The 1967 release of Casino Royale is somewhat less than true to the novel. The rights eventually came to Columbia Pictures and it was decided that a satire would be the best way to produce a money maker. In 1955 Fleming sold the film rights for $6,000 to producers Michael Garrison and Gregory Ratoff, and they had a few failed attempts to sell the idea. The rights to the novel were bought by CBS for $1,000 and the "Climax!" offering was presented the next year starring Barry Nelson (1917 - 2007) as the very first James Bond. Ian Fleming wrote the novel in 1953, introducing James Bond to the world. (I still haven't, but I will get around to it!) I recently purchased it because the DVD also includes "Casino Royale" from the TV series "Climax!" and I have never seen that one. I don't think I have seen it in full since that time, when I was just 17 years old. I saw Casino Royale (1967) when it first came out, once again at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA.
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