However, as an EON production, the 2006 release is considered the only “official” adaptation of Fleming’s novel. This film marks the third screen adaptation of Casino Royale, which was previously a 1954 television episode and a 1967 film spoof. It is also the first movie to be directly based on any of Fleming’s writing since 1989’s Licence to Kill. Twitter facebook pinterest tumblr reddit email Reading Time: 4 minutesīefore starting our journey to Montenegro Casino Royale take a few minutes to examine the facts.īased on the 1953 novel Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, it is the first Bond film to take its title from an Ian Fleming novel.
