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Casino Royale (1967)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:9

Rotten:22

Average Rating:4.6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 17 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This swinging spoof of Ian Fleming's spy hero features an aging James Bond (David Niven), reluctantly dragged out of retirement to chase down the evil crime clique called SMERSH. In order to... This swinging spoof of Ian Fleming's spy hero features an aging James Bond (David Niven), reluctantly dragged out of retirement to chase down the evil crime clique called SMERSH. In order to confound the forces led by the villainous Le Chiffre (Orson Welles), the Secret Service enlists five other agents, also under the name "Bond," and all six converge on the titular casino. Meanwhile, Woody Allen, as the retiring secret agent's nephew, causes havoc at every turn. The gleefully chaotic product of five directors, numerous screenwriters, and the late 1960s in general, CASINO ROYALE revels in its psychedelic spy satire premise. The comedy features a legion of stars in roles both large and small: Niven, Welles, Allen, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, William Holden, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jacqueline Bisset, Deborah Kerr, and many more. (Apparently, Sellers and Welles despised each other, and Sellers would frequently not show up for his scenes.) Amid the wackiness, there are genuine moments of hilarity, making the film a surreal romp through Bond lore and the more eccentric aspects of 1960s pop culture. [More]

Starring: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Orson Welles, Ursula Andress

Starring: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Orson Welles, Ursula Andress, Woody Allen, Daliah Lavi, Deborah Kerr, William Holden, John Huston, Joanna Pettet, Terence Cooper, George Raft, Barbara Bouchet, Charles Boyer, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Peter O'Toole, Geoffrey Bayldon, Bernard Cribbins

Director: Val Guest, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Ken Hughes

Director: Val Guest, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Ken Hughes
Screenwriter: Wolf Mankowitz, John Law, Michael Sayers, Billy Wilder, Val Guest, Joseph Heller, Ben Hecht, Terry Southern
Producer: Charles K. Feldman, Jerry Bresler
Composer: Burt Bacharach

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Reviews for Casino Royale

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4/5

Kim Newman

Despite being not officially a Bond film this is good solid, entertaining action.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 13 2008 04:23 PM

Empire Magazine

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Chaotic and astonishingly unfunny.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 22 2008 10:38 AM

Channel 4 Film

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Geoff Andrew

Even less amusing than the more 'serious' Bond films.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 09 2006 03:17 AM

Time Out

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Poor 007 is now lost in a hall of distorting mirrors.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 13 2008 04:22 PM

TIME Magazine

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2/4

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

Surrealisticly bad

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 12 2008 05:46 PM

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Variety Staff

Peter Sellers has some amusing gags as the gambler, the chance of dressing up in various guises and a neat near-seduction scene with Ursula Andress.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 15 2007 02:48 PM

Variety

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2/4

A mess. Casino Royale is two hours and eleven minutes of non sequitur.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 15 2007 02:46 PM

TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Dave Kehr

Out of five directors -- only McGrath manages to connect with this brontosaurian James Bond parody.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 15 2007 02:45 PM

Chicago Reader

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3/5

Jim Lane

Now Craig assumes the mantle, and you know, he does OK.

Full Review Source: | comment 1 Comment | Nov., 16 2006 04:30 PM

Sacramento News & Review

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Emanuel Levy

No less than five directors, including John Huston, and eight writers, including Billy Wilder and Ben Hecht, tried to salvage this lengthy, laden all-star Bond spoof--to no avail.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 11 2006 02:52 PM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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2/4

James Berardinelli

The few good aspects of this farce are vastly outweighed by the bad.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 05 2006 10:18 PM

ReelViews

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2/5

Greg Muskewitz

It's cheesy, cheesy, cheesy.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 05 2006 10:16 PM

eFilmCritic.com

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4/10

Dragan Antulov

...only a very small minority of those acquainted with the more arcane aspects of 1960s cinema are going to have some appreciation for CASINO ROYALE.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 26 2005 03:59 AM

Draxblog Movie Reviews

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2/5

Bosley Crowther

It's the sort of reckless, disconnected nonsense that could be telescoped or stopped at any point.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 09 2005 03:16 AM

New York Times

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Matt Bailey

Watching this movie is a serious drag.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 22 2005 10:16 PM

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3/5

Robin Clifford

No review available.

comment Comment | Jan., 14 2005 11:25 AM

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1/5

Steve Crum

Even more awful considering the wasted talents.

comment Comment | Oct., 30 2004 07:36 PM

Kansas City Kansan

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2/4

Roger Ebert

...a definitive example of what can happen when everybody working on a film goes simultaneously berserk.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 23 2004 10:42 PM

Chicago Sun-Times

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0/5

Dan Lybarger

Profoundly unamusing bore.

comment Comment | Apr., 23 2004 05:42 AM

Nitrate Online

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5/5

Ken Hanke

Outlandish oversized spoof -- a perfect evocation of its time.

comment Comment | Nov., 20 2003 08:13 AM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

 
 
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