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Connery’s 007 Swan Song: Remembering “Never Say Never Again” on its 35th Anniversary
“This is a 1983 film with the director of the highest-grossing film of 1980, the cinematographer of the highest-grossing film of 1981, and Sean Connery starring as James Bond. What could go wrong?” – John Cork, author of James Bond Encyclopedia
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 35th anniversary of the release of Never Say Never Again, the remake of 1965’s Thunderball and the final film in the long-running series to feature Sir Sean Connery as Agent 007.
Our previous celebratory 007 articles include Live and Let Die, Octopussy, Casino Royale (1967), Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day, Dr. No, The Living Daylights, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Casino Royale, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, GoldenEye, A View to a Kill, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Goldfinger, and 007… Fifty Years Strong.
The Bits continues the series with this retrospective featuring a Q&A with an esteemed group of film historians and James Bond authorities who discuss the virtues, shortcomings and legacy of 1983’s Never Say Never Again. [Read on here...]
- Cubby Broccoli
- Lee Pfeiffer, The Essential James Bond
- film retrospective
- Ian Flemming
- MI5
- 007
- James Bond
- The Digital Bits
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- John Cork, James Bond Encyclopedia
- Never Say Never Again
- 35th anniversary
- Sean Connery
- Thomas A Christie, The James Bond Movies of the 1980s
- Edward Fox
- Pamela Salem
- Alec McCowen
- Kevin McClory
- Michel Legrand
- Prunella Gee
- Irvin Kershner
- Lorenzo Semple Jr
- Douglas Slocombe
- Warner Bros