Casino Royale (2006)
Action, Adventure, Thriller |
Casino Royale is a spy film, the twenty-first in the Eon Productions James Bond series, and the third screen adaptation of Ian Fleming’s 1953 novel of the same name. Directed by Martin Campbell and written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, and Paul Haggis, it is the first film to star Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, and was produced by Eon Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures, making it the first Eon-produced Bond film to be co-produced by the latter studio. Following Die Another Day, Eon Productions decided to reboot the series, allowing them to show a less experienced and more vulnerable Bond.
Casino Royale takes place at the beginning of Bond’s career as Agent 007, as he is earning his licence to kill. The plot has Bond on an assignment to bankrupt terrorist financier Le Chiffre in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale in Montenegro; Bond falls in love with femme fatale Vesper Lynd, a treasury employee assigned to provide the money he needs for the game. The film begins a story arc that continues in the 2008 film, Quantum of Solace.
MI6 agent James Bond gains his status as a 007 agent by assassinating traitorous section chief Dryden and his contact, Fisher.
In Uganda, the mysterious Mr. White introduces Steven Obanno, a high-ranking member of the Lord’s Resistance Army, to Le Chiffre, a private banker to terrorists. Obanno entrusts Le Chiffre with a large sum of money to invest; Le Chiffre subsequently buys put options on aerospace manufacturer Skyfleet, betting on the company’s failure given his insider knowledge of a terrorist attack.
Director: Martin Campbell
Writers: Neal Purvis (screenplay), Robert Wade (screenplay), Paul Haggis (screenplay), Ian Fleming (novel)
Stars: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino
Cast:
| Daniel Craig | … | James Bond |
| Eva Green | … | Vesper Lynd |
| Mads Mikkelsen | … | Le Chiffre |
| Judi Dench | … | M |
| Jeffrey Wright | … | Felix Leiter |
| Giancarlo Giannini | … | Rene 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 |
| Richard Sammel | … | Adolph Gettler |
| Ludger Pistor | … | Mendel |
| Joseph Millson | … | Carter |
| Darwin Shaw | … | Fisher (as Daud Shah) |
| Clemens Schick | … | Kratt |
| Emmanuel Avena | … | Leo |
| Tom Chadbon | … | Stockbroker |
| Ade | … | Infante |
| Urbano Barberini | … | Tomelli |
| Tsai Chin | … | Madame Wu |
| Charlie Levi Leroy | … | Gallardo |
| Lazar Ristovski | … | Kaminofsky |
| Tom So | … | Fukutu |
| Veruschka von Lehndorff | … | Gräfin von Wallenstein (as Veruschka) |
| Andreas Daniel | … | Dealer (as Daniel Andreas) |
| Carlos Leal | … | Tournament Director |
| Christina Cole | … | Ocean Club Receptionist |
| Jürgen Tarrach | … | Schultz |
| John Gold | … | Card Players |
| Jerry Inzerillo | … | Card Players |
| Diane Hartford | … | Card Players |
| Jessica Miller | … | Dealer |
| Leo Stransky | … | Tall Man (as Leos Stránský) |
| Paul Bhattacharjee | … | Hot Room Doctors |
| Crispin Bonham-Carter | … | Hot Room Doctors |
| Simon Cox | … | Hot Room Technicians |
| Rebecca Gethings | … | Hot Room Technicians |
| Peter Notley | … | MI6 Technician |
| John Chancer | … | Police Commander |
| Peter Brooke | … | Airport Policemen |
| Jason Durran | … | Airport Policemen |
| Robert Jezek | … | Arresting Officer |
| Robert G. Slade | … | Pilot |
| Félicité Du Jeu | … | French News Reporter |
| Michaela Ochotská | … | Shop Assistant |
| Michael Offei | … | Obanno’s Lieutenant |
| Makhoudia Diaw | … | Obanno’s Liaison |
| Michael G. Wilson | … | Chief of Police |
| Martina Duravolá | … | Police Chief’s Girlfriends |
| Marcela Martincáková | … | Police Chief’s Girlfriends |
| Vladimír Kulhavý | … | Croatian General |
| Valentine Nonyela | … | Nambutu Embassy Official |
| Dusan Pelech | … | Bartender |
| Phil Meheux | … | Treasury Bureaucrat (as Phil Méheux) |
| Alessandra Ambrosio | … | Tennis Girls |
| Veronika Hladikova | … | Tennis Girls (as Veronika Hladíková) |
| Regina Gabajová | … | Hotel Splendide Clerk |
| Olutunji Ebun-Cole | … | Cola Kid |
| Martin Ucík | … | Barman |
| Vlastina Svátková | … | Waitress |
| Miroslav Simunek | … | Disapproving Man |
| Ivan G’Vera | … | Venice Hotel Concierge |
| Jirí Lenc | … | Hotel Splendide Limo Driver |
| Jaroslav Jankovsky | … | Hermitage Waiter |
| Alexander Hathaway | … | British Ambassador |
| Lasco Atkins | … | Airport Staff (uncredited) |
| Greg Bennett | … | Airport Driver , Miami (uncredited) |
| Richard Branson | … | Man at Airport Security (uncredited) |
| Pete Britten | … | MI6 Technician (uncredited) |
| Adam Nicholas Brown | … | Main Valet At Ocean Club (uncredited) |
| Martin Campbell | … | Airport Worker (uncredited) |
| Tara Cardinal | … | Young Woman in Casino (uncredited) |
| Anthony Chisholm | … | Ugandan Rebel (uncredited) |
| Mahmud Chowdhury | … | Restaurant staff (uncredited) |
| Ben Cooke | … | MI6 Agent (uncredited) |
| Ross Donnelly | … | Airport Passenger (uncredited) |
| Julie Eagleton | … | Cricket Match Attendee (uncredited) |
| Nina Aimer Fox | … | Eva Green Stand -in (uncredited) |
| Jan Loukota | … | Gallardo’s Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| Arnold Montey | … | MI6 Agent (uncredited) |
| Mark O’Neal | … | Man in Museum (uncredited) |
| Raj Parmar | … | Extra (uncredited) |
| Nigel Pilkington | … | Croupier (uncredited) |
| Simona Roman | … | Dossier Girl (uncredited) |
| Sol E. Romero | … | Young Woman in Casino (uncredited) |
| Niki Simone | … | Women with Bond (uncredited) |
| Victor Sobchak | … | Barmen & Driver (uncredited) |
| Valarie Trapp | … | Self (uncredited) |
| Gunther von Hagens | … | Self (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia