USA TV - Classic Bond double bill this Sunday on Spike - `Thunderball` & `Diamonds Are Forever`

11-Apr-2004 • Media Alert

Spike TV continue to make the most out of their Bond rights this Sunday with a double bill of two classic Connery adventures.

Film: "Thunderball"
Channel: Spike TV
Date: Sunday 11th April 2004
Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM ET/PT

In his fourth outing as James Bond, Sean Connery comes up against the evil Emilio Largo, who holds the world to ransom with a nuclear bomb stolen from NATO. 007 promptly packs his bags and heads for the Bahamas armed with a devastating array of gadgetry and surrounded by the usual bevy of beauties.

Directed by: Terence Young
Cast: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Rik Van Nutter, Martine Beswick.

Film: "Diamonds Are Forever"
Channel: Spike TV
Date: Sunday 11th April 2004
Time: 4:00PM to 7:00PM ET/PT

Following a trail that leads from the canals of Holland to the neon streets of Las Vegas, James Bond uncovers a plot by Blofeld to use the world`s supply of diamonds to create a high powered laser satellite capable of destroying any target on earth, and it`s aimed at Washington.

Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Sean Connery, Jill St John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood, Jimmy Dean, Bruce Cabot, Putter Smith, Bruce Glover, Norman Burton, Joseph Furst, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Leonard Barr, Lois Maxwell.