Casino Royale

Overview

Actor Daniel Craig assumes the role formerly occupied by such screen greats as Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and Timothy Dalton to set out on the character's very first 007 mission. James Bond has earned his "00" status by masterfully executing a pair of death-defying professional assassinations. Now assigned the task of traveling to Madagascar to spy on notorious terrorist Mollaka (Sebastien Foucan) for his maiden voyage as a 007 agent, Bond boldly goes against MI6 policy to launch an independent investigation that finds him traversing the Bahamas in search of Mollaka's notoriously elusive terror cell. Subsequently led into the company of the mysterious Dimitrios (Simon Abkarian) and his exotic girlfriend, Solange (Caterina Murino), Bond soon realizes that he is closer than ever to locating well-guarded terrorist financier Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), the man who has personally bankrolled some of the most prevalent terrorist organizations on the planet. When Bond learns that Le Chiffre is planning to partake in an upcoming high-stakes poker game to be played at Montenegro's Le Casino Royale and use the winnings to establish his financial grip on the globe, M (Judi Dench) assigns beguiling agent Vesper (Eva Green) the task of watching over the fledgling agent as he plays against Le Chiffre in a covert attempt to destroy the nefarious gambler's well-established monetary stronghold in the underworld once and for all. Bond will need more than his legendary gambling skills in order to win this dangerous game, though, and after allying himself with local MI6 field agent Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini) and CIA operative Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), the endlessly suave super-spy puts on his poker face for a high-stakes game of cards in which the stakes are not measured in dollars, but human lives.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/15/2015
UPC:	0883904333432
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Language:	English
Sales rank:	24,520

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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
Jesper Christensen	Mr. White
Ivana Milavich	Valenka
Tobias Menzies	Villiers
Claudio Santamaria	Carlos
Sebastien Foucan	Mollaka
Malcolm Sinclair	Dryden
Richard Sammel	Gettler
Ludger Pistor	Mendel
Joseph Millson	Carter
Darwin Shaw	Fisher
Clemans Schick	Kratt
Emmanuel Avena	Leo
Tom Chadbon	Stockbroker
Ade	Infante,Infante
Urbano Barberini	Tomelli
Tsai Chin	Madame Wu
Charlie Levi Leroy	Gallardo
Lazar Ristovski	Kaminofsky
Veruschka von Lehndorff	Gräfin von Wallenstein
Andreas Daniel	Dealer
Carlos Leal	Tournament Director
Christina Cole	Ocean Club Receptionist
Jürgen Tarrach	Schultz
Jerry Inzerillo	Card Player
Diane Hartford	Card Player
Jessica Miller	Dealer
Leo Stransky	Tall Man
Paul Bhattacharjee	Hot Room Doctor
Crispin Bonham-Carter	Hot Room Doctor
Simon Cox	Hot Room Technician
Rebecca Gethings	Hot Room Technician
Madame Wu	Tsai Chin
Peter Notley	MI6 Technician
John Chancer	Police Commander
Peter Brooke	Airport Policeman
Jason Durran	Airport Policeman
Tom So	Fukutu
Robert Jezek	Arresting Officer
Daniel Andreas	Dealer
Robert G. Slade	Pilot
Félicité Du Jeu	French News Reporter
Michaela Ochotská	Shop Assistant
Michael Offei	Obanno's Lieutenant
John Gold	Card Player
Makhoudia Diaw	Obanno's Liaison
Michael G. Wilson	Chief of Police
Martina Duravolá	Police Chief's Girlfriends
Marcela Martincáková	Police Chief's Girlfriends
Leostránsky	Tall Man
Vladimír Kulhavý	Croatian General
Valentine Nonyela	Nambutu Embassy Official
Du¿an Pelech	Bartender
Alessandra Ambrosio	Tennis Girl
Veronika Hladikova	Tennis Girl
Regina Gabajová	Hotel Splendide Clerk
Olutunji Ebun-Cole	Cola Kid
Pater Brooke	Airport Policeman
Martin Ucik	Barman
Vlastina Svátková	Waitress
Miroslav Simunek	Disapproving Man
Ivan G'Vera	Venice Hotel Concierge
Jirí Lenc	Hotel Splendide Limo Driver
Jaroslav Jankovsky	Hermitage Waiter
Richard Branson	Man at Airport Security
Martin Campbell	Airport Worker
Tara Cardinal	Woman in Casino
Ben Cooke	MI6 Agent
Daud Shah	Fisher
Simona Roman	Dossier Girl
Dusan Pelech	Bartender
Alexander Hathaway	British Ambassador
Vlasta Svátková	Waitress
Miroslav Simünek	Disapproving Man
Jiri Lenc	Hotel Splendide Limo Driver
Isaach De Bankole	Actor
Vladimir Kulhavy	Croatian General
Phil Meheux	Treasury Bureaucrat
David Arnold	Composer
Nicolas Dodd	Composer

Technical Credits

Neal Purvis

Paul Haggis

Robert Wade

Martin Campbell	Director
Neal Purvis	Screenwriter
Paul Haggis	Screenwriter
Robert Wade	Screenwriter
Michael G. Wilson	Producer
Barbara Broccoli	Producer
Wayne Anthony	Executive Producer
Jane Jenkins	Casting
Gino De Rossi	Special Effects
James Boyle	Sound Effects
Oliver Tarney	Sound Effects
Janet Hirshenson	Casting
Sebastien Foucan	Stunts
Debbie McWilliams	Casting
Chris Munro	Sound/Sound Designer
Chris Corbould	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

As both a kick start to the James Bond series and a throwback to the original vision of Ian Fleming's super-spy, 2006's Casino Royale is a sumptuous feast of action, humor, and dramatics, the likes of which Bond audiences have not witnessed in some time. While nearly every fan of the series has his or her own favorite actor in the lead role, there's no denying that -- despite the early criticism -- Daniel Craig irrefutably nails his acting assignment with an assured performance that's equally magnetic in excitement and attraction levels. And while much was made of the stripping down of 007, most of what people love about the character is still there in one form or another. From the cocky looks to the crooked crooks, there's no doubt this is a Bond film through and through. As far as the action goes, director Martin Campbell takes a note from international cinema with the film's first big chase sequence, echoing the free-running sequences in District B13 as he deftly takes the awe-inspiring foot chase to a new, dizzying level. Backing up the whole ride is a solid script that throws viewers for a few loops along the way to the somewhat expected climax, which finds Bond hardened in his "00" status and, for the first time in a long stretch of the series' history, sets up a formidable villainous group for him to go up against in future installments. To put it in Hollywood terms, Casino Royale succeeds because of its skillful reinterpretation of what has attracted audiences to the character for decades now, although it is not without fault. First off, Chris Cornell's opening theme is completely misguided in its alterna-rock aesthetics, even if it's padded nicely by David Arnold's slick orchestration. Also this 144-minute behemoth is just long enough for most audiences to get antsy as 007 finds love in a string of scenes that could have easily been whittled down in the script stage. Despite these hiccups, the franchise is livelier than ever with this revamp. This might be a grittier Bond full of far more emotions than gadgets, but it's hard not to be excited when the full-blown theme emerges at the end, promising more fantastic adventures to come.