The title is taken from Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, and also features as the name of the casino in which 007 must bankrupt villain Le Chiffre. The classic gunbarrel opener is saved until the credits sequence, where the film bursts back in to colour.

For the first time in the Bond series, the scenes are shot in black and white to act as a flashback explaining Bond's promotion. The first dies a brutal and messy death in the washrooms of a cricket ground, whereas the second is a clean and clinical execution of a rogue operator handling the double-o section. James Bond earns his double-o licence to kill by eliminating two enemies. Prague, Czech Republic Lahore, Pakistan London, UK Uganda Madagascar Bahamas Miami, USA Trieste, Italy Montenegro. But, as Bond and Vesper survive a series of lethal attacks by Le Chiffre and his henchmen, a mutual attraction develops. Bond meets a beautiful British Treasury official, Vesper Lynd, who is assigned to deliver his stake for the game and watch over the government's money. In order to stop him, and bring down the terrorist network, Bond must beat Le Chiffre in a poker game at the Casino Royale. James Bond's first '007' mission leads him to Le Chiffre, banker to the world's terrorists.

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