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Never Say Never Again is a 1983 spy film starring Sean Connery and directed by Irvin Kershner. The film is based on the 1961 James Bond novel Thunderball, which had been previously adapted in a 1965 film under that name. Unlike the majority of Bond films, Never Say Never Again was not produced by Eon Productions but by Jack Schwartzman's Taliafilm in association with Kevin McClory, one of the original writers of the Thunderball storyline with Ian Fleming and Jack Whittingham. McClory retained the filming rights of the novel following a long legal battle dating from the 1960s.

Never Say Never Again

A poster at the top of which are the words "SEAN CONNERY as JAMES BOND in". Below this is a head and shoulders image of man in a dinner suit. Inset either side of him, are smaller scale depictions of two women, one blonde and one brunette. Underneath the picture are the words "NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN"

British cinema poster for Never Say Never Again, illustrated by Renato Casaro

Directed by

Irvin Kershner

Produced by

Jack Schwartzman

Kevin McClory

Screenplay by

Lorenzo Semple Jr.

Uncredited:

Dick Clement

Ian La Frenais

Story by

Kevin McClory

Jack Whittingham

Ian Fleming

Based on

Thunderball

by Ian Fleming

Starring

Sean Connery

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Max von Sydow

Barbara Carrera

Kim Basinger

Bernie Casey

Alec McCowen

Edward Fox

Music by

Michel Legrand

Cinematography

Douglas Slocombe

Edited by

Ian Crafford

Production

company

Taliafilm

Producers Sales Organization

Distributed by

Warner Bros.

Release date

7 October 1983 (United States)

15 December 1983 (United Kingdom)

Running time

134 minutes

Country

United States

United Kingdom

Language

English

Budget

$36 million

Box office

$160 million[1]

Connery played the role of Bond for the seventh and final time on-screen, marking his return to the character 12 years after Diamonds Are Forever. The film's title is a reference to Connery's reported declaration in 1971 that he would "never" play that role again. As Connery was 52 at the time of filming, although nearly three years younger than incumbent Bond Roger Moore, the storyline features an aging Bond, who is brought back into action to investigate the theft of two nuclear weapons by SPECTRE. Filming locations included France, Spain, the Bahamas and Elstree Studios in the United Kingdom.

Never Say Never Again was released by Warner Bros. in October 1983, and opened to positive reviews, with the acting of Connery and Klaus Maria Brandauer singled out for praise as more emotionally resonant than the typical Bond films of the day. The film was a commercial success, grossing $160 million at the box office, although less overall than the Eon-produced Octopussy released earlier the same year.