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Casino Royale (2006)

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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:

Martin Campbell

Writers:

Neal Purvis (screenplay), Robert Wade (screenplay) | 2 more credits »
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Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 26 wins & 44 nominations. See more awards »

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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 ... 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
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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? Written by simon

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James Bond in Montenegro See more »


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Trivia

First EON Productions James Bond film to mark many firsts: First to have a major black and white sequence, first not to feature Miss Moneypenny, nor the gun barrel walk, first to have the gun barrel sequence start after the opening sequence, and not before, and first to have a blond James Bond. First to have an animated opening sequence since Dr. No (1962), and the first for any Bond film since Casino Royale (1967). First EON Productions James Bond movie not to feature "Q" since Live and Let Die (1973). First Bond movie to feature a Casino Royale casino building since the unofficial Never Say Never Again (1983), and the first to have a noticeably different opening gun barrel sequence (the graphics of the gun barrel view are markedly different). See more »

Goofs

When Bond is following Vesper, when he turns right to follow her through the alleyway the street behind him gets a lot more populated between shots. See more »

Quotes

James Bond: [Bond has just won Dimitrios's car in a game of poker] Oh, and the valet ticket.
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Crazy Credits

The fanfare of the Columbia logo is played in a PAL pitch. See more »

Alternate Versions

The German version is cut in the scene where a terrorist kills a fuelling vehicle driver at the airport. A few frames where you see when the driver's neck is broken were replaced by extending the shot of the ground right before the driver goes down. Also the shot where you see the driver lying on the ground from a long shot is shortened whereas the closeup of the driver's head is extended. See more »

Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Action Movies of the 2000s (2014) See more »

Soundtracks

The Name's Bond... James Bond
Music by Monty Norman and David Arnold
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Welcome back...
11 November 2006 | by ShanusSee all my reviews

There is only one movie franchise that has twisted, turned and reinvented itself on so many occasions...

007 has unfortunately dwindled more than it has bedazzled over the last decades but I am relieved to see that Martin Campbell has put the edge back into the Bond series.

The originally unpopular Craig grinds through this action packed feature with ease and in my opinion proves all of his doubters (including me) very very wrong..

At last we have another true Bond.. Sharp, sophisticated and as tough as nails... And perhaps correctly more shaken than stirred.

Welcome back 007... Welcome back.


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Release Date:

7 December 2006 (New Zealand) See more »

Also Known As:

007: Casino Royale See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$40,833,156, 19 November 2006

Gross USA:

$167,445,960

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$616,501,619
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Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Color:

Color | Black and White (opening sequence)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1
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