It was directed by Martin Campbell and adapted for the screen by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis. The entire film has been the forging of Bond’s identity, and this scene is where he fully becomes the Bond we know from the rest of the series. Bond enters the poker tournament at Casino Royale in Montenegro, bankrolled by HM Treasury and accompanied by Treasury agent Vesper Lynd (Eva Green). The poker scenes are intense psychological battles, filled with suspicion, ego, and double-crosses. Bond eventually wins after a grueling night—though not before surviving poisoning and an attempt on his life. Bond’s trail leads him to The Bahamas, where he uncovers a plot by terrorist financier Le Chiffre.