It is absolutely teeming with wild impersonators of James Bond, ranging from David Niven to Woody Allen and from Ursula Andress to Deborah Kerr.

Feldman’s “Casino Royale,” which opened at the Capitol and Cinema I yesterday-and that despite the fact that the screen is crawling with secret agents of all sexes and sorts. MORE of the talent agent than the secret agent is flamboyantly evident in Charles K. Since 1999, the film’s rights have been held by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, distributors of the official Bond movies by Eon Productions. Critical reception to Casino Royale, however, was generally negative some critics regarded 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 got 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. The film’s tagline: “Casino Royale is too much… 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), Mata Bond (Joanna Pettet), Bond’s daughter by Mata Hari and British agents “Coop” (Terence Cooper) and “The Detainer” (Daliah Lavi).Ĭharles K. 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 Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel. Casino Royale is a 1967 spy comedy film originally produced by Columbia Pictures featuring an ensemble cast.

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