![]() However, although this may have been a great Bond-spoof at the time, I’mapproaching this film for the first time after having seen a slew of otherBond films since as well as numerous other action/spy flicks and, as such,parts of Casino Royale just don’t seem funny any more and, although thisfilm got their first, I saw the rotating bed scene in the first Austin Powersouting, for example. ![]() There are also rolesfor Ursula Andress, Woody Allen and Deborah Kerr. SMERSH are on the loose again – having killed 11 of the best BritishIntelligence agents – and one of the bad guys is Baccarat-playing illusionistLe Chiffre ( Orson Welles), so it’s just as well that when retired agentSir James Bond ( David Niven) is coaxed back into work with a plan tohire new agents all of whom will be known as “James Bond 007”, so as to confusethe enemy and “because one James Bond isn’t enough”, one of the applicants is an author who wrote the book on successfulBaccarat-playing, Evelyn Tremble ( Peter Sellers). Long before Austin Powers,there was already a spoof Bond film available in the form of CasinoRoyale, originally released by Columbia but now on the MGM label. Legrand (Cinquieme Bureau): Charles Boyer Wolf Mankovitz, John Law and Michael SayersĪgent Mimi (alias Lady Fiona McTarry): Deborah Kerr John Huston, Ken Hughes, Val Guest, Robert Parrish and Joe McGrath Extras: Theatrical Trailer, Teaser Trailer.
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