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George Pravda playing Ladislav Kutze
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) in 1918
Died 30th April 1985
Starred In Thunderball (1965)
film information
Ladislav Kutze played by George Pravda is the technical brain behind the handling of the atomic bombs stolen by SPECTRE. After the bombs are recovered from the submerged Vulcan, Emilio Largo gives Kutze the arming box and tells him to play with his new ‘toy’.
However later in the film Kutze changes his allegiance, rescues Dominique Derval from Largo’s tortures and disarms the bombs. As the Disco Volante speeds towards some rocks, Bond instructs Domino and Kutze to abandon ship, causing Kutze to exclaim that he can’t swim. Strangely after the destruction of the Disco Volante Kutze seems to have disappeared.
character information
A famous Polish nuclear scientist Kutze is secretly recruited by SPECTRE to help in their plans to capture the two atomic bombers from the Vulcan. Ladislav Kutze obviously cares what happens to Domino Derval, and when he sees her treatment by Largo he decides to help her and stop Largos plan. §
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