Casino Royale (2006)

Director:

Martin Campbell

Writers (WGA):

Neal Purvis (screenplay) &
Robert Wade (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Everyone has a past. Every legend has a beginning. On November 17th, discover how James...became Bond.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Snake | Blood On Shirt | Money Laundering | Bomb | Free Running

Awards:

Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 15 wins & 25 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Sept. 1	12:30 PM	SHOW
Tue. Sept. 2	1:45 AM	SHOW
Mon. Sept. 8	6:00 PM	SHOW

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
Isaach De Bankolé	...	Steven Obanno (as Isaach De Bankole)
Jesper Christensen	...	Mr. White
Ivana Milicevic	...	Valenka
Tobias Menzies	...	Villiers
Claudio Santamaria	...	Carlos
Sebastien Foucan	...	Mollaka (as Sébastien Foucan)
Malcolm Sinclair	...	Dryden

Also Known As:

Bond Begins (USA) (fake working title)
James Bond 007 - Casino Royale (Germany)
James Bond 21 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity.

Runtime:

144 min

Country:

USA | UK | Germany | Czech Republic | Bahamas

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Sweden:15 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:15A | Hong Kong:IIA | Malaysia:U | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Germany:12 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Spain:18 | Belgium:KT | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | UK:12A (cinema rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | South Africa:13V | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Denmark:11 | Brazil:14 | Norway:15 | UK:12 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42012) | South Korea:15 | Peru:14 | New Zealand:M | France:U (with warning)

Filming Locations:

"The Canals", Venice, Veneto, Italy

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The establishment of James Bond's legendary favorite drink, "The vodka martini, shaken, not stirred" is featured in the film. It first appeared in Chapter Seven of the Ian Fleming original "Casino Royale" novel. It read: "Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet [a brand of vermouth]. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon-peel." Thus the recipe is six parts gin, two parts vodka, and one part Lillet blanc, to be shaken (not stirred) in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice, then poured into a chilled cocktail glass, then garnished with a twist of lemon. The shaking is important since the drink contains vodka. A traditional martini made with gin alone should be stirred so as not to "bruise" the gin (get air in it) nor to allow the vermouth to dissolve into the drink too much; this leaves the drink smooth and doesn't mask the subtle flavors of the gin and vermouth. A vodka martini has to be ice cold (hence the shaking over the ice) and benefits from the blending of the flavors.

Goofs:

Factual errors: All of the Miami-Dade Police vehicles are shown with all-blue overhead lights. The lights are actually blue and red.

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.

Movie Connections:

Version of Casino Royale (1967)

Soundtrack:

Linstead Market

Welcome back...

There is only one movie franchise that has twisted, turned and reinvented itself on so many occasions...

007 has unfortunately dwindled more than it has bedazzled over the last decades but I am relieved to see that Martin Campbell has put the edge back into the Bond series.

The originally unpopular Craig grinds through this action packed feature with ease and in my opinion proves all of his doubters (including me) very very wrong..

At last we have another true Bond.. Sharp, sophisticated and as tough as nails... And perhaps correctly more shaken than stirred.

Welcome back 007... Welcome back.