Casino Royale (1967)
1 plot hole - chronological order
Directed by: John Huston, Ken Hughes, Val Guest, Robert Parrish, Richard Talmadge, Joseph McGrath
Starring: Woody Allen, John Huston, David Niven, Peter Sellers, William Holden, Deborah Kerr, Orson Welles, Ursula Andress
Continuity mistake: When Andress is taken hostage outside the casino, watch the background to see the bouncer walk inside the Royale. Yet, when Sellers runs outside, the bouncer is outside again. (01:41:00)
Vesper Lynd: Never trust a rich spy.
Trivia: Casino Royale was the only film where James Bond dies until the release of No Time to Die over 50 years later.
Question: At the beginning, M and agents representing the USA, Soviet Union and France try to convince James Bond to come out of retirement. Bond steadfastly refuses; whereupon, M lights his cigar as a signal for British troops in the distance to destroy Bond's estate with mortar fire (M is accidentally killed in the mortar attack). But what was the purpose of destroying Bond's estate? Wouldn't that action only drive Bond further away from rejoining the spy corps? Why would the British government go to such lengths to punish Bond? And then why did Bond return to the secret service, anyway, after such treachery?
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Answer: Given that this is a comedy, the thinking was probably "Well, we'll just blow up your retirement so you've got no choice but to come out of it."
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