On his way back to London, Bond survives another attempt on his life.īond is promoted to the head of MI6. Attempts by a bevy of beauties to seduce Bond fail, but Mimi/Lady Fiona becomes so impressed with Bond that she changes loyalties and helps Bond to foil the plot against him. The rest of the household have been likewise replaced, with SMERSH's aim to discredit Bond by destroying his "celibate image". However, the real Lady Fiona has been replaced by SMERSH's Agent Mimi. When Bond continues to stand firm, his mansion is destroyed by a mortar attack at the orders of M (who is, however, killed in the explosion).īond travels to Scotland to return M's remains to his grieving widow, Lady Fiona McTarry. All implore Bond to come out of retirement to deal with SMERSH, who have been eliminating agents Bond spurns all their pleas. Sir James Bond 007, a legendary British spy who retired from the secret service 20 years previously, is visited by the head of British MI6, M 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". 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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