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Casino Royale
Casino Royale is too much for one James Bond!
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.
- Original title
- Casino Royale
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US,GB
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Revenue
- $41,744,718
CinemaSerf
Jan 30, 2025 · via TMDB
I've given up counting the number of times I've tried to make it all the way through this film, and now that I finally have I didn't hate it. There's a nefarious plot gripping the world and "M" (John Huston) has convinced his opposite numbers in France, Russia and the United States that there's only one way to thwart this dastardly plotting. Enter the original, newly knighted, "Sir James Bond" (David Niven) who undertakes the task of heading up the new "007" division and tracking down the criminal mastermind behind "SMERSH"! What now ensues is split into segments and each involves a separate strand in their search. It's not that these aren't entertaining enough, up to a point, it's that they are all just bit contrived to maximise the faux-menace whilst providing us with as many cameos as the five directors behind this over-long project can squeeze in - even Peter O'Toole must have had a bar bill to pay. Peter Sellers and original "Bond" girl Ursula Andress help to keep Niven and the ship afloat and for me, the "Le Chifre" (Orson Welles) scene at the gambling tables steals what there is to show. I think it does quite successfully parody the worst excess of the kitsch, the jingoistic and the kaleidoscopically coloured 1960s, rife with sexism and chauvinism and Niven seems to be very much in on the joke. No, it's not good and it's portmanteau style misses more than it hits but it's of it's time and still just about worth a watch.
drystyx
Apr 4, 2023 · via TMDB
Very boring comedy. Mostly just forgettable. Niven plays Bond, and the story tries to be funny, but the humor is too dry for me, or too lame. I'm not sure which it is. I couldn't follow the story line, so let us just say it is confusing. A big climax at the end is something you probably won't expect. Still, at 3/10, it is three times better than the serious 007 version of Casino Royale.
Wuchak
Dec 1, 2020 · via TMDB
_**Psychedelic secret agent satire with a superlative cast**_ A mysterious organization named SMERSH is killing off notable spies from top countries compelling James Bond to come out of retirement (David Niven). Peter Sellers plays a younger “James Bond” agent while Woody Allen is on hand as a diminutive “James Bond.” Orson Welles plays the lead heavy while William Holden and John Huston have small roles. “Casino Royale” (1967) is notorious in cinema and generally loathed by critics & cinephiles, but it’s actually superior to contemporaneous spy satires like “In Like Flint” (1967) and “Fathom” (1967). It was intentionally made with four different directors in mind for four separate segments, but ended up with six directors. There were originally 4 writers (if you include Ian Fleming’s book), but ended up with a total of 11. Welles and Sellers didn’t get along and refused to work together. It was one of the most expensive films of its day and cost more than any of the James Bond flicks up to that time. Surprisingly, it all sort of comes together for a madly amusing 60’s secret agent farce despite the problematic Sellers being fired before all of his scenes were shot. I suggest using the subtitles so you can make out all the witty verbiage and follow what’s happening. The female cast is outstanding with Barbara Bouchet (Moneypenny) and Joanna Pettet (Mata Bond) leading the way, but also featuring Ursula Andress (Vesper Lynd), Jacqueline Bisset (Miss Goodthighs), Deborah Kerr (Lady Fiona) and several others, including Caroline Munro and Veronica Carlson in cameos. The movie is overlong at 2 hours, 11 minutes. It was shot in Ireland, Scotland and England. GRADE: B-
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Peter Sellers
Evelyn Tremble
Ursula Andress
Vesper Lynd
David Niven
James Bond
Orson Welles
Le Chiffre
Joanna Pettet
Mata Bond
Daliah Lavi
The Detainer
Woody Allen
Jimmy Bond
Deborah Kerr
Agent Mimi
William Holden
Ransome
Charles Boyer
Le Grand
John Huston
McTarry
Kurt Kasznar
Smernov
George Raft
George Raft
Jean-Paul Belmondo
French Legionnaire
Terence Cooper
Cooper
Barbara Bouchet
Moneypenny
Angela Scoular
Buttercup
Gabriella Licudi
Eliza
Elaine Taylor
Peg
Jacqueline Bisset
Miss Goodthighs
Alexandra Bastedo
Meg
Anna Quayle
Frau Hoffner
Derek Nimmo
Hadley
Ronnie Corbett
Polo
Colin Gordon
Casino Director
Bernard Cribbins
Taxi Driver
Tracy Reed
Fang Leader
John Bluthal
Casino Doorman / MI5 Man
Geoffrey Bayldon
Q
Duncan Macrae
Inspector Mathis
Graham Stark
Cashier
Chic Murray
Chic
Richard Wattis
British Army Officer
Vladek Sheybal
Le Chiffre's Representative
Percy Herbert
Piper #1
Penny Riley
Control Girl
Jeanne Roland
Captain of the Guards
Jack Gwillim
British Officer at Auction (uncredited)
Geraldine Chaplin
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Caroline Munro
Guard Girl (uncredited)
Anjelica Huston
Agent Mimi's Hands (uncredited)
Peter O'Toole
Scottish Piper (uncredited)
Mireille Darc
Jag (uncredited)
Valentine Dyall
Lynd's Assistant / Dr. Noah (voice) (uncredited)
Ian Hendry
(uncredited)
Stirling Moss
Driver (uncredited)
Nikki Van der Zyl
Vesper Lynd (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Powell
Man in Casino (uncredited)
David Prowse
Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)
John Le Mesurier
M's Driver (uncredited)
Veronica Carlson
Tall Blonde (uncredited)
Erik Chitty
Butler (uncredited)
John Hollis
Fred (uncredited)
Burt Kwouk
Chinese General (uncredited)
Mona Washbourne
Tea Lady (uncredited)
Jennifer White
Bond Girl (uncredited)
Richard Reeves
Hit Man (uncredited)
Suki Potier
Casino Girl (uncredited)
Nicolas Roeg
Additional Photography
Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Pamela Green
Still Photographer
Julie Harris
Costume Design
Val Guest
Additional Dialogue
Tutte Lemkow
Choreographer
John Huston
Director
Joseph McGrath
Director
Ken Hughes
Director
Robert Parrish
Director
Val Guest
Director
Richard Talmadge
Second Unit Director
Burt Bacharach
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Ian Fleming
Novel
Wolf Mankowitz
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Apr 19, 1967
Apr 28, 1967
