Spectre is a movie directed by Sam Mendes in 2015 and based on the characters from the book Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, first published in 1953. The movie features Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci, Ben Whishaw, and others.
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Storyline
A posthumous message from the previous M leads MI6 agent James Bond to carry out an unauthorized mission in Mexico City on the Day of the Dead, where he stops a terrorist bombing plot. Upon his return to London, Bond is suspended from field duty by Gareth Mallory, the current M, who is engaged in a power struggle with Max Denbigh, the Director-General of the new, privately backed Joint Intelligence Service formed by the merger of MI5 and MI6.
Movie vs Book
Year
2015
Minutes
148
Movie Rate
6.80
Source: IMDb
Year
1953
Pages
192
Book Rate
7.48
S: Goodreads
Book
Casino Royale
Author: Ian Fleming
Country: UK
First published in: 1953
Length: 192 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: James Bond Original Series
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by William H. Brown Jr.
Movie by Val Guest, Ken Hughes
Movie by Martin Campbell
Movie by Roger Spottiswoode
Movie by Michael Apted
Movie by Lee Tamahori
Movie by Martin Campbell
Movie by Sam Mendes
Movie by Cary Joji Fukunaga
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