So he decided to produce a big, lumbering satire on the world of Bond that comes across like a misfired television variety special. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman to produce a serious James Bond adaptation (Feldman turned down $500,000 for the rights). Producer Charles Feldman controlled the rights to Ian Fleming’s first novel but was unable to make a deal with Albert R. With five directors, eight writers (only three credited), two second unit directors, and plot holes you could drive Aston Martins through, Casino Royale is one of the worst film spoofs ever made. All roads eventually lead to the baccarat table in Monte Carlo, where agent James Bond / Evelyn Tremble (Peter Sellers) takes on Le Chiffre in a high-stakes card game. His plan: confuse his enemies by giving his name to dozens of other agents, male and female.

In this undisguised parody, which has little to do with any of Ian Fleming’s original books, Sir James Bond ( David Niven) emerges from retirement to confront twin evils: the nefarious activities of Soviet master spy and super gambler Le Chiffre ( Orson Welles) and the more deadly international scheme of Bond’s own nephew Jimmy Bond ( Woody Allen). Worldwide box office gross: $41.7 million (US gross: $22.7 million international gross: $19.0 million). Since 1999, the film's rights have been held by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, distributors of the Bond films by Eon Productions.★: James Bond spoof produced by Charles K. Critical reaction to Casino Royale, however, was generally negative, with many reviewers regarding it as a baffling, disorganised affair. The film was a financial success, grossing over $41.7 million worldwide, and Burt Bacharach's musical score was praised, earning him an Academy Award nomination for the song ' The Look of Love', performed on the film's soundtrack by Dusty Springfield.

The budget escalated as various directors and writers became involved in the production, and actors expressed dissatisfaction with the project.Ĭasino Royale was released on 13 April 1967, two months prior to Eon's fifth Bond movie, You Only Live Twice. Believing that he could not compete with the Eon series, Feldman resolved to produce the film as a satire. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, failed to come to terms. Feldman, the producer, had acquired the film rights in 1960 and had attempted to get Casino Royale made as an Eon Productions Bond film however, Feldman and the producers of the Eon series, Albert R.

Cast of 1967 casino royale