This film was released 14 years after the novel was published. “Casino Royale” was Ian Fleming’s first novel published in the infamous James Bond series in 1953. But reality is a dish not served in this film.Ī Little Background History: Barry Nelson as James Bond in “Casino Royale” (Climax!) 1954 Reality held a different image for many no doubt. I can’t say for certainty because I was just wee babe of six months old when this film was released in April 1967, but to me, this film is a stylish party that projects what many wanted the 60’s to be. This aptly describes the style of the times and of the outrageously fun flick, CASINO ROYALE (1967). The swinging, silly, sexy, psychedelic sixties.
