The James Bond Films 21-30

The James Bond Films
The James Bond Films

21. Casino Royale
MGM/Columbia Pictures (2006 - 144 min.) ****

Plot: On his first mission as a "00" agent, James Bond confronts underworld banker Le Ciffre in a high stakes poker game, with the objective of stopping Le Chiffre from financing terrorist activities around the world.

  • Daniel Craig as "James Bond"
  • Eva Green as "Vesper Lynd"
  • Mads Mikkelsen as "Le Chiffre"
  • Judi Dench as "M"
  • Caterina Murino as "Solange"
  • Simon Abkarian as "Dimitrios"
  • Jeffrey Wright as "Felix Leiter"
  • Giancarlo Giannini as "Mathis"
  • Sebastian Foucan as "Mollaka"
  • Ivana Milicevic as "Valenka"
  • Jesper Christensen as "Mr. White"
  • Screenplay: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis
  • Director: Martin Campbell
  • Producers: Michael Wilson & Barbara Broccoli
  • Musical Score: David Arnold
  • Title Song: "You Know My Name" performed by Chris Cornell Theme


The James Bond Films
The James Bond Films

22. Quantum of Solace
MGM/Columbia Pictures (2008 - 105 min.) ****

Plot: The organization that blackmailed Vesper is planning to overthrow the regime of a Latin American country and take control of one of the world's most precious natural resources; but James Bond races to stop the plot and gain revenge for Vesper's death.

  • Daniel Craig as "James Bond"
  • Judi Dench as "M"
  • Mathieu Amalric as "Dominic Greene"
  • Olga Kurylenko as "Camille Mentos"
  • Jeffrey Wright as "Felix Leiter"
  • Giancarlo Giannini as "Rene Mathis"
  • Gemma Arterton as "Agent Fields"
  • Jesper Christensen as "Mr. White"
  • Joaquin Cosio as "General Medrano"
  • Neil Jackson as "Mr. Slate"
  • Anatole Taubman as "Elvis"
  • Fernando Guillen Cuervo as "Bolivian Chief of Police"
  • Jesus Ochoa as "Lieutenant Orso"
  • Stana Katic as "Corrine"
  • Rory Kinnear as "Bill Tanner"
  • Screenplay: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis
  • Director: Marc Forster
  • Producers: Michael Wilson & Barbara Broccoli
  • Musical Score: David Arnold
  • Title Song: "Another Way to Die" performed by Jack White & Alicia Keys Theme


The James Bond Films
The James Bond Films

23. SkyFall
MGM/Sony Pictures (2012 - ___ min.)

Plot: Bond's loyalty to M is put to the test when her past comes to haunt her, and MI6 is under attack.

  • Daniel Craig as "James Bond"
  • Judi Dench as "M"
  • Javier Bardem as "Villian"
  • Berenice Marlohe as "Severin"
  • Naomie Harris as "Agent Eve"
  • Rory Kinnear as "Bill Tanner"
  • Ralph Fiennes as ?
  • Ben Wishaw as ?
  • Albert Finney as ?
  • Helen McCrory as ?
  • Ola Rapoce as ?
  • Screenplay: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan
  • Director: Sam Mendes
  • Producers: Michael Wilson & Barbara Broccoli
  • Musical Score: Thomas Newman
  • Title Song: ? performed by ? Theme

For More Information

For more information on the James Bond films, look for the books:

The James Bond Films: A Behind the Scenes History
by Steven Jay Rubin
Arlington House: New York, 1983

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang!: The Unofficial James Bond Film Companion
by Alan Barnes and Marcus Hearn
The Overlook Press: Woodstock, NY, 1998

James Bond: The Secret World of 007
by Alastair Dougall, Illustrations by Roger Stewart
Dorling Kindersley Publishing: New York, NY, 2000 & 2006

The first book is now outdated, covering only the films through Octopussy; but it's still a good reference on the early James Bond.

The "official" James Bond films are available on home video from most video stores. Also check out the Official James Bond web site.

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