Film
James Bond: Thunderball
1965
Printed in England by Stafford & Co Ltd. Nottingham & London, UK Quad (30" x 40") Single Sided
British / UK
Near mint minus – Very fine plus / originally folded (as issued)
Terence Young
Adolfo Celi, Bernard Lee, Claudine Auger, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell, Luciana Paluzzi, Martine Beswick, Molly Peters, Sean Connery
“Look Up ! Look Down ! Look Out ! Here Comes The Biggest Bond Of All !”
Country of origin, British UK Quad poster for Sean Connery’s fourth outing as 007 “Thunderball” (1965). After the more subtle and stylised design used on the previous Bond film “Goldfinger”, it was a return to the more traditional painted artwork for “Thunderball”. The Robert McGinnis illustration (his first Bond campaign) places Bond centre stage in a scuba diving wetsuit amongst a group of scantily swimsuited Bond women. The famous “007” logo (so synonymous with the franchise even to present day) placed top left has been cleverly intergrated into the “Look Out” tagline. The original 1965 British UK quad movie poster offered here is presented in exceptional unrestored, folded (as issued) condition and perfectly suited to the landscape style for which it was designed for. Colours are bright and vibrant with the off-white (light grey) background totally unfade . This example is easily the best “Thunderball” quad I have ever offered for sale (or seen). Hugely desirable and very collectable, it would be a worthy addition to any collection of James Bond movie memorabilia and is a truly impressive 007 poster.
Trivia: The dictionary definition of the word “Thunderball” is, it was a military term used by U.S. soldiers to describe the mushroom cloud seen during the testing of atomic bombs. Hence its use as a title, because this would be the result of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. detonating the stolen atomic bombs.
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“They have been taken by the evil S.P.E.C.T.R.E. organization. The world is held hostage and Bond heads to Nassau, The Bahamas. Here, he meets the beautiful Domino and is forced into a thrilling confrontation with S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo on-board his boat, the Disco Volante. Will 007 prevent the killing of millions of innocent victims ?”
A NATO Vulcan Bomber carrying two atomic bombs had crashed in the Caribbean To make a serious situation even more critical, SPECTRE then informed the British government that it had hijacked the plane’s cargo Unless a ransom of £100 million was paid in seven days, a major city in England or the US would be destroyed .
M16 called in all its top agents, but only one had a lead: James Bond With four days to go, 007 flew to the Bahamas, where a femme fatale, a beautiful avenger, and a big game predator fish collector, a tough Italian mafia type posing as a millionaire adventurer in Nassau, called Emilio Largo awaited him Largo (Adolfo Celi) is actually the ruthless one-eyed SPECTRE No. 2, who can easily turn from charmer to killer when SPECTRE business is at stake
Fiona Volpe’s introduction while wearing a sheer negligée in Derbal’s (Paul Stassino) bedroom was definitely an early highlight of “Thunderball“. Luciana Paluzzi is a very sexy ruthless villain Definitely one of the better female characters in the series
Bond (Sean Connery) appears to be a bit cavalier at times, spending far too much time bedding one conquest after anotherwhen duty calls, he responds quickly and decisively After three films, Connery’s 007 character has been established. Now, it’s time for Bond to have a little fun as shown in the scene where he consumes Conch Chowder, Beluga Caviar and Dom Peringnon ’55 (he once scorned), or the scene in the French château where he kills SPECTRE’s agent and takes time to throw flowers on the body or the scene in ‘Shrublands’ where he discovers the body of a NATO aerial observer and steals a bit of fruit as he leaves touches like these set “Thunderball“ apart from other Bond movies
With ingenious gadgets provided by ‘Q’ (Desmond Llewelyn), wonderful underwater sequences, great special visual effects (rewarded with an Oscar), nice music score, and exotic scenery, the film remains as a lavish tropical paradise where sandy beaches, coral reefs and bikinis prevailed… The viewer suddenly gets a tremendous sense of the tropics, of carefree vacations, cool tropical drinks, and moonlights romance.
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Mint
A poster that has never been used or displayed and may show the most minor signs of age and wear. The poster should have no holes or tears.
Near Mint
A generally unused poster with fresh, saturated colors. May have minimal tears at folds. Has no significant holes, no paper loss, may have minor tears along edges, may have fine pin holes.
Very Fine
A poster with bright colour and crisp overall appearance. It may have very general signs of use including slight fold separation and fold wear. It may have pin holes or very minor tears. This is the highest grade allowed for a poster that has been restored either on linen or on paper.
Fine
A poster with good colors and overall clean appearance. It may have minor tears small paper loss and minor stains. It may have some fold seperation.
Good
An average poster with overall fresh color. May have tears, minor paper loss, minor hazing. Paper may be brittle due to age, may have minor stains. May have a small amount of writing in an unobtrusive place. May have medium or major restoration.
Fair
A poster with faded colors and brittle paper, showing significant signs of use. May have tears and paper loss. May have tape, writing, stains in image area. In need of restoration or had major restoration.
Poor
A poster that is worn, torn, and/or damaged. May have staining, cracking, dry rot, and/or large tears. May be heavily soiled, may have pieces missing. In need of major restoration.
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LOBBY CARD
11 x 14″ printed on heavy stock paper. Used as display in theatre lobbies. Originally made in sets of eight. Some sets have a title card, which contains credits and artwork, essentially a mini-poster. The remaining seven cards are coloured photographic credits and poster artwork showing different scenes from the movie.
WINDOW CARD
14 x 22″ printed on heavy stock paper with the top 4-6 inches usually left blank for the local cinema owner to fill in the cinema and the date it was due to play. Largely discontinued during the 1970’s.
HALF SHEET
22 x 28″ printed on heavy stock paper. The image displayed is normally a smaller version of the main poster, although some do have different artworks and sometimes come in two versions.
INSERT
14 x 36″ printed on heavy stock paper. Inserts usually have the same artwork as a one sheet. Popular with collectors since they are smaller and easier to frame. Normally come tri folded or rolled.
STYLE Y/FORTY BY SIXTY
40 x 60″ printed on heavy stock paper. Rare since they were primarily used for major motion pictures only. Designed to be used outside the theatre, on an easel, normally at a drive-in movie theatre.
ONE-SHEET
27 x 41″ printed on paper. This is the most common size of poster, intended to be displayed in a glass “marquee” case. It is the most sought after size by collectors. Since the 1980’s most posters are sent to the theatre rolled and maybe slightly smaller measuring 27″ by 40″ and with the advent of backlit light boxes a growing number of modern movie posters are available double-sided and the more traditional single-sided.
THREE-SHEET
41 x 81″ printed on paper. These were printed on two or three separate sheets designed to overlap, few survive. Used for larger advertising spaces, normally posted on walls, perfect for huge movie theatres the drive-in, where people could see them from a distance. From the 1970’s on, three-sheets were sometimes printed in one piece and issued as “international” versions to be used abroad.
BRITISH QUAD
30 x 40″ Most common poster size used in the UK. British Quads are horizontal and may have different artwork to the US one sheet. Like a US one sheet they normally come in two versions. Like a US one sheet they are usually supplied single-sided or more commonly now as a double sided poster.
BRITISH ONE-SHEET
27 X 40″, printed on paper. Very rarely used size.
ITALIAN LOCANDINA
13 x 28″ six inches shorter than the US insert, very nice size to frame. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.
ITALIAN PHOTOBUSTA
18 x 26″ Glossy, high quality, used as lobby cards in Italy. Size may vary, either vertical or horizontal format. There are also double Photobusta or mini Photobusta.
2-FOGLIO (DUE)
(DUE): 39 x 55″ This is the standard poster size used in Italy. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.
4-FOGLIO
(QUATTRO) 55 x 79″ Very large Italian poster printed in two pieces, often contains very beautiful artwork.
FRENCH
47 x 63″ (GRANDE) or 24 x 33″ (PETITE) French movie posters normally come with different artwork to either the US or the UK. Like the Italian’s some of the artwork is extrememly beautiful.
