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starring: Woody Allen, Ursula Andress, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Barbara Bouchet, Charles Boyerdirected by: John Huston, Val Guest, Ken Hughes, Joseph McGrath
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302824612
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302824613
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: December 07, 1992
Running Time: 131 minutes
Sales Rank: 9907
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: April 28, 1967
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
John Huston was only one of five directors on this expensive, all-star 1967 spoof of Ian Fleming's 007 lore. David Niven is the aging Sir James Bond, called out of retirement to take on the organized threat of SMERSH and pass on the secret-agent mantle to his idiot son (Woody Allen). An amazing cast (Orson Welles, Peter Sellers, Deborah Kerr, etc.) is wonderful to look at, but the film is not as funny as it should be, and the romping starts to look mannered after awhile. The musical score by Burt Bacharach, however, is a keeper. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - One of my favorite
This is in many ways not a very good movie. You have probably heard about how the movie was an absurd thing to begin with (five directors?) and how it blew up in production, and was pretty much thrown together.
Nonetheless, it's one of my favorite movies ever. I rarely watch a movie more than once, and I'm drawn to watch this from time to time. It's absurd, silly, and serious all at the same time. The first time you see it, your reaction is going to be more "Huh?" than "Wow!" but it ... Read More
Rating:  - Another fun 60's flick
I think you had to be a late teenager or early 20's and have gone to drive in movies to appreciate these types of movies. They were fun. Not to be academy awards winners. Just silly fun. Music is great and worth getting the movie just for the music
Rating:  - A Royale with Cheese
"Casino Royale" from the '60s bears little resemblance to the sexy 007 movie that was released recently with the hot Daniel Craig. It's quite psychedelic,with its vast cast ranging from the comedian Woody Allen to the famous Bond girl Ursula Andress. The visuals (for its time) are stunningly psychedelic. Despite its "international cast",it's confusing,unfunny,and unwatchable. When Samuel L. Jackson ordered a "Royale with cheese" in "Pulp Fiction",he may well have been referencing this cheesy,campy,out ... Read More
Rating: - A mess from those swingin' '60s
"Casino Royale" is one of those films, ala "Cleopatra" and "Heaven's Gate," whose backstory is more interesting than anything that made it to the screen.
Before Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli came calling on Ian Fleming in 1961 to propose the deal that would give birth to the James Bond film series that continues today, the author sold his first 007 novel, "Casino Royale," to CBS-TV. After the network adapted the book for a 1954 episode of "Climax," the film rights passed to Gregory ... Read More
Rating: - 60's cool at its finest
While technically a comedy, what sets this film apart is its inherent coolness - its beautiful cinematography, crazy set-pieces, and wonderful moments all work together to...
Well, okay, it's a mess. But it's a beautiful mess. And it stands as one of the finest examples of 1960's cool. When Peter Sellers walks into Ursula Andress's apartment to the strains of Dusty Springfield singing "The Look Of Love," we know we're not in our own world any more; we're in a better one. One that doesn't ... Read More
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