Casino Royale

Casino Royale, motion picture spoof of the popular James Bond series based on the book by Ian Fleming. Released in 1968, this film begins with the death of Sir James Bond’s boss “M.” The world is faced with a threat from the evil S.M.E.R.S.H. organization, and Bond is forced to come out of retirement to defend democracy. Woody Allen plays Bond’s nephew, Jimmy Bond.

Directors

• John Huston
• Ken Hughes
• Robert Parrish
• Val Guest
• Joseph McGrath
• Joe McGrath

Cast

• Peter Sellers (Evelyn Tremble)
• Ursula Andress (Vesper Lynd)
• David Niven (Sir James Bond)
• Orson Welles (Le Chiffre)
• Joanna Pettet (Mata Bond)
• Daliah Lavi (The Detainer)
• Woody Allen (Jimmy Bond, Dr. Noah)
• Deborah Kerr (Agent Mimi, Lady Fiona McTarry)
• William Holden (Ransome)
• Charles Boyer (Le Grand)
• John Huston (McTarry)
• Kurt Kasznar (Smernov)
• George Raft (Himself)
• Jean-Paul Belmondo (French Legionnaire)
• Terence Cooper (Cooper)
• Barbara Bouchet (Moneypenny)
• Peter O'Toole (Scotch piper)
• Angela Scoular (Buttercup)
• Gabriella Licudi (Eliza)
• Tracey Crisp (Heather)
• Anna Quayle (Frau Hoffner)
• Geoffrey Bayldon ('Q')
• John Wells ('Q's' assistant)
• Richard Wattis (British army officer)
• Ronnie Corbett (Polo)
• Bernard Cribbins (Taxi driver)
• Colin Gordon (Casino director)
• Tracy Reed (Fang Leader)
• Jacqueline Bisset (Miss Goodthighs)
• Derek Nimmo (Hadley)
• Duncan (1st piper)

Trivia

• Actors Peter Sellers and Orson Welles couldn’t get along on set. The scenes containing both of their characters were shot separately using stand-in doubles for the back of the off-set actor.

Quotes

• Jimmy Bond (protesting his impending doom): “I have a very low threshold of death.”