Rights | Gregory Ratoff James Bond Film

In 1955, Ratoff sold the Casino Royale rights to CBS producer Michael Garrison for a reported $10,000. Garrison planned a live TV adaptation. That fell apart.

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

But the true origin story of Bond in cinema begins a decade earlier, with a flamboyant, Russian-born Hollywood director named Gregory Ratoff. In 1955, Ratoff sold the Casino Royale rights