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1 day ago · Stephen Turnbull also suggests personal ambition and megalomania of Hideyoshi as reasons for the invasion. Hideyoshi had, in a series of wars, conquered Japan and now wanted to turn to bigger things, noting that he spoke not only of his desire to "slash his way" into Korea to invade China, but also the Philippines , and India . [67]
- Righteous Army
Righteous armies (Korean: 의병), sometimes translated as...
- Gim Si-min
Gim Si-min (Korean: 김시민; Hanja: 金時敏; 1554–1592), also known...
- Siege of Busan
Japanese army sacks the city of Busan. The siege of Busanjin...
- Joseon Navy
The Joseon Navy (Korean: 조선 수군; Hanja: 朝鮮水軍) was the navy of...
- King Seonjo
Seonjo (Korean: 선조; Hanja: 宣祖; 6 December 1552 – 6 March...
- Kurushima Michifusa
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- Chōsokabe Motochika
Early life and rise. He was the son and heir of Chōsokabe...
- Konishi Yukinaga
Konishi Yukinaga (小西 行長, baptized under the Portuguese...
- Siege of Dongnae
Background. After the fall of Busan, the Japanese army had...
- Gwon Yul
Gwon Yul (Korean: 권율; Hanja: 權慄; 28 December 1537 – 6 July...
- Righteous Army
1 day ago · A golfer is a person who plays golf.Below is a list of male golfers, professional and amateurs, sorted alphabetically. Category:Lists of golfers contains lists of golfers sorted in several other ways: by nationality, by tour and by type of major championship won (men's, women's or senior).
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MI6 operative James Bond gains promotion to 00 agent status by assassinating two targets: traitorous section chief Dryden at the British Embassy in Pragueand his contact, Fisher. In Uganda, the mysterious Mr. White introduces Steven Obanno, a high-ranking member of the Lord's Resistance Army, to Le Chiffre, an Albanian private banker to terrorists....
Daniel Craig as James Bond: A British MI6 officer newly assigned 00 status, giving him a licence to kill. He is sent on a mission to arrest a bomb-maker in Madagascar, where he stumbles upon Le Chi...Eva Green as Vesper Lynd: An agent for Her Majesty's Treasury assigned to supervise Bond and finance him in a high-stakes poker game.Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre: A banker who services many of the world's criminals and terrorists and associate partner of SPECTRE, he is a mathematical genius and expert chess player, using these s...Giancarlo Giannini as René Mathis: Bond's contact in Montenegro.Development
Casino Royale had been produced as a 1954 television episode starring Barry Nelson as Bond and Peter Lorre as the villain Le Chiffre, as well as a non-canonical 1967 ensemble satirical film starring David Niven, Peter Sellers and Woody Allen. Eon Productions gained the rights to Casino Royale in 1999 after Sony Pictures Entertainment exchanged them for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's rights to Spider-Man. In March 2004, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade began writing a screenplay for Pierce Brosnan as Bond,...
Casting
Pierce Brosnan had signed a deal for four films when he was cast in the role of James Bond. This was fulfilled with the production of Die Another Day in 2002. Brosnan officially announced he was stepping down in February 2004. At one point, producer Michael G. Wilson claimed over 200 names were being considered for his replacement. Croatian actor Goran Višnjić auditioned for the role the same day as Craig, but was reportedly unable to master a British accent. New Zealander Karl Urban was cons...
Filming
Principal photography for Casino Royale commenced on 3 January 2006 and concluded on 20 July 2006. The film was primarily shot at Barrandov Studios in Prague, with additional location shooting in the Bahamas, Italy and the United Kingdom. The shoot concluded at Pinewood Studios. Michael G. Wilson had stated Casino Royale would either be filmed or take place in Prague and South Africa. However, Eon Productions encountered problems in securing film locations in South Africa. After no other loca...
Casino Royale premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square, the Odeon West End and the Empire simultaneously in London on 14 November 2006. It marked the 60th Royal Film Performance and benefited the Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), whose patron, Queen Elizabeth II, was in attendance with the Duke of Edinburgh. Along with the cast and crew, n...
Box office
The film has earned $606,099,584 worldwide. Casino Royale was the 4th highest-grossing film of 2006, and was the highest-grossing instalment of the James Bond series until Skyfallsurpassed it in November 2012. Upon its release in the United Kingdom, Casino Royale broke series records on both opening day—£1.7 million—and opening weekend—£13,370,969. At the end of its box office run, the film had grossed £55.4 million, making it the most successful film of the year in the UK, and as of 2011, th...
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 94% based on 257 reviews, with an average rating of 7.87/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Casino Royale disposes of the silliness and gadgetry that plagued recent James Bond outings, and Daniel Craig delivers what fans and critics have been waiting for: a caustic, haunted, intense reinvention of 007." It is the second-highest rating for a Bond film on the site (alongside From Russia with Love and Dr...
Top ten lists
The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2006. 1. 1st – Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly 2. 3rd – Empire 3. 3rd – Marc Moha, The Oregonian 4. 3rd – Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com 5. 3rd – William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer 6. 7th – Jack Mathews, New York Daily News 7. 8th – James Berardinelli, ReelViews 8. 8th – Desson Thomson, The Washington Post 9. 8th – Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune 10. 9th – Andrew Sarris, The New York Observer 11. 9th – Stephe...
Casino Royale at IMDbCasino Royale at AllMovieCasino Royale at Rotten Tomatoes1 day ago · Steven Tyler and Joey Kramer playing drums together at an Aerosmith concert in Chicago, Illinois, on June 22, 2012 In a November 2010 interview reported at NME.com, drummer Joey Kramer confirmed that the band had every intention to finish and release their long-delayed album in 2011, stating, "Really, at this point in time, the only thing that ...
1 day ago · Season Name Age Hometown Current Residence Finish Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1): Ken Lee: 31 — Los Angeles, California: 12th Cynthia Sestito: 52 — East Hampton, New York
1 day ago · John W. Broad, the president of Crime Stoppers of Michigan; Vincent T. Brown, a community organizer with Clean Water Action; Stephen Hume, a boat yard operator; and Glenn Plummer, the founder and chair of the Christian Television Network, also sought the Democratic nomination. Hauler ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
1 day ago · Dies ist eine Liste von im ersten Quartal 2013 verstorbenen bekannten Persönlichkeiten.Die Einträge erfolgen innerhalb der einzelnen Daten alphabetisch sortiert. Tiere sind im Nekrolog für Tiere zu finden.
