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. Connery played the role of Bond for the seventh and final time, 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.
| Director | Irvin Kershner |
| Produced by | Jack Schwartzman, Kevin McClory |
| Screenplay by | Lorenzo Semple Jr. |
| 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 | Michel Legrand |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Edited by | Ian Crafford |
| Production, company | Taliafilm |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (United States), Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | United States, United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $36 million |
| Box office | $160 million |
| Netflix ID | 60002471 |
About Never Say Never Again
Second adaptation of Ian Fleming's Thunderball which was previously adapted as the 1965 film of the same name. In the film, James Bond must find the targets of a SPECTRE agent who stole two American nuclear warheads.
Achievement of Never Say Never Again
Sean Connery played the famous secret agent for the seventh and final time. Barbara Carrera was Golden Globe nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.
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Latest information about Never Say Never Again updated on July 28 2021.
