Casino Royale

"Everyone has a past. Every legend has a beginning."

2006 2h 24m EN

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7.6

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★7.6TMDB · 12,071

AdventureActionThriller

Synopsis

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Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.

“Everyone has a past. Every legend has a beginning.”

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Cast

Daniel Craig
James Bond
Eva Green
Vesper Lynd
Mads Mikkelsen
Le Chiffre
Judi Dench
M
Jeffrey Wright
Felix Leiter
Giancarlo Giannini
Mathis
Caterina Murino
Solange
Simon Abkarian
Alex Dimitrios

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martin Campbell
Writers: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis
Languages: English, French
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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$150M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "James Bond Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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7 / 8

CAST

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430+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martin Campbell, shot by Phil Meheux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Martin Campbell directs. Phil Meheux behind the camera. David Arnold scores. Stuart Baird cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

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1$150M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.
3Released 20 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
5International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
6Part of the "James Bond Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7430+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
8Directed by Martin Campbell, shot by Phil Meheux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
9Original score by David Arnold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
10Editor Stuart Baird shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
11Daniel Craig and Eva Green and Mads Mikkelsen carry the top of the cast.
12Marketing tagline: "Everyone has a past. Every legend has a beginning.".
13IMDB entry: tt0381061 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1412,071 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
15Classified under 18 themes, including "banker", "casino", "based on novel or book", "poker".
16Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Phil Meheux
Original score: David Arnold
Editing: Stuart Baird
Production design: Peter Lamont
Costume design: Lindy Hemming
Makeup / hair: Laura McIntosh
VFX supervisor: Angela Barson
Sound: Martin Cantwell
Stunt coordinator: Pavel Cajzl
Runtime: 144 min · 2h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $150,000,000
Box office: $599,045,960
Return: 399% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Casino Royale (2006)

Awards

BAFTA Award for Best Sound

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Part of

James Bond Collection

The James Bond Collection is a legendary spy film series based on Ian Fleming’s novels, following MI6 agent 007, James Bond, as he takes on global threats with style, gadgets, and charm. Produced by EON Productions, the franchise spans 25 official films (1962–2021) and has featured six actors, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig. Known for its thrilling action, iconic villains, Bond girls, and unforgettable theme songs, the series remains a cornerstone of the spy genre. With espionage, luxury cars, and shaken-not-stirred martinis, Bond continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

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Potential Kermode2017-03-27
★ 3/10
2006 - the year they turned Bond into a common soccer hooligan. In 2006, the film makers - no longer under the watchful eye of the late Cubby Broccoli decided to run away from making James Bond movies. They also cast a short blonde man as 007. They screwed with the gun barrel and the tone of the once lively, over the top and amusing series was now one of tedium. It's all over for Bond films now unless they decide to make real Bond films again and not this monotonous and bland rubbish. It's shame that Cubby was not still around to keep Eon Productions in line and stop them ruining 40 years of hard work. - Potential Kermode
John Chard2019-06-19
★ 9/10
Arrogance and self-awareness seldom go hand in hand. Casino Royale is directed by Martin Campbell and adapted by Neil Purvis, Robert Wade & Paul Haggis from a story written by Ian Fleming. It stars Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright & Giancarlo Giannini. It's the 21st film in the James Bond franchise. Plot finds Craig as Bond, newly promoted to 00 status, he is thrust into the murky world of high financed terrorism. One of the hardest series of films to get right, with some of the most committed of fans, is that of the James Bond series. To wit, there will never ever be a Bond film that will appease every fan across the board. The complaints will range from not enough gadgets, too far removed from Fleming's essence, not serious enough and vice a versa: too darn serious. Then there is the usual round of arguments concerning the leading man stepping into the tuxedo, for every Bond fan ready to fight to the death in the name of Sean Connery, I'll find you another prepared to back Timothy Dalton's take on the Martini swigging legend. Once it became clear that Pierce Brosnan had run his course as Bond, bowing out with the super silly Die Another Day in 2002, the pressure for any new Bond, both the actor and the makers, was immense. 2006 and time had moved on, and we live in different cinema times, spy movies are a different breed to what went before, The Bourne Identity had raised the bar. The news filtered thru that Bond was to be rebooted and that Daniel Craig was the man to be Bond. The howls of derision could be heard from as far as the tropical locations so in keeping with a James Bond plot. Too Blonde, too craggy faced, not tall enough, and why reboot a much loved franchise anyway? It was war and the heat was turned up to full. Casino Royale still has its critics, but as majorities go as regards a Bond film, this one has the biggest sway. Sure, the Daniel Craig haters will not be bowed, they can't after all lose face after such a vitriolic campaign against his casting, but few, I suspect, can seriously deny Casino Royale is not a magnificent Bond movie. Just a peak at the Worldwide box office figures shows you how well received it was, making nearly $600 million, those are figures that do not lie. The truth is that Casino Royale has almost everything you could wish for from a Bond movie, and a little more. Gorgeous locations, beautiful women and reams of action; where, the stunt department reach new heights. It's also refreshingly in keeping with Fleming's original story, only major difference here is that the makers have upgraded it to a post 9/11 world. There's nods to traditional franchise staples, whilst also neatly streamlining some of the previous film's comedy scene fillers. Smart villain too, Mads Mikkelsen's Le Chiffre, complete with creepy eye issue and loyal girlfriend, is a villain not trying to blow up the world because he's mad, but trying to outwit Bond to stay alive! That's great stuff that keeps a Bond thriller alive and well. But for all the energy and pyrotechnics (there's enough in this one film to have filled half a dozen of previous Bond entries), a Bond film can only succeed if the leading man is up to scratch. Thankfully, and joyously, Craig nails it, both in physicality, swagger and raw egotistical aggression. More telling is that Craig's Bond is more human that what we are used too, at one time suave and appearing unruffled, the next, bruised battered and emotionally conflicted. This is a new and rounded Bond, given impetus by Craig's powerful presence. He is helped by Eva Green putting brains and slinkiness into Vesper Lynd, a Bond girl to turn Bond's head in a way not seen since Diana Rigg's Tracy di Vicenzo in OHMSS. Though one of the film's rare missteps is to under write the part. Felix Leiter also gets a quality tune up in the form of Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench's M kicks arse and Giancarlo Giannini adds a touch of continental class as Bond's Montenegro contact René Mathis. Layered over the top is a nifty score by David Arnold, blending traditional Bond flavours with high energy bursts and Phil Meheux's photography brings optical delights in the Bahamas, Czech Republic and Italy. Opening with the best chase sequence in the whole franchise and closing with an ultimate Bond moment, this is reboot supreme. It's high energy with intelligent humanistic smarts and Bond is back: blonder, brutal and most assuredly better. 9/10
krismdb2020-04-12
★ 8/10
i liked Daniel Craig more as the right bond with action, charm, cunning all in one