All implore Bond to come out of retirement to deal with SMERSH, who have been eliminating agents. Sir James Bond 007, a legendary British spy who retired 20 years ago, is visited by M, the head of British MI6, CIA representative Ransome, KGB representative Smernov, and Deuxième Bureau representative Le Grand. Since 1999, the film's rights have been held by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, distributors of the Bond films by Eon Productions. Critical reaction to Casino Royale, however, was generally negative, with many reviewers regarding it as a baffling, disorganised affair. The film was a financial success, grossing over $41.7 million worldwide, and Burt Bacharach's musical score was praised, earning him an Academy Award nomination for the song ' The Look of Love', performed on the film's soundtrack by Dusty Springfield. The budget escalated as various directors and writers became involved in the production, and actors expressed dissatisfaction with the project.Ĭasino Royale was released on 13 April 1967, two months prior to Eon's fifth Bond movie, You Only Live Twice.

Believing that he could not compete with the Eon series, Feldman resolved to produce the film as a satire. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, failed to come to terms. Feldman, the producer, had acquired the film rights in 1960 and had attempted to get Casino Royale made as an Eon Productions Bond film however, Feldman and the producers of the Eon series, Albert R. for one James Bond!' refers to Bond's ruse to mislead SMERSH in which six other agents are pretending to be 'James Bond', namely, baccarat master Evelyn Tremble ( Peter Sellers) millionaire spy Vesper Lynd ( Ursula Andress) Bond's secretary Miss Moneypenny ( Barbara Bouchet) Bond's daughter with Mata Hari, Mata Bond ( Joanna Pettet) and British agents Coop ( Terence Cooper) and The Detainer ( Daliah Lavi).Ĭharles K. The film's tagline: 'Casino Royale is too much. Forced out of retirement to investigate the deaths and disappearances of international spies, he soon battles the mysterious Dr. The film stars David Niven as the 'original' Bond, Sir James Bond 007.

It is loosely based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, the first novel to feature the character James Bond. Casino Royale is a 1967 spy parody film originally distributed by Columbia Pictures featuring an ensemble cast.

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