Bond, fancying himself an excellent reader of people, buys-in too.
After Bond foils one of the terror plots, Le Chiffre, who is a math genius, arranges a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro to win back his clients’ money. He takes their money and uses his insider knowledge to shorts stock and profit from terror events. Le Chiffre makes his living as a banker for terrorists. Some consider the film to be one of the franchise’s best. Eva Green plays Vesper and Mads Mikkelsen plays Le Chiffre. The 2006 version of the film stars Daniel Craig in his debut as Bond. Not for another thirty-nine years did the franchise’s inaugural story see a more “serious” adaptation as part of the series of films made by Eon Productions. David Niven plays Bond, Ursula Andress plays Vesper Lynd, and Orson Welles played Le Chiffre, the story’s chief antagonist. First, in 1967, when a group of five directors, including John Huston, created a parody film.
Fleming’s novel has twice been adapted for the big screen. Ian Fleming made history in 1953 when he published Casino Royale, the first of the novels to feature James Bond. This installment focuses on the true stories that inspired Casino Royale. Real Stories is an ongoing column about the true stories behind movies and TV shows.
