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Casino Royale

James Bond (Daniel Craig) goes on his first mission as a 00. Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) is a banker to the world's terrorists. He is participating in a poker game at Montenegro, where he must win back his money, in order to stay safe amongst the terrorist market. The boss of MI6, known simply as "M" (Dame Judi Dench) sends Bond, along with Vesper Lynd Eva Green) to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. Bond, using help from Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), Rene Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini), and having Vesper pose as his partner, enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career. But if Bond defeats Le Chiffre, will he and Vesper Lynd remain safe? Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Action, Adventure, Thriller), release year 2006, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Casino Royale

James Bond (Daniel Craig) goes on his first mission as a 00. Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) is a banker to the world's terrorists. He is participating in a poker game at Montenegro, where he must win back his money, in order to stay safe amongst the terrorist market. The boss of MI6, known simply as "M" (Dame Judi Dench) sends Bond, along with Vesper Lynd Eva Green) to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. Bond, using help from Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), Rene Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini), and having Vesper pose as his partner, enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career. But if Bond defeats Le Chiffre, will he and Vesper Lynd remain safe?

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Action, Adventure, Thriller), release year 2006, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2006
  • Released 17 Nov 2006
  • Runtime 144 minutes
  • Content rating PG-13
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.0/10 from 739,664 votes
  • Metascore 80/100
  • Genres Action, Adventure, Thriller
  • Languages English, Serbian, German, Italian, French
  • Countries United States, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Germany, Bahamas, Italy

Cast

Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench

Direction and writing

Directed by: Martin Campbell

Written by: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis

Awards and recognition

Won 1 BAFTA Award28 wins & 44 nominations total

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