Plot
In his first mission, James Bond must stop Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorist organizations, from winning a high-stakes poker tournament at Casino Royale in Montenegro.
Release Year: 2006
Rating: 7.9/10 (223,694 voted)
Critic's Score: 81/100
Director:
Martin Campbell
Stars: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench
Storyline James Bond goes on his first ever mission as a 00. Le Chiffre 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 among the terrorist market. The boss of MI6, known simply as M sends Bond, along with Vesper Lynd to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. Bond, using help from Felix Leiter, Mathis and having Vesper pose as his wife, enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career. But if Bond defeats Le Chiffre, will he and Vesper Lynd remain safe?
Writers: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Cast: Daniel Craig
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James Bond
Eva Green
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Vesper Lynd
Mads Mikkelsen
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Le Chiffre
Judi Dench
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M
Jeffrey Wright
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Felix Leiter
Giancarlo Giannini
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Rene Mathis
Caterina Murino
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Solange
Simon Abkarian
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Alex Dimitrios
Isaach De Bankolé
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Steven Obanno
(as Isaach De Bankole)
Jesper Christensen
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Mr. White
Ivana Milicevic
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Valenka
Tobias Menzies
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Villiers
Claudio Santamaria
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Carlos
Sebastien Foucan
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Mollaka
(as Sébastien Foucan)
Malcolm Sinclair
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Dryden
Filming Locations: "The Canals", Venice, Veneto, Italy
Box Office Details
Budget: $150,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $40,833,156
(USA)
(19 November 2006)
(3434 Screens)
Gross: $594,239,066
(Worldwide)
(6 May 2007)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The poker cards, chips, and plaques featured in the movie were manufactured by Cartamundi. Poker sets of cards & chips that are replicas of the movie props are available from Cartamundi.
Goofs:
Continuity:
Miami airport worker stands next to the truck when killed. Later, his body is a few meters away from the truck.
Quotes:
[first lines]
James Bond:
M really doesn't mind you earning a little money on the side, Dryden. She'd just prefer it if it wasn't selling secrets.
User Review
For The First Time...
Rating: 10/10
Now look, I'm a hard-core James Bond fan. Some might say a purist.I
make no apologies for believing that Timothy Dalton is the closest
thing we've seen to IAN FLEMING's James Bond.
Last night I saw Casino Royale.
This is, for the first time, the truest interpretation of the character
we have ever seen.
This film is amazing. Totally mind-blowing. From the black and white
pre-titles, to arguably the best titles sequence ever. From the African
free-running chase to the beautiful interiors of London. From Judi
Dench's harassed M, to the super cool Le Chiffre. From the stone-cold
government killer, to the heart broken lover.
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