Where was Thunderball filmed?
1965 film by Terence Young
Thunderball (1965) was filmed in Paris, Miami and Pinewood Studios — 3 recorded filming locations in the United Kingdom, France, the United States. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the James Bond film series · the Eon James Bond series
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Filming locations
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🎬 Studios & sets
Pinewood Studios
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
British film studio and television studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
“The rest of the film was shot at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, Silverstone racing circuit for the chase involving Count Lippe, Fiona Volpe's RPG-armed BSA Lightning motorcycle and James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 before moving to Nassau, and Paradise Island in the Bahamas (where most of the footage was shot), and Miami.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Paris
🇫🇷 France
capital and most populous city in France
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🏙 Towns & cities
Miami
🇺🇸 United States
city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 11 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
RAF Northolt
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Royal Air Force station in Hillingdon, West London, England
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🏙 Towns & cities
Nassau
🇧🇸 The Bahamas
capital and largest city of the Bahamas
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🏙 Towns & cities
Beaconsfield
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
town in Buckinghamshire, England
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Paradise Island
🇧🇸 The Bahamas
a resort island in the Bahamas near Nassau
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Silverstone Circuit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
motor racing circuit on the Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire border, UK
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Château d'Anet
🇫🇷 France
French château in Eure-et-Loir
“Filming then moved to the Château d'Anet, near Dreux, France, for the fight in the precredit sequence.” Wikipedia
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🛣 Streets & squares
avenue Victor-Hugo
🇫🇷 France
avenue in Paris, France
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
RAF Waddington
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Royal Air Force main operating base located in Lincolnshire, England
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Chalfont Park House
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
building in Chalfont St. Peter, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
“The 1965 film Thunderball was partly filmed at Chalfont Park House.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Staniel Cay
🇧🇸 The Bahamas
island in the Bahamas
“Thunderball Grotto, a limestone cave situated on the western coast of Staniel cay, was the setting of the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Dreux
🇫🇷 France
French commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Places whose own article says it was shot there
3 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Paradise Island The Bahamas
“The James Bond films Thunderball (1965) and Casino Royale (2006) were partially shot on Paradise Island.” Wikipedia
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Château d'Anet France
“The castle was used as a filming location in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball and 1976 film The Pink Panther Strikes Again.” Wikipedia
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16th arrondissement of Paris France
“In one of the opening scenes of the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, character Emilio Largo is seen arriving at the headquarters of The International Brotherhood for the Assistance of Stateless Persons.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Florida, The Bahamas, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Also shot in these places
- The Dark Knight 2008
- V for Vendetta 2005
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010
- Skyfall 2012
- Dr. No 1962
- The Shining 1980
- Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens 2015
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011
- Doctor Strange 2016
- A Clockwork Orange 1971
- Casino Royale 2006
Set in the same places
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Battlefield 4
- Gran Turismo 4
- Deus Ex
- Hitman: Blood Money
- The Rose of Versailles
- Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
- Nodame Cantabile
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
- Hitman
- Medal of Honor: Underground
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Thunderball have?
3 places recorded on Wikidata, and 11 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across 3 countries.
In which countries was Thunderball filmed?
the United Kingdom, France and the United States.
Was Thunderball filmed at a studio?
Yes. Pinewood Studios, recorded on Wikidata as a filming location.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Dark Knight (2008), V for Vendetta (2005), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.