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| Casino Royale [1967] | ![Casino Royale [1967]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CASDBN4XL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Directors: John Huston, Joseph Mcgrath, Ken Hughes, Richard Talmadge, Robert Parrish
Actors: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Orson Welles, Joanna Pettet
Studio: MGM Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (22 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3739
Format: Dubbed, Pal, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Media: DVD
Running Time: 125 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050070005493
ASIN: B00005B1N4
Release Date: April 24, 2001
Theatrical Release Date: April 28, 1967
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Amazon.co.uk Review
John Huston was only one of five directors on Casino Royale, the expensive, all-star 1967 spoof of Ian Fleming's 007 lore. David Niven is the aging Sir James Bond, called out of retirement to take on the organised threat of SMERSH and pass on the secret-agent mantle to his idiot son (Woody Allen). The amazing cast (Orson Welles, Peter Sellers, Deborah Kerr and others) is wonderful to look at, but the film is not as funny as it should be, and the romping even starts to look mannered after a while. The musical score by Burt Bacharach, however, is a keeper. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 Rubbish April 7, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I wouldn't normally write reviews as it's all so subjective. However, this was so bad I feel compelled to tell you. I wanted to turn it off after 30 minutes but persevered. It's awful.
 A mistake, and a waste of good talent February 1, 2008
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
There have of course been far more unlikable films than this made, but it very nearly got the dreaded one star from me. I slightly reluctantly decided to give it two, just to separate it from movies I really hate...while still thinking 'No, it doesn't really deserve them'. It was that much of a failure as a finished product, and as an idea. It looks very old fashioned and a bit cheap, as well as having a muddled, jokey screenply. Sellers looks totally lost in it, only Niven provides any charm at all. There are some quirky laughs, but there are many more cringeworthy moments. It is lifted briefly by the exquisite Herb Alpert theme tune, a thing it didn't really deserve.
 The Real Casino Royale!!! January 30, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is brilliant, entertaining stuff! Classic Bond for fans of all ages! It shows Bond in a totally new way and I think that is good. You need to see something different to the EON portrayals of Bond. You might be disappointed with the 1967 edition of Casino Royale, but not forgetting this was a spoof. It was funny, and enjoyable. The 2006 edition was good and before the Casino scene very action packed. The 2006 edition got a bit on the "not really Bond" side after the Casino scene, and the it portrayed Bond as a vulnerable young man. The 2006 edition also varied from the book, with a chase at the beginning with Bond becoming a "00" agent, and had a different Vesper Lynd death.
The 1954 Casino Royale, originally lost, is the most loyal adaption to Ian Fleming's 1952 book. However, there are numerous changes to the adaption, including Bond becoming American, Felix Leiter becoming Clarence Leiter, Vesper Lynd becoming Valerie Mathis and no car chase scene. But all in all it stays loyal to the book and keeps you on the edge of your seat.
It has a perfect story-telling recheme and keeps you gripped the whole movie. It's perfect fun, action and real Bond. It's nothing like the EON films, but it's the most loyal adaption of Fleming's first and as some people might say BEST Bond book.
It seemed like a good idea at the time... December 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Oh, the pain, the pain of the first 45 minutes and the last 25 of the 1967 epic spoof version of Casino Royale, which try too very hard to be wacky and with it and funny to be anything other than execrable. Two or three jokes sort of work, but probably only because you're desperate for something, anything to work - and then suddenly the Peter Sellers-Joanna Pettet sections kick in and suddenly the film seems almost good. It even starts to look like a real movie instead of an over-decorated Christmas tree, with a particularly stunning bit of slo-mo in the Look of Love scene, and some genuine wit in Q's scene, set in the basement of Harrods. It's a shame that Sellers walked off the picture, because the gaps are often all-too visible and horribly papered over. And then, after an hour of not bad, Sellers is gone and it suddenly goes straight back to overproduced Hell for a painful and redundant finale. Still, at least Burt Bacharach's score is a lot of fun and a joy to listen to: if only it graced a worthier film.
While the PAL UK DVD only includes a trailer and a teaser, the US NTSC disc includes the 1954 live TV version of Casino Royale, with an uncomfortable Barry Nelson as Jimmy Bond of the CIA, Michael Pate a wildly unconvincing Leiter of British Intelligence, don't ya know, and a very good Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre. The plot is boiled down to a 50-minute running time but it's not without interest and while it may spare Bond the carpet beater it doesn't completely cop out on the torture scene. However, it's worth noting that a special edition DVD with a new documentary on the 1967 version will be released in the future.
It's bloody terrible March 24, 2007
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This might be one of the worst films ever produced. It has nothing to do with the Ian Fleming novel other than borrowing the character of James Bond. In what is meant to be a mad-cap romp featuring a cast of heavyweights, this 1967 spy spoof is absolutely dreadful, from the convoluted plot to the even worse production and right down to the dreadful soundtrack by Herp Alpert and his Tijuana Brass.
The only noteworthy aspect of this film is the chaos and difficulties during its production. An utter flop. Beware.
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