Casino Royale James Bond Wins
Casino Royale is the first novel by the British author Ian Fleming.Published in 1953, it is the first James Bond book, and it paved the way for a further eleven novels and two short story collections by Fleming, followed by numerous continuation Bond novels by other authors. Film Vehicle Owner Notes Goldfinger: Aston Martin DB5: MI6/James Bond: Seen or featured in seven films (Goldfinger, Thunderball, GoldenEye, a small appearance in Tomorrow Never Dies, Casino Royale, Skyfall and Spectre).In the novelisation of GoldenEye it is stated that Bond purchased the DB5 as his own personal vehicle, although the 2006 version of Casino Royale, which reboots Bond film.
Info
| Release Date (UK) | November 14th, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Release Date (US) | November 17th, 2006 |
| Director | Martin Campbell |
| Film Number | 21 of 24 |
| Running Time | 144 Minutes |
| Previous Film | Die Another Day |
| Next Film | Quantum Of Solace |
Table of Contents
Cast
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Vesper Lynd | Eva Green |
| Le Chiffre | Mads Mikkelsen |
| Rene Mathis | Giancarlo Giannini |
| Alex Dimitrios | Simon Abkarian |
| Solange | Caterina Murino |
| Mr. White | Jesper Christensen |
| Valenka | Ivana Milicevic |
Regulars
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| James Bond | Daniel Craig |
| M | Judi Dench |
| Felix Leiter | Jeffrey Wright |
Plot
In a reboot of the series, Casino Royale opens with Bond gaining his 00 status, by killing two enemy agents, and earning his license to kill. Bond must win a high stakes poker game against terrorist financer Le Chiffre, to bankrupt him so that he will be murdered by his bankers.
Music
| Track # | Song | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | African Rundown | David Arnold |
| 2 | Nothing Sinister | David Arnold |
| 3 | Unauthorized Access | David Arnold |
| 4 | Blunt Instrument | David Arnold |
| 5 | CCTV | David Arnold |
| 6 | Solange | David Arnold |
| 7 | Trip Aces | David Arnold |
| 8 | Miami International | David Arnold |
| 9 | I'm the Money | David Arnold |
| 10 | Aston Montenegro | David Arnold |
| 11 | Dinner Jackets | David Arnold |
| 12 | The Tell | David Arnold |
| 13 | Stairwell Fight | David Arnold |
| 14 | Vesper | David Arnold |
| 15 | Bond Loses It All | David Arnold |
| 16 | Dirty Martini | David Arnold |
| 17 | Bond Wins It All | David Arnold |
| 18 | The End of an Aston Martin | David Arnold |
| 19 | The Bad Die Young | David Arnold |
| 20 | City of Lovers | David Arnold |
| 21 | The Switch | David Arnold |
| 22 | Fall of a House in Venice | David Arnold |
| 23 | Death of Vesper | David Arnold |
| 24 | The Bitch is Dead | David Arnold |
| 25 | The Name's Bond, James Bond | David Arnold |
Trivia
- Daniel Craig is the first James Bond actor who was born after the release of Dr No.
- This is the third time Bond has written a resignation letter. The first time was in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (which Moneypenny changed to a request for leave), and the second was in Licence To Kill.
- The first Bond film since Dr. No not to feature naked dancing girls in the title sequence.
- This is the second times M's home has appeared in a Bond film. The first time was in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
- The first Bond film to include a lengthy black and white sequence.
- The first Bond film not to include Miss Moneypenny.
Box Office
| Production Budget | $150 Million (~$168M with inflation) |
|---|---|
| Worldwide Gross | $594 Million (~$669M with inflation) |
Crew
| Director | Martin Campbell |
|---|---|
| Editor | Stuart Baird |
| Producer | Barbara Broccoli |
| Michael G. Wilson | |
| Writers | Ian Fleming (Novel) |
| Neal Purvis (Screenplay) | |
| Robert Wade (Screenplay) | |
| Paul Hagis (Screenplay) | |
| Music | David Arnold |
Awards
- Casino Royale won a Saturn Award for Best Action Film in 200.
- 14 members of the art department, including production designer Peter Lamont, won a joint award for Excellence in Production Design from the Art Directors Guild, in 2007.
- Casino Royale won a BAFTA Film Award for Best Sound.
- David Arnold won a BMI Film Music Award for his composition in 2007.
- Daniel Craig won an Empire Award for Best Actor.
- Eva Green won an Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer.
- Phil Meheux won a British Society of Cinematographers award for Casino Royale in 2006.
- Daniel Craig was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor in 2007.
- David Arnold was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Music in 2007.
- Eva Green was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007.
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Last game of the poker tournament in the movie Casino Royale (2006), in which Daniel Craig aka James Bond beats the bad guy Le Chiffre and grabs $115 million. The final hand worked perfectly for him. However, what was his odds of winning on the beginning and during the course of play?
In the movie version of Casino Royale the British secret agent 007, James Bond, takes part of the poker tournament in Monte Negro (however it was filmed in the beautiful city by the name of Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic). One of the most popular poker games is played: Texas Hold'em. In the book version Baccarat was played instead. Le Chifre attempts to regain the lost ground after his stock market speculation was spoiled by 007. James Bond must not lose; otherwise the British government would happen to be the biggest sponsor of international terrorism...
Before the Flop
The last game is announced with no more buy-ins and a million dollar big blind. There are four players left in the game and all of them received their two pocket cards. In the bracket are the odds to win the game before dealing up to five common cards (flop + turn + river). It shows whose hand is the most promising at this stage of the play. There is also a tiny chance for a tie, 0.14% to be exact.
1st player: (34.51%)
2nd player: (30.87%)
3rd player – Le Chiffre: (22.18%)
4th player – James Bond: (12.30%)
We can see that James Bond's chance to win the game after two initial cards is by far the lowest. The odds will get more interesting for him after the flop—the three common cards that are dealt at the same time). This is just exciting about Texas Hold'em, each new card can change the course of events dramatically. It belongs to the arsenal of a good poker player to estimate their chances and keep betting as far as appropriate (positive expected value). And that is what poker is about.
Board Cards
After the Flop
After the flop James Bond's odds improve nicely to 28.29%, despite the second player now holding three eights is still a hot candidate to win the game from the probability point of view. However, thanks to 8 and 6 of spades James Bond has got an open-ended straight flush draw and it means that both 4 and 9 of spades will secure him an invincible poker hand and thus seal his victory in the tournament. On the other hand the winning chances of Le Chiffre drop at this stage.
1st player: 15.00%
2nd player: 47.68%
3rd player – Le Chiffre: 9.02%
4th player – James Bond: 28.29%
tie: 0%
Each Player's Best Hand after the Turn & River
The four of spades appears on the board as the 4th community card (the turn). Now it is clear that James Bond holds an unbeatable poker hand – the straight flush of spades 4-5-6-7-8. The straight flush is the second best ranked poker hand.
Now James Bond knows he can just relax, wait how much money is piled in the pot and then grab it all. Cleverly enough he lets his opponents to 'look' at the last community card (the river) and eventually create some nice hand. Not nice enough though. Unfortunately for them they all are lucky to get quite strong poker hands, which make them go all-in.
1st player: (flush)
2nd player: (full house, stronger than flush)
3rd player – Le Chiffre: (stronger full house)
4th player – James Bond: (straight flush, the winning hand)
Casino Royale James Bond Wins A Car Gambling
The last game of Casino Royale, a well-shot movie and Daniel Craig's first appearance as James Bond, proves how dynamic Texas Hold'em poker can be. That is the biggest lesson from the movie. It is interesting that after the deal of two initial cards the odds were descending according to the order of the players. But finally it ended up complete reversed. James Bond who had supposedly the weakest hand on the beginning of the game ended up with the strongest one winning the whole tournament.
Casino Royale James Bond Wins List
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