What resulted was a notorious production.Ĭasino Royale (1967) had five directors, an all-star cast, three cinematographers, three art directors, and three credited screenwriters and many more did uncredited rewrites. Feldman brought the film rights to the novel in 1960 and was unable to come to an agreement with Harry Saltzman and Albert R. This film’s journey to being was a long and arduous one. After Bond’s house gets blown up he becomes the new head of MI6 and he comes up with elaborate plans to dispute SMERSH, including renaming all field agents James Bond (including the female agents) and train male agents to resist seduction. In desperation, MI6, the CIA, Deuxième Bureau, and KGB plead with Sir James Bond (David Niven) to come out of retirement and investigate SMERSH. Their best agents have been captured or killed.

The major intelligence services are in crisis. It is also the worst film to have anything to do with the legendary spy. The 1967 version of Casino Royale was the second adaptation of Ian Fleming’s novel and the second unofficial Bond film.