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Gregory Ratoff never saw the Bond franchise explode. He died of leukemia in 1960, just two years before Dr. No premiered. He was 63.

Suddenly, Feldman was sitting on a goldmine. But he couldn’t make a "real" Bond film (Eon Productions owned the rest of Fleming’s library). So he made the insane, glorious, star-studded 1967 spoof Casino Royale —a movie so chaotic it features five directors, David Niven as an aging Bond, and a closing credits song by Herb Alpert. gregory ratoff james bond film rights

Enter Gregory Ratoff. He saw something others missed: the cinematic potential of a cold, ruthless hero in a Savile Row suit. Gregory Ratoff never saw the Bond franchise explode

When we think of the origins of James Bond on screen, we picture Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli and Harry Saltzman shaking hands at a London casino table in 1961. We hear John Barry’s brass fanfare. We see Sean Connery’s silhouette. He was 63