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The film stars David Niven as the "original" Bond, Sir James Bond 007. Forced out of retirement to investigate the deaths and disappearances of international spies, he soon battles the mysterious Dr. Noah and SMERSH. The film's tagline: "Casino Royale is too much... for one James Bond!"
- $41.7 million
- Burt Bacharach
- $12 million
Casino Royale: Directed by Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Richard Talmadge. With Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, Orson Welles. In an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.
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- Comedy
- Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston
- 1967-04-28
Jan 8, 2022 · Although he isn't as remembered as the likes of Roger Moore or Connery, Niven's turn as Bond serves as an anomaly in the character's history. He was never a proper James Bond, but Niven managed to bring to life a version that fit Fleming's vision.
- Nicholas Brooks
After the horror film Eye of the Devil (1966), Niven appeared as James Bond in Casino Royale (1967), and is, with the exception of Sean Connery in Never Say Never Again, the only other man to ever portray Bond in a non-Eon Productions film. Niven had been Bond creator Ian Fleming's first choice to play Bond in Dr. No. Casino Royale co-producer ...
- James David Graham Niven, 1 March 1910, Victoria, London, England
- 1932–1983
- Château-d'Œx Cemetery
- 29 July 1983 (aged 73), Château-d'Œx, Switzerland
David Niven (1910-1983) was a British actor. He plays James Bond in the 1967 spoof Casino Royale, based on the novel of the same. He was the second actor to play the role in a film outside the EON Productions franchise. James David Graham Niven was born in London to William Edward Graham Niven...
David Niven: Sir James Bond. Showing all 71 items. Jump to: Photos (31) Quotes (40) Photos. 8 more photos. Quotes. Mata Bond : [In front of 10 Downing Street] Oh, Daddy, I do so long to meet him. All the girls do. He really turns me on! Sir James : Did that finishing school teach you to talk like that? Mata Bond : No, I taught them.
David Niven (and others) Director: Ken Hughes, Robert Parrish, Joseph McGrath, John Huston, Val Guest, Richard Talmadge. (uncredited) Producer (s): Charles K. Feldman. Writer (s): Ian Fleming (novel), Ben Hecht, Joseph Heller, Terry Southern, Billy Wilder. Screenplay: Wolf Mankowitz, John Law, Michael Sayers. Editor: Bill Lenny. Music:
