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Casino Royale
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- 2006
- Martin Campbell
- 138 mins
- 12A
Summary
Spy adventure starring Daniel Craig in his first appearance as 007. James Bond is awarded his licence to kill and sets off in pursuit of Le Chiffre, a corrupt banker who finances terrorism. Realising that the desperate Le Chiffre needs to win big on the gaming tables of Montenegro to pay off a dangerous client, Bond formulates a plan to ruin him in a high-stakes poker game.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Adam Smith
Daniel Craig effortlessly made the role of James Bond his own with this 21st movie in the series. GoldenEye director Martin Campbell injects some Bourne-style grit into the proceedings, upping the violence content (the opening sequence, shot in grainy black and white, is particularly brutal). He also strips Bond of much of the slightly camp humour. The plot is essentially an origins story, as a rough-around-the-edges Bond gains his two zeros (the two authorised kills he needs for his infamous licence) before tackling villain Le Chiffre (a splendidly thin-lipped Mads Mikkelsen) in a game of high-stakes poker. Craig's humanised, more flawed interpretation of the role balances Campbell's physical direction and co-writer Paul Haggis's sparing wit, while Eva Green provides an alluring love interest. Apart from a chaotic and overlong last act, this proved to be a triumphant new beginning for the franchise.
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rolenameJames BondDaniel CraigVesper LyndEva GreenLe ChiffreMads MikkelsenFelix LeiterJeffrey WrightMJudi DenchRene MathisGiancarlo GianniniSolangeCaterina MurinoAlex DimitriosSimon AbkarianMr White Jesper ChristensenValenkaIvana MilicevicVilliersTobias MenziesMollaka Sébastien FoucanSteven ObannoIsaach de BankoleMadame WuTsai Chin Gräfin von WallensteinVeruschka DrydenMalcolm SinclairChief of PoliceMichael G WilsonMan at airportRichard Branson
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rolenameDirectorMartin Campbell
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Theatrical distributor
Sony
Released on
2006-11-17
Languages
English | English | German | Italian | French | Serbian
Guidance
violence
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DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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