Goldfinger Review

Goldfinger


Release Date: 1964 - Australia


Production Companies
Eon Productions


Genre: Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 110 minutes


Budget: $3,000,000

Box Office Gross: $124,993,601 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
British secret agent James

Bond gets sent on a mission to investigate gold magnate Auric Goldfinger, who MI6 and the Bank of England suspect is developing large gold quantities. It is then Bond discovers a plot that involves Fort Knox and raiding its entire gold supply, which will then deplete the world of its economy!

Cast
Sean Connery - James Bond
Honor Blackman - Pussy Galore
Gert Fröbe - Auric Goldfinger
Harold Sakata - Oddjob
Bernard Lee - M
Lois Maxwell - Miss Moneypenny
Desmond Llewelyn - Q
Cec Linder - Felix Leiter
Shirley Eaton - Jill Masterson
Tania Mallet - Tilly Masterson
Martin Benson - Solo
Michael Mellinger - Kisch
Burt Kwouk - Mr. Ling
Austin Willis - Simmons
Bill Nagy - Midnight
Peter Cranwell - Johnny
Nadja Regin - Bonita
Richard Vernon - Colonel Smithers
Mai Ling - Mei-Lei

Varley Thomas - Swiss Gatekeeper
Margaret Nolan - Dink

John McLaren - Brigadier

Robert MacLeod - Atomic Specialist 
Victor Brooks - Blacking
Alf Joint - Capungo
Gerry Duggan - Hawker
Michael Collins - Auric

Goldfinger (Voice) (Uncredited)

Nikki Van der Syl - Jill Masterson (Voice) (Uncredited)

George Leech - Man in Bulletproof Vest at 'Q' Division (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Michael G. Wilson - Soldier at Fort Knox (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew
Director - Guy Hamilton
Based on the Novel

"Goldfinger" & Characters "James Bond" -

Ian Fleming (Uncredited)

Story - Berkely Mather (Uncredited)

Adaptation - Joanna Harwood (Uncredited)

Screenplay - Richard Maibaum

and Paul Dehn

Associate Producer - Stanley Sopel (Uncredited)

Producers - Albert R. Broccoli and

Harry Saltzman
Technical Advisor - Charles Russhon

Dialogue Coach: Gert Fröbe - Nikki Van der Syl

(Uncredited)
Production Designer - Ken Adam
Art Director - Peter Murton

Assistant Art Directors - Maurice Pelling

and Michael White

Draughtsman - Peter Lamont (Uncredited)

Production Buyer - Ron Quelch (Uncredited)
Director of Photography - Ted Moore

Director of Photography: Insert Shots -

Michael Reed (Uncredited)

Assistant Director - Frank Ernst

Second Unit Director: Insert Shots (Uncredited)/

Film Editor - Peter Hunt
Action Sequences - Bob Simmons
Special Effects - John Stears, Wally Armitage

(Uncredited), Fred Heather (Uncredited),

Garth Inns (Uncredited) and Jimmy Ward

(Uncredited)

Special Effects Assistant - Frank George

Special Effects Technicians - Bert Luxford

and Joe Fitt (Uncredited)

Visual Effects - Roy Field (Uncredited)

Optical Effects Supervisor - Cliff Culley

(Uncredited)

Sound Recordists - Gordon K. McCallum

and Dudley Messenger
Dubbing Editors - Harry Miller and

Norman Wanstall
Titles Designer - Robert Brownjohn
Composer: James Bond Theme -

Monty Norman
Lyrics: "Goldfinger" - Leslie Bricusse
and Anthony Newley
Singer: "Goldfinger" - Shirley Bassey
Music - John Barry


Awards

1965 Academy Awards
Best Sound Effects - Norman Wanstall (Won)


Review
Hello, this is Film Guru Lad. This review is of the third instalment of the James Bond film series, GOLDFINGER, as you may have guessed. Yes, this classic has perfected all the iconic elements of the Bond formula, making this the definitive Bond film. It keeps the action rolling with terrific action setpieces, neat and innovative gadgets, and cool cars like the Aston Martin DB5. While this picture still has Connery, who, as always, did well as the iconic secret agent, I loved the other aspects of GOLDFINGER, such as the humorous one-liners and the memorable title song by Shirley Bassey. This film includes my favourite but iconic line by Bond, "You expect me to talk?" to which Goldfinger replies, "No, Mr. Bond! I expect you to die!"

I would say that, in my opinion, GOLDFINGER is not only the height of Bond mania, but it's also pure gold (no pun intended). It's one of the best James Bond movies and is one of my favourites. For anyone who likes James Bond, I highly recommend this film.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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