Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.
Acting
David Niven's weary dignity anchors the madness.
Production
Orson Welles doing magic tricks mid-scene because why not.
Score
Burt Bacharach's lush soundtrack outclasses the film.
Director
Joseph McGrath
David Niven
James Bond
Peter Sellers
Evelyn Tremble
Ursula Andress
Vesper Lynd
Orson Welles
Le Chiffre
Joanna Pettet
Mata Bond
Daliah Lavi
The Detainer
Woody Allen
Jimmy Bond (Dr. Noah)
Deborah Kerr
Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry
William Holden
Ransome
Charles Boyer
Legrand
John Huston
M / General MacTarry
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Un légionnaire
George Raft
Himself
Terence Cooper
Cooper
Barbara Bouchet
Moneypenny
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peter Sellers and Orson Welles hated each other so much they refused to appear in the same shot; their baccarat scene was filmed with stand-ins and spliced together.
This disaster killed spoof Bond films for decades until Austin Powers resurrected the form with actual coherence.
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