A Child's Guide to Blowing Up a Motor Car

A Child's Guide to Blowing Up a Motor Car

1965 · 17 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

"A comic promotional mock documentary about a boy and his uncle who visit the Silverstone Racetrack during filming of the James Bond movie Thunderball (1965)."

Directed by Ronald Spencer · Written by Denis Norden

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