List of James Bond allies in Thunderball
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This is a list of James Bond
allies in the 1965 film
and 1961 novel Thunderball.
in the James Bond
film, Thunderball
. She is played by Martine Beswick
.
Paula is first seen when Bond visits Nassau
to meet Dominique Derval. Paula is a local Bahamian islander who, along with Pinder, is Bond's native contact on the island. She is apparently of Jewish faith; her surname is Caplan. It's also strongly implied that he's seducing her on the side, although she is still the only woman that Bond has been more than casually acquainted with who has never been shown in any romantic liasions with him.
Caplan aids Bond on his mission to recover two missing nuclear weapon
s by helping him make contact with Domino Derval, mistress of the enigmatic Emilio Largo
. Caplan is later kidnapped by Fiona Volpe
when relaxing reading magazines in her hotel room. Before Largo's men can interrogate her, Caplan commits suicide
with a cyanide
pill.
in the James Bond
film, Thunderball
, played by Earl Cameron
. He is a local Bahamian, who serves as the British Intelligence station chief in Nassau and provides Bond with a base of operations there.
Pinder is first seen meeting with Bond, Felix Leiter and Paula on a busy Nassau sidewalk, whereupon he escorts them all back to his station. He is, thereafter, present for all scenes at the British Intelligence station (where his radio operator remains in constant contact with London) to assist Bond's mission in various ways. In the field, he and Leiter drop Bond off by raft for his underwater reconnaissance of the enemy yacht. He also drives up to Bond's hotel to deliver some important information.
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
allies in the 1965 film
Thunderball (film)
Thunderball is the fourth spy film in the James Bond series starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original screenplay by Jack Whittingham...
and 1961 novel Thunderball.
Recurring Allies
- MM (James Bond)M is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, as well as the films in the Bond franchise. The head of MI6 and Bond's superior, M has been portrayed by three actors in the official Bond film series: Bernard Lee, Robert Brown and since 1995 by Judi Dench. Background =Ian Fleming...
- Bernard LeeBernard LeeJohn Bernard Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films.-Life and career:... - QQ (James Bond)Q is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. Q , like M, is a job title rather than a name. He is the head of Q Branch , the fictional research and development division of the British Secret Service...
- Desmond LlewelynDesmond LlewelynDesmond Wilkinson Llewelyn was a Welsh actor, famous for playing Q in 17 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1999.-Early life:... - Felix LeiterFelix LeiterFelix Leiter is a fictional CIA agent created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films. In both, Leiter works for the CIA and assists Bond in his various adventures as well as being his best friend. In further novels Leiter joins the Pinkerton Detective Agency and in the film...
- Rik Van NutterRik Van NutterRik Van Nutter , was an American actor who appeared in many minor films, but is most famous for playing the third version of Felix Leiter in the James Bond movie Thunderball. He also had a role alongside Peter Ustinov in Romanoff and Juliet... - Miss MoneypennyMiss MoneypennyJane Moneypenny, better known as Miss Moneypenny, is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. She is secretary to M, who is Bond's boss and head of the British Secret Service...
- Lois MaxwellLois MaxwellLois Maxwell was a Canadian actress.Maxwell began her film career in the late 1940s, and won a Golden Globe Award for the New Actress of the Year for her performance in That Hagen Girl...
Paula Caplan
Paula Caplan is a fictional characterFictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film, Thunderball
Thunderball (film)
Thunderball is the fourth spy film in the James Bond series starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original screenplay by Jack Whittingham...
. She is played by Martine Beswick
Martine Beswick
Martine Beswick is an English actress and model, best known for her roles in two James Bond films.-Biography:Beswick was born on 26 September 1941 in Port Antonio, Jamaica to English parents....
.
Paula is first seen when Bond visits Nassau
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...
to meet Dominique Derval. Paula is a local Bahamian islander who, along with Pinder, is Bond's native contact on the island. She is apparently of Jewish faith; her surname is Caplan. It's also strongly implied that he's seducing her on the side, although she is still the only woman that Bond has been more than casually acquainted with who has never been shown in any romantic liasions with him.
Caplan aids Bond on his mission to recover two missing nuclear weapon
Nuclear weapon
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. The first fission bomb test released the same amount...
s by helping him make contact with Domino Derval, mistress of the enigmatic Emilio Largo
Emilio Largo
Emilio Largo is a fictional character and the main antagonist from the James Bond novel Thunderball. In the novel he is depicted, according to the British stereotypes about Italians, as a large, heavyset, olive-skinned, powerful man exuding animal charm, with the profile of a Roman emperor, and...
. Caplan is later kidnapped by Fiona Volpe
Fiona Volpe
Fiona Volpe, played by Luciana Paluzzi, is a fictional character in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball. The character is a creation of the film-makers, an addition to Ian Fleming's original plot...
when relaxing reading magazines in her hotel room. Before Largo's men can interrogate her, Caplan commits suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
with a cyanide
Cyanide
A cyanide is a chemical compound that contains the cyano group, -C≡N, which consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom. Cyanides most commonly refer to salts of the anion CN−. Most cyanides are highly toxic....
pill.
Pinder
Pinder is a fictional characterFictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film, Thunderball
Thunderball (film)
Thunderball is the fourth spy film in the James Bond series starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original screenplay by Jack Whittingham...
, played by Earl Cameron
Earl Cameron (actor)
Earl Cameron, CBE is a Bermudian actor. He is known as one of the first black actors to break the "colour bar" in the United Kingdom, along with Cy Grant...
. He is a local Bahamian, who serves as the British Intelligence station chief in Nassau and provides Bond with a base of operations there.
Pinder is first seen meeting with Bond, Felix Leiter and Paula on a busy Nassau sidewalk, whereupon he escorts them all back to his station. He is, thereafter, present for all scenes at the British Intelligence station (where his radio operator remains in constant contact with London) to assist Bond's mission in various ways. In the field, he and Leiter drop Bond off by raft for his underwater reconnaissance of the enemy yacht. He also drives up to Bond's hotel to deliver some important information.