After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of pok... Read allAfter earning 00 status and a licence to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro.After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro.
- Director
- Writers
- Neal Purvis(screenplay)
- Robert Wade(screenplay)
- Paul Haggis(screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Neal Purvis(screenplay)
- Robert Wade(screenplay)
- Paul Haggis(screenplay)
- Stars
- See more at IMDbPro
- Awards
- 27 wins & 44 nominations total
Videos17
Isaach De Bankolé
- Steven Obannoas Steven Obanno
- (as Isaach De Bankole)
Sebastien Foucan
- Mollakaas Mollaka
- (as Sébastien Foucan)
- Director
- Writers
- Neal Purvis(screenplay)
- Robert Wade(screenplay)
- Paul Haggis(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
Storyline
James Bond (Daniel Craig) goes on his first mission as a 00. Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) 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 amongst the terrorist market. The boss of MI6, known simply as "M" (Dame Judi Dench) sends Bond, along with Vesper Lynd Eva Green) to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. Bond, using help from Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), Rene Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini), 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? —simon
- Taglines
- Everyone has a past. Every legend has a beginning. On November 17th, discover how James...became Bond.
- Genres
- Certificate
- 12
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaDaniel Craig initially rejected the part of James Bond, as he felt that the series had settled into a standard formula. He changed his mind when he read the finished script.
- GoofsWhen Bond enters the password at the start of the tourney, he clearly hits the 5 button (JKL). Later in the movie he reveals that "Vesper" is the password (no JKL).
- Quotes
James Bond: [to Vesper] Why is it that people who can't take advice always insist on giving it?
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are set in a stylish montage of fights with gambling symbols: playing cards, playing card symbols (diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs), kings and queens, and roulette wheels.
- Alternate versionsUS version is cut in the toilet fight and the stairwell fight scene to secure a PG-13 rating. In the later, Obanno's henchmen hitting the ground and Obanno crashing into the glass window are the most obvious cuts. However, additional punches, elbows, and shoving are removed and the struggle at the bottom of the stairwell was heavily shortened. The music score has also been remixed to accommodate the edits, and alternate footage used to smooth over some of the edits. This version was also used for the DVD/Blu-ray release.
- ConnectionsEdited into Omega 'Casino Royale' Television Commercial (2006)
Top review
A Great Actor As Bond
What a difference a great actor makes. Daniel Craig is superb as James Bond and parting from that point everything in it is enjoyable, frightening, thrilling just because we're with him. He conquered us from the word go. The initial chase is one of the best in film history and as soon as we get to know this new incarnation of the iconic Ian Fleming character, we're hooked. He's virile but there is room for ambiguity. He's elegant but as, the sensational Eva Green, points out is more acquired than inherited. More working class than even Sean Connery and that works wonders for Mr Bond. The script is more compact and organic. The locations are breathtaking and what else I can say? The series have been reinvigorated, rejuvenated and in one single stroke have secured that this franchise will live forever. A note to Barbara Broccoli, the producer, your father would be so proud. Congratulations!
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- Jan 7, 2007
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- Also known as
- Bond Begins
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Box office
- Budget
- $150,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $167,445,960
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $40,833,156
- Nov 19, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $616,502,912
- Runtime
- 2h 24min
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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