Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Peter SellersEvelyn Tremble
- Ursula AndressVesper Lynd
- David NivenJames Bond
- Woody AllenJimmy Bond (Dr. Noah)
- Joanna PettetMata Bond
- Orson WellesLe Chiffre
- Daliah LaviThe Detainer
- Deborah KerrAgent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry
- William HoldenRansome
- Charles BoyerLegrand
Recommendations
- 80
Empire
Despite being not officially a Bond film this is good solid, entertaining action. - 58
The A.V. Club
Casino Royale offers plenty for the eyes and ears, but little for the funnybone. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
At one time or another, Casino Royale undoubtedly had a shooting schedule, a script and a plot. If any one of the three ever turns up, it might be the making of a good movie. - 50
The New York Times
If it were stopped at the end of an hour and 40 minutes instead of at the end of 2 hours and 10 minutes, it might be a terminally satisfying entertainment instead of the wearying one it is. - 50
The New Yorker
An all-star send-up of the Bond films, with multiple Bonds and multiple directors, has some laughs, but it makes one terribly conscious of wastefulness. Jokes and plots and possibilities are thrown away along with huge, extravagant sets, and famous performers go spinning by. - 50
ReelViews
Unfortunately, after the introductory sequences, Casino Royale begins a downhill slide. It gets progressively sillier and more incoherent until it's impossible to keep any of the plot elements straight. - 50
Time
With so many egos—including five directors—competing for attention, the picture soon degenerates into an incoherent and vulgar vaudeville. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
A mess. Casino Royale is two hours and eleven minutes of non sequitur.
