Plot & Details
Actor Daniel Craig assumes the role formerly occupied by such screen greats as Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and Timothy Dalton to set out on the character's very first 007 mission. James Bond has earned his "00" status by masterfully executing a pair of death-defying professional assassinations. Now assigned the task of traveling to Madagascar to spy on notorious terrorist Mollaka (Sebastien Foucan) for his maiden voyage as a 007 agent, Bond boldly goes against MI6 policy to launch an independent investigation that finds him traversing the Bahamas in search of Mollaka's notoriously elusive terror cell. Subsequently led into the company of the mysterious Dimitrios (Simon Abkarian) and his exotic girlfriend, Solange (Caterina Murino), Bond soon realizes that he is closer than ever to locating well-guarded terrorist financier Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), the man who has personally bankrolled some of the most prevalent terrorist organizations on the planet. When Bond learns that Le Chiffre is planning to partake in an upcoming high-stakes poker game to be played at Montenegro's Le Casino Royale and use the winnings to establish his financial grip on the globe, M (Judi Dench) assigns beguiling agent Vesper (Eva Green) the task of watching over the fledgling agent as he plays against Le Chiffre in a covert attempt to destroy the nefarious gambler's well-established monetary stronghold in the underworld once and for all. Bond will need more than his legendary gambling skills in order to win this dangerous game, though, and after allying himself with local MI6 field agent Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini) and CIA operative Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), the endlessly suave super-spy puts on his poker face for a high-stakes game of cards in which the stakes are not measured in dollars, but human lives.
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
- Genre(s): Action,Crime and Mystery
- Run Time: 144min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 11/17/2006
- DVD Release Date: 03/13/2007
- Distributor(s): Columbia Pictures
- Director(s): Martin Campbell
- Starring: Daniel Craig , Eva Green , Mads Mikkelsen , Giancarlo Giannini , Caterina Murino
- Themes: Gambling,Heroic Mission,Terrorism
- Tone: Rousing,Slick,Tense,Visceral,Decadent
- Keywords: Bahamas,casino,gambling,mission [quest],poker,secret-agent,terrorism,parkour
- Country of Origin: USA (11-17-2006)
- Language: English
Awards
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Adapted Screenplay | Neal Purvis | Nominated |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best British Film | Nominated | |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Sound | Eddy Joseph | Won |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Editing | Stuart Baird | Nominated |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Sound | Mike Prestwood Smith | Won |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Visual Effects | Chris Corbould | Nominated |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Visual Effects | Steve Begg | Nominated |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Production Design | Peter Lamont | Nominated |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Sound | Mark Taylor | Won |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Adapted Screenplay | Robert Wade | Nominated |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Sound | Chris Munro | Won |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Film Music | David Arnold | Nominated |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Adapted Screenplay | Paul Haggis | Nominated |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Actor | Daniel Craig | Nominated |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Production Design | Simon Wakefield | Nominated |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Sound | Martin Cantwell | Won |
| 2006 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Cinematography | Phil Meheux | Nominated |
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