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''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' continues directly from this movie, making it among the few Bond movies that elaborate a greater story arc instead of the standalone format.

The film is in fact the third (and certainly best) production of ''Casino Royale''. Its predecessors were made by companies other than EON. Neither can be considered in any way canon, and both took a lot of liberties with the story and character (of course, true to form, this film took its own liberties):

* The 1954 version was an episode made for the American ''Climax!'' TV series. While it has the honor of being the first Bond production outside a book, it Americanized everything including Bond himself, as well as greatly simplifying the story. It starred Barry Nelson as Jimmy Bond and Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre. In turn Leiter was [[Keep It Foreign|changed from American to British]].

* The 1967 version was an unholy mess of a spoof, with no less than 8 Bonds (9 including [[Sean Connery]], who does not appear but receives a [[Shout-Out]]) and almost as many directors. Logic is paid little heed in the pursuit of comedy. Notably, it includes David Niven as the one-and-only original Sir James Bond -- Niven was Fleming's first choice for the part before Connery made it his own -- as well as Ursula Andress's second appearance in a Bond movie, this time as both the Bond girl and James Bond. It also starred [[Woody Allen]] as young Jimmy Bond (his "disappointing" nephew), [[Peter Sellers]] as Evelyn Tremble a.k.a. James Bond, and [[Orson Welles]] as Le Chiffre. This version of the movie is now [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upMtEJSj9NA officially hosted on YouTube], for your viewing curiosity.

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== The 2006 film ==

A surprising number of these also turn up in the novel.