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MGM Press Release: Casino Royale Collector's Edition

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WHEN ONE BOND IS NOT ENOUGH!

CASINO ROYALE

COLLECTOR’S EDITION

The Classic Spy Spoof With An All-Star Cast Comes to Collector’s Edition DVD on October 21st From MGM Home Entertainment

LOS ANGELES, CA – Bond, James Bond. MGM Home Entertainment presents the surrealistic satire of one of the most recognized characters in film history when Casino Royale: Collector’s Edition rolls the dice on DVD October 21. Starring David Niven (The Pink Panther, Death on the Nile) as the world famous secret agent, Casino Royale follows an aging Bond as he is called out-of retirement after members of Her Majesty’s Secret Service turn up dead. To combat the villainous Le Chiffre, the man responsible for these crimes, Bond recruits six more “James Bonds” in order to confuse the enemy and create overall chaos. In the end it might not be enough when Bond must faces everything from deadly female operatives to exploding fowl sent to stop him.

Packed with girls, guns and gags galore, Casino Royale features an all-star cast including Peter Sellers (The Pink Panther, Dr. Strangelove), Orson Welles (Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil), William Holden (Network, The Wild Bunch), John Huston (Chinatown, The Cardinal), Woody Allen (Annie Hall, Manhattan) and many more, as well as an Oscar® nominated song from the legendary Burt Bacharach. Special features include audio commentary from Bond historians Steven Jay Jay Rubin and John Cork, a “making of” documentary and five all-new featurettes. The Casino Royale: Collector’s Edition DVD will be available in widescreen for the suggested retail price of $19.98 US/$21.98 Canada. Prebook is September 24, 2008.

Casino Royale Collector’s Edition Synopsis
Welcome to Casino Royale, the ultimate psychedelic secret agent satire! Packed with girls, guns and gags galore, this "very funny picture" (The New Yorker) delivers "laughs all the way"(Cue)! Starring Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, Joanna Pettet, Orson Welles, Daliah Lavi, Woody Allen, Deborah Kerr, William Holden and others, and with an original score from Oscar® winner Burt Bacharach, this groovy spy movie is "even farther out" (LA Herald-Examiner) than all other spoofs combined! British Intelligence is waning in every possible way! When the diabolical SMERSH begins killing off Her Majesty's Secret Service, super-agent James Bond (Niven) recruits six more "James Bonds" to confuse and conquer their enemies. But it won't be easy. They'll have to face an army of irresistibly sexy female operatives, exploding robotic fowl, parachuting Indians and a germ that makes all women beautiful but kills all men over 4'6"!

Casino Royale Collector’s Edition Bonus Features
· Commentary with James Bond historians Steven Jay Rubin and John Cork
· The Making of Casino Royale
· Bond, James Bond?
· A 3 Ring Circus
· More Directors, More Stars
· The Big Climax
· It’s a Wrap!
· Theatrical Trailer
· Photo Gallery


Casino Royale: Collector’s Edition
DVD Price: $19.98 U.S. / $21.98 Canada
Order Due Date: September 24, 2008
Street Date: October 21, 2008
Catalog Number: M109286
Total Run Time: 130 minutes
Screen Format: Widescreen
Audio Features: English Dolby 5.1 Surround, Spanish Mono, French Mono
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Closed Captioned: Yes
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Re: MGM Press Release: Casino Royale Collector's Edition

I wonder if it's in real stereo, or just mono mucked about for 5.1?
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Re: MGM Press Release: Casino Royale Collector's Edition

The Barry Nelson-Peter Lorre version won't be included as in the original dvd???!!!

Charles Hoyt

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Re: MGM Press Release: Casino Royale Collector's Edition

If they don't include the Climax! TV presentation, they're nuts! As I recall, they showed an incomplete kinescope with the previous DVD release. The full kinescope exists, so it should be used as a DVD extra in this new release.
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Re: MGM Press Release: Casino Royale Collector's Edition

What the heck's been up with the constant announcement/delaying/re-announcement of special editions of movies called "Casino Royale"? It's like a big game to them.

"Here's looking at you, kid."
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