Among the holdings of the late actor-director Gregory Rattoff were the movie rights to a little spy novel entitled Casino Royale, which Rattoff's heirs transferred to producer Charles K.

English actor David Niven (1910- 1983) as Sir James Bond in the spy spoof 'Casino Royale', 1967 ... dead and Bond ascending to heaven. The film rights had escaped Harry Saltzman and ...

Two of the movies featuring the famous spy are considered “non-Eon” films, having been produced by other studios. Casino Royale was first in 1967, starring David Niven in what was a spy movie ...