Fist fights. Jetpack. DB5 water cannons. On this day in 1965 shooting began on the opening sequence of THUNDERBALL with the ‘funeral’ of SPECTRE agent Colonel Jacques Bouvar. The widow who 007 fights was actually played by stuntman Bob Simmons in full drag. | James Bond 007

Bernard Lee and Sean Connery filmed M’s briefing of Bond in THUNDERBALL on this day in 1965. | James Bond 007

On this day in 1964 filming took place at Pinewood Studios for the THUNDERBALL scene where Blofeld electrocutes SPECTRE #11 for embezzlement. | James Bond 007

It’s the mother of all underwater fights in THUNDERBALL (1965). Underwater filmmaking specialists Ivan Tors Films were hired to create 18 underwater sequences which contained 83 separate shots. The unit were led by Ricou Browning, a filmmaker, cameraman and stunt performer best known for playing the Gill-Man in The Creature From The Black Lagoon. | James Bond 007