The exterior of the Grandhotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. In the official film adaptation of Casino Royale, James Bond and his HM treasury liaison Vesper Lynd stay at the Hotel Splendide whilst on a mission to bankrupt the terrorist financier Le Chiffre, who is attempting to recoup financial losses at a high-stakes poker tournament at Casino Royale in Montenegro. īoth Bond and Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo stay at there. The Casino, the public gardens and the two main hotels were refurbished and Paris jewellers and couturiers were given rent-free sites on which to establish branches.

Encouraged by the post-war revival of Brighton and Nice, in 1950 Royale-les-Eaux was identified as a potential source of revenue by a Paris syndicate which invested funds on behalf of exiled Vichyites. Royale's renaissance came after the Second World War. The town thereafter survived on seaside holidaymakers in the summer and its small fishing fleet in the winter, as well as 'the crumbs which fell to its elegantly dilapidated Casino from the table at Le Touquet'. Since the Victorian era the once popular coastal town had fallen on hard times, losing business to the towns of Le Touquet and Deauville. The final showdown of the film finds Bond at a high-stakes poker game at the luxurious Casino Royale in Montenegro, and ultimately to a jaw-dropping finale on the Grand Canal in Venice.The Hotel Splendide is one of two main hotels in the fictional French seaside resort of Royale-les-Eaux, the other being the Hermitage. Along the way, Bond meets the beautiful British Treasury agent Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), assigned to keep a watchful eye on 007 as he risks it all to bring down Le Chiffre. Bond’s first mission will see him pitted against the ruthless terrorist financier known as Le Chiffre, played by Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore).įrom the jungles of Madagascar to the white sand beaches of the Bahamas, Bond’s pursuit of Le Chiffre takes Bond (and the audience) deep into danger.

From the moment the iconic James Bond Theme begins, prepare to be transported into the world of the Secret Intelligence Service (aka MI6) for Casino Royale in Concert.ĭirected by Martin Campbell, Casino Royale brings us Bond at the start of his career, having just earned 00 status by assassinating the traitorous Dryden and his contact as the British Embassy in Prague. This action-packed blockbuster, complete with the force and energy of a live orchestra is an experience not to be missed.

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