The Battle for Bond deal with Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli: "Thunderball" (1965) that was released at Christmas. McClory's court victory also entitled him to remake "Thunderball" (1965) as "Never Say Never Again" (1983), again with Sean Connery as James Bond, the cinematic competition Broccoli had tried to legally ban. With the remake, McClory attempted to continue with his own James Bond film series, but was stopped after legal action by Broccoli and MGM. In a later unsuccessful lawsuit, McClory went further and now claimed that he created the cinematic James Bond, and demanded a share of the three billion dollars earned by
O.K. Connery Audrey Nohra Stainton <br> Sung by Maria Cristina Brancucci (as Christy) "OK Connery" was released in Italy in 1967. The film was distributed in the United States by United Artists, the year Sean Connery left the James Bond series. under the title "Operation Kid Brother". It was one of six Italian films released worldwide by United Artists in 1967. On video release the film had alternate titles which included "Operation Double 007", "Secret Agent 00" and "Operation Kid Brother". "O.K. Connery" was featured on the television series "Mystery Science Theater 3000" on September 11, 1993 as "Operation Double 007". In