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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
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
Music by Michel Legrand
Cinematography Douglas Slocombe
Edited by Ian Crafford
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • 7 October 1983 (1983-10-07) (United States)
  • 15 December 1983 (1983-12-15) (United Kingdom)
Running time
134 minutes
Country United Kingdom
United States
Language English
Budget $36 million
Box office $160 million

Never Say Never Again is a 1983 spy film directed by Irvin Kershner, produced by Jack Schwartzman, and written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. with uncredited additional co-writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, from a story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, and Ian Fleming. It is the second adaption of Fleming's Thunderball, which was previously adapted as the 1965 film of the same name. Unlike the majority of Bond films, Never Say Never Again was not produced by Eon Productions, but by an independent production company, one of whose members was Kevin McClory. McClory, one of the original writers of the Thunderball storyline, retained the filming rights of the novel following a rights controversy.

Sean Connery played the role of James 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 again" play that role. As Connery was 52 at the time of filming, 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 England.

Never Say Never Again was released by Warner Bros. in autumn 1983, opening to positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing $160 million at the box office, although less overall than the Eon-produced Octopussy released in the same year. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, to date, owns the distribution rights and also distributes Eon's Bond films, and the company has handled subsequent home video releases of the film.


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