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Thunderball Behind The Scenes

24th September 2016

The CBC were on set at Pinewood Studios to capture some Thunderball filming in 1965

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The CBC were on set at Pinewood Studios in England for the filming of Thunderball in 1965. This news report contains behind the scenes footage of Sean Connery on a Palmyra set and is later joined by Claudine Auger to film the watery climax.


Thunderball Behind The Scenes

Director Terence Young is also seen giving Connery and Auger stage direction, in English and French, for a rescue helicopter that wasn't there.


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