James Bond & the Casino Royale Poker Scene — How to Turn a Simple Card Game into Gripping Cinema

“Bond. James Bond.“ Daniel Craig’s Casino Royale poker scenes are arguably the best scenes in the entire film. In this directing and cinematography breakdown, we explore how director Martin Campbell turns a quiet card game into gripping cinema. All James Bond Movies Ranked ►► Chapters: 00:00 - Casino Royale Poker Scenes (Intro) 01:17 - Round One: The Flop 03:38 - Round Two: The Turn 06:18 - Round Three: The River 08:49 - Takeaways The Casino Royale poker scene — or scenes — presented a unique challenge to director Martin Campbell and cinematographer Phil Meheux. There are basically three complete poker scenes in the film. So, not only did they have to keep up the exhilarating pace and spectacle from the film’s numerous bombastic action scenes, but they also went out of their way to make each poker scene different from the last. In this 007 video essay, let’s compare and contrast each Casino Royale poker scene to see how the dire