Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven

In a spoof of the James Bond films, the now aging secret agent is called to save his agency from infiltration with the help of many new agents and the threat of a chorus of suspected villians.

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G, 2 hrs. 11 min.

Directed by: Val Guest, Kenneth Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish

Release Date: April 27, 1967

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DVD Release Date: October 15, 2002

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  • December 17, 2008
    If you've ever wanted to see a train wreck of a movie then this is the one for you. Casino Royale was the lan Fleming novel that got away from Eon and with their success it was promptly made into the 1960's version of the Cannonball Run. The plot (?) is that the original James Bo...( read more)nd (David Niven) has to come out of retirement to stop SMERSH from taking over the world. There's a bunch of other people who are also called James Bond and Peter Sellers and Orson Welles appear for about a quarter of the movie.

    This film had five directors. That's right five. They all had a segment. Then someone called for a linear story. No shit! Too bad its linear story leads right to the toilet. Let's throw in some Burt Bacharach and psychadelia to make the kiddies want to go see it and bam. This film is a mess that we can call Ian Fleming's Star Wars Holiday Special.
  • September 23, 2008
    Despite the chaos behind the scenes I think this is a perfect farce.
  • January 1, 2008
    A funny comedy ,such a contrast with the modern Casino royale with daniel craig. Ursula Andress is beautiful!
  • December 30, 2007
    1960s spoof of the Bond series, should be good, but the Carry-On style humour just doesn't work for me.
  • July 11, 2007
    The 'other' Casino Royale. Yup. Directed by different directors. James Bond acted by different actors. The story is a jumbled mess. There's semi-funny scenes. I liked Orson Wells cheating at the Casino. David Niven was a good James Bond; it probably earned him his role in "Murder...( read more) by Death". Woody Allen was a complete goof. Parts of this were like Doctor Strangelove. The ending was sucky. After all the trouble they invested in this movie, I'm glad they didn't simply shelve it. Maybe some insane person can explain it so I'll understand. It has a great title song and set design. This is a farce which I like watching when I'm in a silly mood.
  • November 13, 2009
    Giant 60's mess. James Bond is the only thing that redeems it.
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  • October 5, 2009
    I'll take Peter Sellers over Daniel Craig any day...
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  • September 16, 2009
    Considering the cast, this movie ought to be hilarious, but the funniest parts go to Deborah Kerr in Scottish mode and Woody Allen in Woody Allen mode (neither have the largest roles). Orson Welles couldn't be unmagnetic if he tried, but I think he would have fared better as a v...( read more)illain in one of the serious Bond films. David Niven is as David Niven as always, but as the straight man he cannot make the movie funny if the clowns are not doing their jobs. I know considering the cast it seems impossible that this movie is not at least a little funny, but that is the sad, baffling case.

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October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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

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  • PepeMc12
    September 6, 2007
    this movie sucks is a cheap copy
  • jacque35gordmart
    November 22, 2006
    it was action from beginning to end, it was worth every second of filming.
    it was so cleverly done, as a serious bond fan it had enough to tie it to the original style and new enough, not to keep you constantly comparing to what you know. absolutely fantastic.
    so good i have to see it again!

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