Most notably, it was the first to be produced by someone other than Eon Productions, with that duty falling to Charles K. The film is (once again) Casino Royale, a 1967 release that marked several firsts for the series. And then there’s the other film… that one whose presence has lingered over this series like an unpleasant smell for almost sixty years, and which these days seems to exist solely as the answer to annoying trivia questions designed to trick anyone but diehard fans.
