Trivia: The title is an "in-joke" as Sean Connery said he would never play Bond again.
Trivia: When Bond punches the bouncer outside Largo's casino, you can see a sign saying CASINO ROYALE. This was the first 007 novel Fleming ever wrote.
Trivia: Largo's boat in this film is called the 'Flying Saucer'. In Thunderball (which this film is basically a remake of) the boat is called the 'Disco Volante' which is Italian for flying saucer.
Trivia: Kevin McClory, who co-wrote and co-produced "Thunderball" (of which NSNA is a remake) won the right to produce NSNA following a contentious legal battle with Ian Fleming's estate. Because the film was produced outside the auspices of Fleming, Albert Broccoli, and MGM/UA, it is not considered part of the "official" Bond series.
Trivia: Steven Seagal was the film's martial arts instructor.
Trivia: This film was plagued by disputes and crew issues, but the costume team still showed remarkable dedication. One of Kim Basinger's dresses was made from a single piece of rare silk, of which only eight yards were ever produced. Despite the film's troubled production, this detail highlights the extra effort put into its design work.
Trivia: Kim Basinger said that this was one of the worst experiences in her acting career because she and the director Irvin Kershner didn't get along at all.
Trivia: Sir Sean Connery was barely on speaking terms with producer Jack Schwartzman throughout the production. Connery was unenthusiastic about the lack of professionalism behind the scenes and director Irvin Kershner agreed with Connery, saying that Schwartzman did not have the experience of a film producer.
Trivia: The RSPCA had a dispute about one scene in the film regarding a stunt involving a horse jumping off a cliff. This film and several others indirectly persuaded the creation of the disclaimer that animals were not mistreated during production.
Trivia: Although Max von Sydow receives third billing, he has only three minutes of screen time.
Trivia: The first James Bond film without a title originally written by Ian Fleming.
Trivia: Before signing on as Domino, Kim Basinger had never seen a James Bond film.
Chosen answer: Neither is a professional dancer. Having studied dancing some thirty years before does not mean someone has retained the same level of skills. As you mentioned, Connery was in his 50s by that time.
raywest ★