Thunderball (film) listed at number 73. Thunderball (film) Thunderball is a 1965 British spy film and the fourth in the "James Bond" series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original screenplay by Jack Whittingham. It was directed by Terence Young, with its screenplay by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins. The movie would have been the first of the Bond series if not for legal disputes over copyright issues. The film follows Bond's mission
Neil Connery Neil Connery Neil Niren Connery (born 1 January 1938) is a retired Scottish actor and the younger brother of actor Sir Sean Connery. Neil Niren Connery was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 1 January 1936. The Connery family is of Irish origin. His father Joseph Connery was a lorry driver and his mother Euphemia McBain a cleaning woman. Neil had a modest upbringing in a poor area of Edinburgh. Throughout his acting career, Neil has appeared in several films. Neil Connery's film debut was in "O.K. Connery" (1967), a James Bond-inspired film. The film was retitled "Operation Kid Brother" in