But apparently HBO’s various streaming platforms have had Casino Royale’s pure and untamed form in its library for some time, along with the 1967 spoof film based on that same Ian Fleming novel, as well as the second Daniel Craig film, 2008’s Quantum of Solace.
This uncut version has kicked around on home video for some time, finally coming to the US in the recent 4K home release of director Martin Campbell’s 2006 blockbuster.
To think that Mads Mikkelsen’s Le Chiffre whipping 007’s crown jewels with a knotted rope was a go with the censors, but smashing a baddie’s head into a door and some leg twitches needed to be cut.