pyotr filipivich wrote:

Has anyone ever read the book "Casino Royale" and compared it to the
movie of the same name? About all they have in common is the title and
main character is called "James Bond."

This is because Fleming had already sold the rights to "Casino Royale" when
Saltzmann & Broccoli came to call. There was an American TV production of CR in
the early 50's, with Bond ("Jimmy") a US spy and Felix Leiter was British. Le
Chiffre was played by Peter Lorre, the only decent performance on the show.

David