James Bond in film process. Connery, however, was somewhat resigned to the project, lacking the enthusiasm he sported for "Thunderball". A press conference on his arrival had been tense, "soured by aggressive questioning of Connery's crumpled, jet-lagged appearance". Primary and secondary photography finished in December; the special effects filming for the space scenes were undertaken between January and March 1967, prior to the film's release on 12 June. The cinema posters for the film stated "Sean Connery IS James Bond", to distance the Eon-produced picture from the independent "Casino Royale", which had been released two months earlier. However, during the production, Connery announced that
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