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Casino Royale

  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • 2h 24m
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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 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
    • Martin Campbell
  • Writers
    • Neal Purvis
    • Robert Wade
    • Paul Haggis
  • Stars
    • Daniel Craig
    • Eva Green
    • Judi Dench
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    671K
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    POPULARITY
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    • Director
      • Martin Campbell
    • Writers
      • Neal Purvis
      • Robert Wade
      • Paul Haggis
    • Stars
      • Daniel Craig
      • Eva Green
      • Judi Dench
    • 2.6KUser reviews
    • 224Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 28 wins & 44 nominations total

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    Daniel Craig
    Daniel Craig
    • James Bond
    Eva Green
    Eva Green
    • Vesper Lynd
    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • M
    Jeffrey Wright
    Jeffrey Wright
    • Felix Leiter
    Mads Mikkelsen
    Mads Mikkelsen
    • Le Chiffre
    Giancarlo Giannini
    Giancarlo Giannini
    • Rene Mathis
    Caterina Murino
    Caterina Murino
    • Solange
    Simon Abkarian
    Simon Abkarian
    • Alex Dimitrios
    Isaach De Bankolé
    Isaach De Bankolé
    • Steven Obanno
    • (as Isaach De Bankole)
    Jesper Christensen
    Jesper Christensen
    • Mr. White
    Ivana Milicevic
    Ivana Milicevic
    • Valenka
    Tobias Menzies
    Tobias Menzies
    • Villiers
    Claudio Santamaria
    Claudio Santamaria
    • Carlos
    Sebastien Foucan
    Sebastien Foucan
    • Mollaka
    • (as Sébastien Foucan)
    Malcolm Sinclair
    Malcolm Sinclair
    • Dryden
    Richard Sammel
    Richard Sammel
    • Adolph Gettler
    Ludger Pistor
    Ludger Pistor
    • Mendel
    Joseph Millson
    Joseph Millson
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    • Director
      • Martin Campbell
    • Writers
      • Neal Purvis
      • Robert Wade
      • Paul Haggis
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Daniel 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.
    • Goofs
      When Bond enters his password in the casino, he enters 836547. He later gives the password as VESPER, which on an alpha-numeric keypad would be 837737.
    • Quotes

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

    • Crazy credits
      The opening titles is a stylish montage of Bond fights alongside gambling symbols: playing cards, playing card symbols (diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs), kings and queens, and roulette wheels.
    • Alternate versions
      US version is cut in the opening bathroom fight, the shooting of the bomb-maker, and the stairwell fight scene to secure a PG-13 rating. The opening bathroom fight has more punches, a closeup of the hitman's pained face as Bond grabs him by the neck, and a more prolonged scene of Bond holding the hitman's head in the sink. The shooting of the bomb maker is cut differently, going to a closeup when Bond shoots him. The stairwell fight features Obanno's henchmen hitting the ground onscreen, Obanno crashing into one of the glass windows, additional punches, and a much longer struggle at the bottom of the stairwell with Bond strangling Obanno. The PG-13 version was on all US DVD and Blu-Ray releases, but the 4K UHD release does have the full uncut version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Omega 'Casino Royale' Television Commercial (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      You Know my Name
      Music by David Arnold

      Lyrics by Chris Cornell

      Performed by Chris Cornell

    User reviews2.6K

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    8/10
    "Do I look like I give a damn?"
    Anyone who has followed the James Bond series over the last four decades knows that the new Bond has changed... In "Casino Royale," 007 do not identify himself with the classic words, "Bond. James Bond," and instead of playing Chemin-de-Fer or Craps, he plays Poker and he doesn't care whether his vodka martinis are shaken or stirred nor he drinks a Smirnoff vodka, or a five-star Hennessey, or a Dom Pérignon'52... He never pauses to take a finger of Caviar… He never enjoys a good cigar and is less preoccupied with matters of sex…

    But he is a more trained Bond, a cold-hearted killer improvising, modifying, and overcoming, uttering to M in one decisive moment his most significant line, "So you want me to be half monk, half hit-man!"

    In taking the part, Daniel Craig completely inhabited the character of the super agent 007… There is something empathetic about him and something human…He so lets you in behind his blue eyes and into his emotional life…

    His opponent is the villain banker Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) who tries to get rich in supplying funds for terrorists… To continue doing so, Le Chiffre wants to win back his losses in a no-limit showdown Poker game with $115,000,000 in chips at Casino Royale in Montenegro…

    Ivana Milicevic plays Le Chiffre's Bosnian bodyguard who nearly eliminates our hero… Valenka is harmful but not pure evil as her boss…

    Simon Abkarian is the middleman Alex Dimitrios involved with Le Chiffre, who knew where to put his hands on weapons and people who could use them… He works with anyone who has money…

    The Italian actress Caterina Murino (Solange) reveals her sexy side as the frustrated woman so upset in her marriage…

    Jeffrey Wright plays the undercover CIA agent Felix Leiter 'bleeding chips at the poker tournament;' and Giancarlo Giannini plays the 'contact' Mathis…

    Eva Green is Bond's love interest Vesper Lynd… Green and Craig have electric chemistry on screen together… Vesper's character seems ambiguous, impudent and complicated… One night—slumped in the shower fully clothed, radiating inner beauty—her quiet look is capable to melt Bond's cold heart and free his doubtful mind… In another, she disconcerts him with her pretty 'Algerian love knot.'

    "Casino Royale" lacks the fundamental technology exhibition which plays an important part in any Bond films... The traditional "James Bond Gun Barrel Sequence" and the "James Bond Theme" disappeared… The only thin bit of continuity is Judi Dench's fifth return as the cool, scheming chief Lady M…

    Directed by Martin Campbell, the movie has it all: spectacular locations from Prague, London, Miami and Nassau— and amazing actions involving the superb Aston Martin DB5 coupe in a high-speed mountain chase; a rush to stop a fuel tanker at Miami Airport; a combat with an Ugandan terrorist; a pursue in a four-wheel bulldozer; a breathless foot chase across highest cranes; and an unexpected climax in one of the buildings on the canals of Venice
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    FAQ30

    • What form of poker is played in the Montenegro portion of the movie?
    • Is "James Bond" just a code name for a series of agents? Is this movie about the latest agent assigned the code name?
    • Why in the restaurant after the game and Vesper is called away by a text message from Mathis, does Bond get suspicious, saying "Mathis"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Czech Republic
      • United States
      • Germany
      • Bahamas
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Serbian
      • German
      • Italian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Bond Begins
    • Filming locations
      • Villa La Gaeta, Lake Como, Lombardia, Italy(Villa of Mr. White)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Eon Productions
      • Casino Royale Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $150,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $167,445,960
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $40,833,156
      • Nov 19, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $616,505,162
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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