<P> Casino Royale is a 1967 spy comedy film originally produced by Columbia Pictures featuring an ensemble cast . It is loosely based on Ian Fleming 's first James Bond novel . The film stars David Niven as the `` original '' Bond , Sir James Bond 007 . Forced out of retirement to investigate the deaths and disappearances of international spies , he soon battles the mysterious Dr. Noah and SMERSH . The film 's tagline : `` Casino Royale is too much ... for one James Bond ! '' refers to Bond 's ruse to mislead SMERSH in which six other agents are pretending to be `` James Bond '' , namely , baccarat master Evelyn Tremble ( Peter Sellers ) , millionaire spy Vesper Lynd ( Ursula Andress ) , Bond 's secretary Miss Moneypenny ( Barbara Bouchet ) , Mata Bond ( Joanna Pettet ) , Bond 's daughter by Mata Hari ; and British agents `` Coop '' ( Terence Cooper ) and `` The Detainer '' ( Daliah Lavi ) . </P>
<P> Casino Royale is a 1967 spy comedy film originally produced by Columbia Pictures featuring an ensemble cast . It is loosely based on Ian Fleming 's first James Bond novel . The film stars David Niven as the `` original '' Bond , Sir James Bond 007 . Forced out of retirement to investigate the deaths and disappearances of international spies , he soon battles the mysterious Dr. Noah and SMERSH . The film 's tagline : `` Casino Royale is too much ... for one James Bond ! '' refers to Bond 's ruse to mislead SMERSH in which six other agents are pretending to be `` James Bond '' , namely , baccarat master Evelyn Tremble ( Peter Sellers ) , millionaire spy Vesper Lynd ( Ursula Andress ) , Bond 's secretary Miss Moneypenny ( Barbara Bouchet ) , Mata Bond ( Joanna Pettet ) , Bond 's daughter by Mata Hari ; and British agents `` Coop '' ( Terence Cooper ) and `` The Detainer '' ( Daliah Lavi ) . </P>
who played james bond in the first casino royale
who played james bond in the first casino royale
David Niven
David Niven