' required
Paradise Beach, Paradise Island, New Providence, The Bahamas.
- Capture 12
- 23 Dec 2011
Paradise Beach, Paradise Island, New Providence, The Bahamas.
Now in all its full glory, taken by Jens Hammer, with our thanks to him.
- Capture 13
- 'Now' required
Same area but probably subsumed by the Atlantis complex ... not true: many thanks to Martijn Mudler's marvellous onthetracksof007 videos which puts this as Coral Harbour Hotel which has since closed and is now the RBDF Coral Harbour Base, the RBDF's training facility. The pool was paved over to make a parking lot. And my thanks to "special secret agent H" for guiding me to this. (SJ)
- Capture 14
- 'Now' required
Rawson Square, Nassau, New Providence.
- Capture 15
- 17 Aug 2009
Rock Point, west of Nassau.
Not quite the same angle but it's still there. RJ.
- Capture 16
- 'Now' required
Bay Street and East Street intersection, Nassau.
- Capture 17
- 17 Aug 2009
The bridge over Paradise Lagoon along with a breakwater.
Still there but now overshadowed by Atlantis. RJ.
- Capture 18
- 17 Aug 2009
The bridge over Paradise Lagoon along with a breakwater.
Now. RJ.
- Capture 19
- 17 Aug 2009
The bridge over Paradise Lagoon along with a breakwater.
Now. RJ.