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Casino Royale (2006)

PG_13  144 min  -  Action | Adventure | Crime   -  17 November 2006 (USA)
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In his first mission, James Bond must stop Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorist organizations, from winning a high-stakes poker tournament at Casino Royale in Montenegro.

Director:

Martin Campbell

Writers:

Neal Purvis (screenplay), Robert Wade (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Craig ...
Eva Green ...
Mads Mikkelsen ...
Judi Dench ...
M
Jeffrey Wright ...
Giancarlo Giannini ...
Caterina Murino ...
Simon Abkarian ...
Isaach De Bankolé ...
Steven Obanno (as Isaach De Bankole)
Jesper Christensen ...
Ivana Milicevic ...
Tobias Menzies ...
Claudio Santamaria ...
Sebastien Foucan ...
Mollaka (as Sébastien Foucan)
Malcolm Sinclair ...
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Storyline

James Bond goes on his first ever mission as a 00. Le Chiffre is a banker to the world's terrorists. He is participating in a poker game at Montenegro, where he must win back his money, in order to stay safe among the terrorist market. The boss of MI6, known simply as M sends Bond, along with Vesper Lynd to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. Bond, using help from Felix Leiter, Mathis and having Vesper pose as his wife, enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career. But if Bond defeats Le Chiffre, will he and Vesper Lynd remain safe? Written by simon  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Poker | Terrorist | Montenegro | Poker Game | Money  | See more »

Taglines:

The new Bond. Living for Love. Dying for Thrills. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity (cut version) See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

UK | Czech Republic | USA | Germany | Bahamas

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

James Bond 007 - Casino Royale See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$40,833,156 (USA) (19 November 2006) (3434 Screens)

Gross:

$594,239,066 (Worldwide) (6 May 2007)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS  | DTS

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The 2007 Ford Mondeo sport model used in the beginning of the film is a special, one-off hand-built prototype vehicle, constructed by hand at Ford of Europe's Design Studio in Cologne, Germany, in January, 2006 and shipped to the Bahamas in secrecy for shooting. Actual production is not due to start until the second quarter of 2007. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: P99s are striker-fired, double-action only pistols and does not make the sound that of a hammer mechanism, which Bond's does every time he aims it. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
James Bond: M really doesn't mind you earning a little money on the side, Dryden. She'd just prefer it if it wasn't selling secrets.
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Crazy Credits

The opening credits include the words "Ian Fleming's James Bond."
All other Bond movies only have this if it's an original screenplay. When they're based on the novels, regardless of how loosely, they're "Ian Fleming's (name of movie/novel)." See more »

Connections

Featured in "Best! Movies! Ever!: Chases (#1.12)" (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"You Know My Name"
Written and Produced by Chris Cornell and David Arnold
Performed by Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell appears courtesy of Interscope Records
Single on Interscope Records See more »