What was the title of the 1983 James Bond film starring Sean Connery outside the Eon series?

Never Say Never Again was the 1983 James Bond film starring Sean Connery outside the Eon series.

The film is an independent adaptation of Thunderball and was produced by Jack Schwartzman’s team rather than Eon Productions. Sean Connery returned as Bond for the first time since Diamonds Are Forever, released in 1971. The title refers to his earlier statement that he would never play the character again.

Never Say Never Again was released in the same year as Octopussy, the official Eon Bond film starring Roger Moore. This unusual release-period overlap is a major source of confusion when people count Bond films. Both movies involve the character 007, but only Octopussy belongs to the main Eon-produced continuity.

Irvin Kershner directed Never Say Never Again. The cast also includes Klaus Maria Brandauer as Maximilian Largo and Kim Basinger as Domino Petachi.