60th Anniversary of the film Thunderball
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60th Anniversary of the film Thunderball (1965) starring Sean Connery as James Bond

This year, on 9th December to be exact, marks 60 years since Thunderball - Sean Connery's fourth film as Ian Fleming's James Bond - premiered at cinemas in the UK. The film was first released in Japan on 9th December 1965 while the Swedish premiere took place on 17th December 1965. In the United States, the film premiered on 21st December followed by the UK premiere on 29th December 1965.

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