Casino Royale (film, 2006)

Casino Royale

Directed by  |  Martin Campbell
Produced by  |  Michael G. Wilson
Barbara Broccoli
Written by  |  Ian Fleming (original)
Neal Purvis
Robert Wade
Paul Haggis
Starring  |  Daniel Craig
Mads Mikkelson
Eva Green
Judi Dench
Jeffrey Wright
Music by  |  David Arnold
Cinematography  |  Phil Meheux
Editing by  |  Stuart Baird
Distributed by  |  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)  |  November 14, 2006
Running time  |  144 minutes
Country  |  United Kingdom
Language  |  English
Preceded by  |  Die Another Day
Followed by  |  Quantum of Solace
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Casino Royale (2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond film series and the first film to star Daniel Craig as fictional British secret agent James Bond. It is a loose adaptation of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, and is the first Bond film to be adapted from a Fleming story since 1987's The Living Daylights. It is notable for being the first film to restart the series' timeline, beginning at the start of James Bond's career as a '00' agent. It is also the first film in the series not to include the character of Miss Moneypenny, and the first film not to include the character of Q since 1973's Live and Let Die. In addition, it is the first film in the series to include the character of Felix Lieter since Licence to Kill. It is also the first Bond film to be co-distributed by Columbia Pictures, following Columbia parent Sony's purchase of MGM in the early 2000s. The storyline of the film was directly continued in the following film, Quantum of Solace. Casino Royale was a critical and box office success, grossing $594 millon worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film in the James Bond series to date.

## Cast[edit]

* Daniel Craig as James Bond 007
* Mads Mikkelson as Le Chiffre
* Eva Green as Vesper Lynd
* Judi Dench as M
* Jeffrey Wright as Felix Lieter