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Casino Royale
1967 131 min United Kingdom, United States of America PG 12+
★5.2
Adventure, Action, Comedy
Director: Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston
🎭 Based on
«Casino Royale»
byIan Fleming
Trailers
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Description
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.
Budget:
$12M
Worldwide:
$41.74M
Starring
David Niven
Actor
Peter Sellers
Actor
Ursula Andress
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 1968
— Best Original Song
BAFTA 1968
— Best Costume Design (Color)
Key opinion
The 1967 Casino Royale is widely regarded as a disjointed and chaotic parody that suffers from a lack of cohesive vision due to its multiple directors and writers. While some viewers enjoy its psychedelic 1960s aesthetic and all-star cast, most critics and audiences find its narrative structure incoherent and its humor forced.
| Direction | The film features a disorganized, collage-like structure resulting from the involvement of five directors and eleven writers. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is widely criticized as a nonsensical, disjointed 'patchwork' or 'capers' that fails to establish a consistent plot. | |
| Acting | The film utilizes an immense all-star ensemble, though many feel the actors are squandered or obscured by the script's chaotic tone. | |
| Production | The visual style is polarized; some praise its vibrant, big-budget psychedelic 1960s aesthetic, while others find the Technicolor heavy and visually exhausting. | |
| Humor | The humor is polarizing; proponents view it as a clever and inventive 1960s satire, while critics describe the jokes as lame, dry, or 'chaotic nonsense.' |