{"id":52238,"date":"2020-10-14T17:45:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T00:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52238"},"modified":"2023-12-22T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T22:00:15","slug":"casino-royale-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52238","title":{"rendered":"Casino Royale (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The most exquisite torture is all in the mind.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-52239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Poster-681x1024.png 681w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Poster.png 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter being lured out of retirement by his boss &#8220;M&#8221; (John Huston) &#8212; accompanied by a CIA representative (William Holden), a French intelligence agent (Charles Boyer) and a KGB agent (Kurt Kasznar) &#8212; James Bond (David Niven) escapes seduction by M&#8217;s Scottish widow (Deborah Kerr), then receives assistance from a beautiful agent (Ursula Andress) in hatching a plan to send a renowned baccarat expert (Peter Sellers) undercover as &#8220;James Bond&#8221; to win a high-stakes game against SMERSH agent Le Chiffre (Orson Welles).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charles Boyer Films<\/li>\n<li>David Niven Films<\/li>\n<li>Deborah Kerr Films<\/li>\n<li>George Raft Films<\/li>\n<li>Jacqueline Bisset Films<\/li>\n<li>James Bond Films<\/li>\n<li>Jean-Paul Belmondo Films<\/li>\n<li>John Huston Films<\/li>\n<li>Orson Welles Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter Sellers Films<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<li>Ursula Andress Films<\/li>\n<li>William Holden Films<\/li>\n<li>Woody Allen Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that &#8220;it&#8217;s hard to believe that in 1967 we actually waited in anticipation for this so-called James Bond spoof&#8221; &#8212; helmed by no less than six directors &#8212; which was a &#8220;disappointment then&#8221; and remains &#8220;a curio today,&#8221; though &#8220;just as hard to sit through&#8221;. He argues that it&#8217;s &#8220;disjointed and stylistically erratic&#8221;, and that despite &#8220;featuring an all-star cast&#8230; , enormous sets, and some state-of-the-art special effects, it is a testament to wastefulness in the commercial bigger-is-better cinema.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2725casi.html\">DVD Savant<\/a> refers to this as &#8220;perhaps the most out-of-control production of the Mod Sixties&#8221;, costing $11 million despite having no script to start with, and signing &#8220;enough big stars to float eight or nine pictures&#8221; &#8212; none of whom &#8220;knew exactly what they were getting into.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Peary recommends watching perhaps simply those &#8220;scenes featuring Peter Sellers and Woody Allen&#8221;, but I&#8217;ll admit to enjoying Kerr&#8217;s hilarious performance in the otherwise completely unrelated first half-hour:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Kerr2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Kerr2-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-61166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Kerr2-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Kerr2-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Kerr2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Kerr2-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Kerr2-1536x647.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Kerr2-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Kerr2.png 1835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and Joanna Pettet (as Bond&#8217;s long-lost daughter, &#8220;Mata Bond&#8221;) visiting a wildly expressionist spy school: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Pettet2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Pettet2-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-61167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Pettet2-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Pettet2-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Pettet2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Pettet2-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Pettet2-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Pettet2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; both of which would be eliminated if you focused just on Sellers and Allen. Watching for seemingly endless cameos by big-name stars (including &#8220;George Raft as Himself&#8221;) provides some passing amusement as well. Meanwhile, Burt Bacharach&#8217;s score is an instantly hummable ear-bug &#8212; be forewarned. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creative cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography2-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography2-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography2-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography2-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography2-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Cinematography.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Special-Effects.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Special-Effects-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Special-Effects-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Special-Effects-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Special-Effects-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Special-Effects-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Special-Effects-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Special-Effects.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Far-out sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets3-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets3-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets3-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets3-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets3-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets3-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets3.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets2-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets2-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets2-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets2-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets2-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Casino-Royale-Sets2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Burt Bacharach&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s certainly worth a one-time look for its historical curiosity value. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0061452\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1967\/04\/29\/archives\/screen-population-explosion-victimssecret-agents-abound-in-casino.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=252&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/casino-royale-1967.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2725casi.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The most exquisite torture is all in the mind.&#8221; Synopsis: After being lured out of retirement by his boss &#8220;M&#8221; (John Huston) &#8212; accompanied by a CIA representative (William Holden), a French intelligence agent (Charles Boyer) and a KGB agent (Kurt Kasznar) &#8212; James Bond (David Niven) escapes seduction by M&#8217;s Scottish widow (Deborah Kerr), then receives assistance from a beautiful agent (Ursula Andress) in hatching a plan to send a renowned baccarat expert (Peter Sellers) undercover as &#8220;James 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