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Film & Television
Lot 37

James Bond: A screenplay script for Thunderball,
Eon Productions, 1965,

5 May 2021, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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James Bond: A screenplay script for Thunderball,

Eon Productions, 1965,
133pp. of mimeographed typescript, in red cover with metal fastenings, title page printed Thunderball, A James Bond Adventure, Screenplay by Jack Whittingham, Based on a story by Ian Fleming, also with Kevin McClory's address printed 59 Sloane Street, London, S.W.1, with one annotation on p74 where the character name 'PETACH' has been changed to 'ANTONIO'

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Provenance:
This script is said to have been one of Kevin McClory's personal copies and was acquired by the current vendor when they were working for Kevin McClory's agent at Christopher Mann Ltd.

Kevin McClory was instrumental in the plot of Thunderball, collaborating with Ian Fleming on the novel and becoming the Producer of the film with Eon Productions in late 1964 to 1965.

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