Rare big screen showing of Thunderball this Saturday in New York, USA

10-Jun-2004 • Event

James Bond fans in the New York City area will have a rare opportunity to enjoy a big screen showing of a 35mm MGM archival print of "Thunderball" this weekend at the beautifully restored Lafayette Theater in Suffern, New York.

The theater is known for hosting superb presentations of classic and cult films. The screening takes place at 11:30 AM on Saturday, 12 June.

The fourth film in the James Bond series finds the super spy battling a powerful organization named S.P.E.C.T.R.E, which has threatened the world with an atomic weapon unless a huge ransom is paid. Handsomely produced in exotic locations, THUNDERBALL was advertised at the time of its release as the "The Biggest Bond of All!" and, for once, it is no exaggeration. From a futuristic jet pack to a rocket-firing motorcycle, from a suspenseful chase through a Caribbean carnival to a thrilling underwater battle, THUNDERBALL spares no expense to bring the viewer into the exotic and exciting world of James Bond.

Big Screen Classics are pleased to present THUNDERBALL in a studio archive print courtesy of Latanya Taylor at MGM Repertory.

Starring Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Rik Van Nutter, Bernard Lee, Guy Doleman, Molly Peters, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Martine Beswick
Photographed by Ted Moore
Edited by Peter Hunt
Production Design by Ken Adam
Music by John Barry
Written by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins
Based on the original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham and Ian Fleming
Produced by Kevin McClory
Presented by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman
Directed by Terence Young
1965, Technicolor, approx. 130 minutes, a United Artists release

For more information, visit the Big Screen Classics website.

Thanks to `Lee` for the alert.