Casino Royale (2006)

Armed with a license to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007, and must defeat a private banker to terrorists in a high stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro, but things are not what they seem.

Director:

Martin Campbell

Writers:

Neal Purvis (screenplay), Robert Wade (screenplay)

Stars:

Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench

Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 26 wins & 43 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Craig	...	James Bond
Eva Green	...	Vesper Lynd
Mads Mikkelsen	...	Le Chiffre
Judi Dench	...	M
Jeffrey Wright	...	Felix Leiter
Giancarlo Giannini	...	Rene Mathis
Caterina Murino	...	Solange
Simon Abkarian	...	Alex Dimitrios
Isaach De Bankolé	...	Steven Obanno (as Isaach De Bankole)
Jesper Christensen	...	Mr. White
Ivana Milicevic	...	Valenka
Tobias Menzies	...	Villiers
Claudio Santamaria	...	Carlos
Sebastien Foucan	...	Mollaka (as Sébastien Foucan)
Malcolm Sinclair	...	Dryden

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 partner, enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career. But if Bond defeats Le Chiffre, will he and Vesper Lynd remain safe?

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Plot Keywords:

casino | free running | espionage | terrorist | montenegro | 

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Taglines:

James Bond in Montenegro

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK Czech Republic USA Germany Bahamas Italy

Language:

English French

Release Date:

17 November 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bond Begins

Filming Locations:

Palackého Street, Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£13,370,969 (UK) (19 November 2006)

Gross:

$167,445,960 (USA) (18 March 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Eon Productions, Casino Royale Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

144 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Black and White (opening sequence) Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the showdown of the final hand of the poker game, Bond does not reveal his cards until all of the other players have showed their hands, even though he knows that he holds the best possible hand in this situation. He intentionally waited to "rub it in their faces". This is called a "slowroll" in poker slang, and while not against the rules, it is considered very bad etiquette, and would be critiqued harshly in a real world game.

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Goofs

A cocktail that has been shaken -- even one with mostly clear ingredients, like the Vesper -- will have a cloudy, milky appearance. However, the drinks served to Bond and the other players are crystal-clear, which would indicate that they were actually stirred. (Or, which is more likely, the actors are just drinking plain water with a twist of lemon.)

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Quotes

James Bond: [to Vesper] Why is it that people who can't take advice always insist on giving it?

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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)."

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Connections

Referenced in My Weekly Bond: Sean Connery in Skyfall (2012)

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Soundtracks

Linstead Market
Traditional
Arranged and Performed by Gary Trotman
Courtesy of Arc Music Productions International Ltd.

User Reviews

Daniel Craig you are here to stay!

This is among the best bond movies! You have to see it.

After all the controversy and comments on Daniel Craig's potential as an actor and doubts over him playing Bond...i'd say forget it and be enthralled by the new BOND! He's here to stay.

He has that natural feeling about him when you see him on the screen as Bond, that attitude, style, confidence matched only by Sean COnnery. The movie as a whole is extremely entertaining and exciting.The acting is awesome Eva Green actually does a great job and has really improved her acting from the last time i saw her (in kingdom of heaven), but then this is a totally different movie.

There's a lot of action mixed with great story which i am sure will please the true Bond fan.

Please go and watch this because you will regret if you don't, forget the past this is the New Bond.

9/10