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1967-04-132h 11m

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Casino Royale is too much for one James Bond!

Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.

Directors
Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Val Guest
Editors
Bill Lenny

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  1. David Niven

    David Niven

    James Bond

  2. Peter Sellers

    Peter Sellers

    Evelyn Tremble

  3. Ursula Andress

    Ursula Andress

    Vesper Lynd

  4. Orson Welles

    Orson Welles

    Le Chiffre

  5. Joanna Pettet

    Joanna Pettet

    Mata Bond

  6. Daliah Lavi

    Daliah Lavi

    The Detainer

  7. Woody Allen

    Woody Allen

    Jimmy Bond (Dr. Noah)

  8. Deborah Kerr

    Deborah Kerr

    Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry

  9. William Holden

    William Holden

    Ransome

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Wuchak

Dec 1, 2020

6/10

Psychedelic secret agent satire with a superlative cast A mysterious organization named SMERSH is killing off notable spies from top countries compelling James Bond to come out of retirement (David Niven). Peter Sellers plays a younger “James Bond” agent while Woody Allen is on hand as a diminutive “James Bond.” Orson Welles plays the lead heavy while William Holden and John Huston have small roles. “Casino Royale” (1967) is notorious in cinema and generally loathed by critics & cinephiles, but it’s actually superior to contemporaneous spy satires like “In Like Flint” (1967) and “Fathom” (1967). It was intentionally made with four different directors in mind for four separate segments, but ended up with six directors. There were originally 4 writers (if you include Ian Fleming’s book), but ended up with a total of 11. Welles and Sellers didn’t get along and refused to work together. It was one of the most expensive films of its day and cost more than any of the James Bond flicks up to that time. Surprisingly, it all sort of comes together for a madly amusing 60’s secret agent farce despite the problematic Sellers being fired before all of his scenes were shot. I suggest using the subtitles so you can make out all the witty verbiage and follow what’s happening. The female cast is outstanding with Barbara Bouchet (Moneypenny) and Joanna Pettet (Mata Bond) leading the way, but also featuring Ursula Andress (Vesper Lynd), Jacqueline Bisset (Miss Goodthighs), Deborah Kerr (Lady Fiona) and several others, including Caroline Munro and Veronica Carlson in cameos. The movie is overlong at 2 hours, 11 minutes. It was shot in Ireland, Scotland and England. GRADE: B-

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$12,000,000.00
Revenue
$41,744,718.00
Keywords
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