Editing Sean Connery (section)

=== 1964–1986 ===
[[File:Sean Connery 1964.png|thumb|upright|Connery in Alfred Hitchcock's ''[[Marnie (film)|Marnie]]'' (1964)]]
Although Bond had made him a star, Connery grew tired of the role and the pressure the franchise put on him, saying "[I am] fed up to here with the whole Bond bit"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://time.com/4008500/sean-connery-birthday-85/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827013129/http://time.com/4008500/sean-connery-birthday-85/|url-status=live|archive-date=27 August 2015|title=Happy Birthday, Sean Connery: See Him as James Bond on the Cover of Life|first=Eliza|last=Berman|date=25 August 2015|magazine=Time|access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> and "I have always hated that damned James Bond. I'd like to kill him".<ref name="ferguson20041002">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/oct/03/comment.news|title=Scotch myth|newspaper=The Observer
|date=2 October 2004|access-date=18 September 2013|author=Ferguson, Euan}}</ref> [[Michael Caine]] said of the situation, "If you were his friend in these early days you didn't raise the subject of Bond. He was, and is, a much better actor than just playing James Bond, but he became synonymous with Bond. He'd be walking down the street and people would say, 'Look, there's James Bond'. That was particularly upsetting to him".{{sfn|Yule|1992|p=34}}

While making the Bond films, Connery also starred in other films such as [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Marnie (film)|Marnie]]'' (1964) and [[Sidney Lumet]]'s ''[[The Hill (1965 film)|The Hill]]'' (1965), which film critic Peter Bradshaw regards as his two great non-Bond pictures from the 1960s.<ref name="Bradshaw"/> In ''Marnie'', Connery starred opposite [[Tippi Hedren]]. Connery had said he wanted to work with Hitchcock, which Eon arranged through their contacts.<ref>{{harvnb|Broccoli|Zec|1999|}}</ref> Connery also shocked many people at the time by asking to see a script, something he did because he was worried about being typecast as a spy and he did not want to do a variation of ''[[North by Northwest]]'' or ''[[Notorious (1946 film)|Notorious]]''. When told by Hitchcock's agent that [[Cary Grant]] had not asked to see even one of Hitchcock's scripts, Connery replied: "I'm not Cary Grant".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,875552,00.html|title=Canny Scot|magazine=Time|date=10 January 1964}}</ref> Hitchcock and Connery got on well during filming, and Connery said he was happy with the film "with certain reservations".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the007dossier.com/007dossier/post/2013/05/04/Playboy-Interview-Sean-Connery-1965|title=Playboy Interview: Sean Connery|magazine=Playboy|page=78|date=November 1965|access-date=4 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011133335/http://www.the007dossier.com/007dossier/post/2013/05/04/Playboy-Interview-Sean-Connery-1965 |archive-date=11 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In ''The Hill'', Connery wanted to act in something that wasn't Bond related, and he used his leverage as a star to feature in it. While the film wasn't a financial success it was a critical one, debuting at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] winning Best Screenplay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2886/year/1965.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Hill |access-date=15 November 2020 |work=festival-cannes.com |archive-date=18 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018032435/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2886/year/1965.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first of five films he made with Lumet, Connery considered him to be one of his favourite directors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sidney Lumet|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13028436.sidney-lumet/|access-date=3 October 2021|website=The Herald|date=11 April 2011 |location=Glasgow}}</ref> The respect was mutual, with Lumet saying of Connery's performance in ''The Hill'', "The thing that was apparent to me – and to most directors – was how much talent and ability it takes to play that kind of character who is based on charm and magnetism. It's the equivalent of high comedy and he did it brilliantly."<ref>{{cite news |title=Sir Sean Connery 34th AFI Life Achievement Award Honoree |url=https://www.afi.com/laa/sir-sean-connery/ |access-date=15 November 2020 |agency=AFI}}</ref>

In the mid-1960s Connery played golf with the Scottish industrialist [[Iain Maxwell Stewart]],<ref name="Naughtie">{{cite book |last1=Naughtie |first1=James |title=On the Road: Adventures from Nixon to Trump |date=2020 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9781471177439}}</ref> a connection which led to Connery directing and presenting the documentary film ''[[The Bowler and the Bunnet]]'' in 1967.<ref name="Connery-2011">{{cite news |last1=Connery |first1=Sean |title=Sir Sean Connery exclusive: The Clyde yard that shaped my politics ... and its Tory boss who introduced me to golf. |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-herald-on-sunday/20110227/282699043622139 |access-date=4 April 2022 |work=Herald on Sunday |date=27 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="Galbraith">{{cite news |last1=Galbraith |first1=Russell |title=Sean Connery: An enduring myth |url=https://www.scottishreview.net/RussellGalbraith545a.html |access-date=4 April 2022 |work=Scottish Review |date=4 November 2020 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321075109/https://www.scottishreview.net/RussellGalbraith545a.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="BFI">{{cite web|title=Bowler and the Bunnet, The (1967)|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1406406/index.html|website=screenonline.org.uk|publisher=BFI Screenonline|accessdate=2 March 2018}}</ref> The film described the [[Fairfield Experiment]], a new approach to industrial relations carried out at the [[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]], Glasgow, during the 1960s; the experiment was initiated by Stewart and supported by [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Brown]], the [[First Secretary of State|First Secretary]] in [[Harold Wilson]]'s cabinet, in 1966.<ref>Whatever Happened at Fairfields?, by Sydney Paulden and Bill Hawkins, published by Gower Press, 1969.</ref><ref name="Walker">{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Fred M |title=Ships & Shipbuilders: Pioneers of Design and Construction |date=2010 |publisher=Pen and Sword |isbn=9781783830404}}</ref> The company was facing closure, and Brown agreed to provide £1&nbsp;million (£13.135&nbsp;million; US$15.55&nbsp;million in 2021) to enable trade unions, the management and the shareholders to try out new ways of [[industrial management]].<ref name="Our Glasgow">{{cite book|last1=Dudgeon|first1=Piers|title=Our Glasgow: Memories of Life in Disappearing Britain|date=2012|publisher=Headline|isbn=9780755364466|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=91tnKrJjWBkC&q=Fairfield+Experiment&pg=PT183|accessdate=14 March 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Hepburn Connery Robin and Marian Still 1976.jpg|thumb|left|Connery with [[Audrey Hepburn]] in ''[[Robin and Marian]]'' (1976)]]

Having played Bond six times, Connery's global popularity was such that he shared a [[Henrietta Award#Retired awards|Golden Globe Henrietta Award]] with [[Charles Bronson]] for "World Film Favorite{{snd}}Male" in 1972.<ref name="Henrietta">{{cite web|title=Winners & Nominees Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites)|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/henrietta-award-world-film-favorites|website=Golden Globe Awards|access-date=29 September 2017|archive-date=17 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017064814/http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/henrietta-award-world-film-favorites|url-status=dead}}</ref> He appeared in [[John Huston]]'s ''[[The Man Who Would Be King (film)|The Man Who Would Be King]]'' (1975) opposite Michael Caine. Playing two former British soldiers who set themselves up as kings in [[Kafiristan]], both actors regarded it as their favourite film.<ref>{{cite web|date=17 June 2015|title=Sean Connery still has special Bond with movie fans|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/features/entertainment/sean-connery-still-has-special-bond-with-movie-fans/|access-date=3 October 2021|website=The Sunday Post}}</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180613084627/https://sabotagetimes.com/.amp/tv-film/michael-caine-people-forget-that-i-know-a-few-gangsters Michael Caine: "People forget I know a few gangsters"]}} Sabotage Times Retrieved 19 March 2019</ref> The same year, he appeared in ''[[The Wind and the Lion]]'' opposite [[Candice Bergen]] who played Eden Pedecaris (based on the real-life [[Perdicaris incident]]), and in 1976 played [[Robin Hood]] in ''[[Robin and Marian]]'' opposite [[Audrey Hepburn]], who played [[Maid Marian]]. The film critic [[Roger Ebert]], who had praised the double act of Connery and Caine in ''The Man Who Would Be King'', praised Connery's chemistry with Hepburn, writing: "Connery and Hepburn seem to have arrived at a tacit understanding between themselves about their characters. They glow. They really do seem in love".<ref>{{cite news|first=Roger|last=Ebert|author-link=Roger Ebert|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19760421%2FREVIEWS%2F604210301%2F1023|title="Robin and Marian" review|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|date=21 April 1976|access-date=19 March 2019|archive-date=24 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924101522/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19760421%2FREVIEWS%2F604210301%2F1023|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the 1970s Connery was part of ensemble casts in films such as ''[[Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)|Murder on the Orient Express]]'' (1974) with [[Vanessa Redgrave]] and [[John Gielgud]], and played a British Army general in [[Richard Attenborough]]'s war film ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]'' (1977), co-starring [[Dirk Bogarde]] and [[Laurence Olivier]].<ref>{{cite news|title=A Bridge Too Far, for allied forces and for viewers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/15/a-bridge-too-far-reel-history|access-date=22 March 2020|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> In 1974, he starred in [[John Boorman]]'s sci-fi thriller ''[[Zardoz]]''. Often called one of the "weirdest and worst movies ever made" it featured Connery in a scarlet [[Sling swimsuit|mankini]]{{snd}}a revealing costume which generated much controversy for its un-Bond-like appearance.<ref>{{cite news|date=14 November 2017|title=14 unnecessarily revealing movie costumes|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/unnecessarily-revealing-movie-costumes/sean-connery-zardoz-1974sean-connery-fresh-james-bond-thought/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/unnecessarily-revealing-movie-costumes/sean-connery-zardoz-1974sean-connery-fresh-james-bond-thought/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=1 November 2020|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=3 September 2016|title=Celebrating The 13 Strangest Moments in Zardoz|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-13-strangest-moments-in-zardoz/|access-date=2 November 2020|website=Den of Geek|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101051916/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-13-strangest-moments-in-zardoz/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite being panned by critics at the time, the film has developed a cult following since its release.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Shankel|first1=Jason|last2=Stamm|first2=Emily|last3=Krell|first3=Jason|title=30 Cult Movies That Absolutely Everybody Must See|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/30-cult-movies-that-absolutely-everybody-must-see-1538502596|work=io9|publisher=Gizmodo|date=7 March 2014|access-date=14 November 2020|archive-date=14 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114100345/https://io9.gizmodo.com/30-cult-movies-that-absolutely-everybody-must-see-1538502596|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Telotte |first1=J.P. |title=Science Fiction Double Feature: The Science Fiction Film as Cult Text |last2=Duchovnay |first2=Gerald |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-78138-183-0 |page=75 |author-link=Jay Telotte}}</ref> In the audio commentary to the film, Boorman relates how Connery would write poetry in his free time, describing him as "a man of great depth and intelligence" and possessing the "most extraordinary memory".<ref>{{cite news|title=Zardoz|url=https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/14526/zardoz.html|access-date=14 November 2020|website=High-Def Digest}}</ref> In 1981, Connery appeared in the film ''[[Time Bandits]]'' as [[Agamemnon]]. The casting choice derives from a joke [[Michael Palin]] included in the script, which describes the character's removing his mask and being "Sean Connery{{snd}}or someone of equal but cheaper stature".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=109365&section=extras|title=Time Bandits Extras|publisher=Channel 4|access-date=7 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409212649/http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=109365&section=extras|archive-date=9 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> When shown the script, Connery was happy to play the supporting role. In 1981 he portrayed Marshal William T. O'Niel in the science fiction thriller ''[[Outland (film)|Outland]]''. In 1982, Connery narrated ''[[G'olé!]]'', the [[FIFA World Cup official films|official film]] of the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>[http://www.fifafilms.com/fileadmin/fifafilms/user_upload/pdf/FIFAFilms_Factsheet_March_2012_very_low_res.pdf "FIFA World Cup and Official FIFA Events: Programming"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417225504/http://www.fifafilms.com/fileadmin/fifafilms/user_upload/pdf/FIFAFilms_Factsheet_March_2012_very_low_res.pdf |date=17 April 2016}} FIFA Films Retrieved 28 January 2013</ref> That same year, he was offered the role of [[Daddy Warbucks]] in ''[[Annie (1982 film)|Annie]]'', going as far as taking voice lessons for the John Huston musical before turning down the part.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mell|first=Eila|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SqXAAAAQBAJ&q=sean+connery+Annie&pg=PA159|title=Casting Might-Have-Beens: A Film by Film Directory of Actors Considered for Roles Given to Others|year=2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0976-8}}</ref>

[[File:SeanConnery88.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Connery at the [[60th Academy Awards|1988 Academy Awards]]]]

Connery agreed to reprise Bond in ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'', released in October 1983. The title, contributed by his wife, refers to his earlier statement that he would "never again" return to the role. Although the film performed well at the box office, it was plagued with production problems: strife between the director and producer, financial problems, the Fleming estate trustees' attempts to halt the film, and Connery's wrist being broken by the fight choreographer, [[Steven Seagal]]. As a result of his negative experiences during filming, Connery became unhappy with the major studios and did not make any films for two years. Following the successful European production ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (1986), for which he won a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor]], Connery's interest in more commercial material was revived.<ref name="1988 BAFTA"/> That same year, a supporting role in ''[[Highlander (film)|Highlander]]'' showcased his ability to play older mentors to younger leads, which became a recurring role in many of his later films.<ref>{{cite news |title=Highlander: 35 years since Scotland stole the show in cult film starring Queen, Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/nostalgia/2671966/how-aberdeens-queen-of-voice-coaches-worked-a-kind-of-magic-on-cult-classic-highlander/ |access-date=25 November 2020 |newspaper=The Press and Journal}}</ref>