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Overview
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Release Date:
17 November 2006 (USA)
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Tagline:
Everyone has a past. Every legend has a beginning. On November 17th, discover how James...became Bond. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Terrorist
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Poker
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James Bond
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Montenegro
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Casino
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Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award.
Another 15 wins
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25 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(882 articles)
Indie Roundup: 'Cracks,' 'Harry Brown' Deals and Trailers
(From Cinematical. 18 November 2009, 4:03 PM, PST)
Weekly DVD & Blu-Ray Chopping List 11/17/2009
(From Fangoria. 17 November 2009, 9:00 PM, PST)
(From Cinematical. 18 November 2009, 4:03 PM, PST)
Weekly DVD & Blu-Ray Chopping List 11/17/2009
(From Fangoria. 17 November 2009, 9:00 PM, PST)
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A Royale without cheese.
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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 | ... | 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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Bond 21 (UK) (working title)
Bond Begins (USA) (fake working title)
Bond XXI (UK) (working title)
James Bond 007 - Casino Royale (Germany)
James Bond 21 (USA) (working title)
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Bond Begins (USA) (fake working title)
Bond XXI (UK) (working title)
James Bond 007 - Casino Royale (Germany)
James Bond 21 (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity.
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Runtime:
144 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Ireland:15A |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:15 |
Finland:K-15 |
Australia:M |
Singapore:PG |
Belgium:KT |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) |
Germany:12 |
Netherlands:12 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Spain:13 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) |
Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
Malaysia:U |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Peru:14 |
Brazil:14 |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #42012) (cut version) |
Portugal:M/12 |
UK:12 (video rating) (cut) |
UK:12A (cinema rating) (cut) |
South Korea:15 |
Denmark:11 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
South Africa:13V |
France:U (with warning) |
India:UA |
Iceland:12
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The announcement in the James Bond film series that Bond has become a 00 occurs during the opening titles sequence of this movie. It reads: "Bond, James - 007 Status Confirmed".
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Goofs:
Continuity: When M has Bond chipped, after her arrival on the island, the technician injects the chip into the middle of his forearm. But when the scanner checks to make sure that the chip is functioning properly, it shows up on the screen in the wrist, not the forearm.
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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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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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Film '72: (2006-03-27)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
The James Bond Theme
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FAQ
When is this film set?Is this a remake of the 60s James Bond spoof?
Was anyone other than Daniel Craig offered the part of James Bond for 'Casino Royale'?
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CR is a major step-up from the flamboyant Die Another Day. Obnoxious 50-something runt Pierce Brosnan has been replaced by a young Daniel Craig, there is no Q, no campy gadgets, no silly naked women silhouettes in the opening credits, no world-dominating super-colossus villains, no Miss Funnyfanny (or whatever) and no silly one-liners after killing bad guys. Basically everything that can date Bond film very quickly is gone. I never expected international espionage to look the way it has in past few Bond outings and I'm glad someone had the balls to go back to the hard-edged nature of the series, last seen in Licence to Kill.
The longest Bond movie so far, at 145 minutes, but it breezes by even though it reigns in on the normally excessive action scenes and depicts spying a more 'mundane' and 'realistic' manner (or at least as true as the series has been so far). But the one-thing that bugs me about action movies, particularly the Bond franchise, is that they are, most of the time, childish male fantasies with an indestructible hero who has fun shooting up the place and beds beautiful women. I would like something new for a change but CR does have Bond get hurt and go through more pain than he has previously.
Daniel Craig has been given a lot of hassle over his casting as Bond (like Clive Owen, Jude 'Mr Pretension' Law or 10-year-old girl masquerading as a grown man Orlando Bloom WOULDN'T have been a big mistake?) but not only does he have his youth as an advantage (he's the first 30-something to be cast in the role since Lazenby), he's also pretty damn trim, has the intensity Brosnan lacked and is surprisingly loose in a role that usually requires actors to be stiff and unemotional. It's also good to a fresh face in the role and who cares if he is blonde? Or the shortest actor to play him so far?
I would have preferred that composer David Arnold went too. They didn't seem to be holding back on the amount of regular production team members who got axed. Even Vic Armstrong didn't return. I've never liked Arnold's work on the movies and I hate to think of it as something that's now exclusively HIS baby. But the theme song was cool, despite the criticism and it was cool to have the Bond theme at the end instead of some tacky song.
I just wish the product placements would go too. Nice try attempting to 'subtly' plug Blu-Ray Sony. But it ain't gonna work on me.
Now that the franchise has a different outlook, I hope some of Ian Fleming's more downbeat, not-exactly-blockbuster-material Bond stories can make it to the screen.