Casino Royale (1967)
Directed by Val Guest
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.
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Huge and featuring an enormous cast of all-stars, Casino Royale has intermittent laughs amid crazy set-pieces and a great Burt Bacharach score, to boot.
Although it was no Cleopatra, Casino Royale cost a considerable sum of money to produce in 1966, its final cost ballooning to twice its original budget due to delays, egos, and freewheeling expenditures.
In a way, this follows a through line from the original Casino Royale with David Niven - it’s a knockabout cash-in.