Goldfinger (1964)

Directed by

Guy Hamilton

Genre

action film, spy film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 4,012 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

James Bond investigates a wealthy gold smuggler who plots to contaminate the US gold reserve. Bond travels between glamorous locations and uses gadgets and wit to stop the scheme.

slickconfidentplayfulfast-pacedstylishglamoroustongue-in-cheek

What happens

Goldfinger is a 1964 spy film and the third instalment in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is based on the 1959 novel by Ian Fleming. The film also stars Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe and Shirley Eaton. Goldfinger was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. The film was the first of four Bond films directed by Guy Hamilton. The plot has Bond investigating the gold magnate Auric Goldfinger, who plans to irradiate the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox with a dirty bomb. Goldfinger was the first Bond film to take over $100 million, with a budget equal to that of the two preceding films combined. Principal photography took place from January to July 1964 in the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the United States. Goldfinger was heralded as the film in the franchise where James Bond "comes into focus". Many elements introduced in it appeared in many of the later Bond films, such as the extensive use of technology and gadgets by Bond, an extensive pre-credits sequence that stood largely alone from the main plot, multiple foreign locales and tongue-in-cheek humour. The film's release led to a number of promotional licensed tie-in items, including a toy Aston Martin DB5 car from Corgi Toys, which became the biggest-selling toy of 1964, and an image of the gold-painted Eaton on the cover of Life. Goldfinger was the first Bond film to win an Academy Award (for Best Sound Editing) and opened to largely favourable critical reception. The film was a financial success, recouping its budget in two weeks and grossing over $120 million worldwide. In 1999, it was ranked 70th on the BFI Top 100 British films list. Goldfinger was followed by Thunderball in 1965. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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