Goldfinger (1964)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Guy Hamilton

Writers:

Richard Maibaum (screenplay) &
Paul Dehn (screenplay)
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Release Date:

9 January 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Miss Honey and Miss Galore Have James Bond Back For More!

Plot:

Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.

Plot Keywords:

Gold | Fort Knox | Pilot | Hat | British

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Sean Connery	...	James Bond
Honor Blackman	...	Pussy Galore
Gert Fröbe	...	Auric Goldfinger (as Gert Frobe)
Shirley Eaton	...	Jill Masterson
Tania Mallet	...	Tilly Masterson
Harold Sakata	...	Oddjob (as Harold Sakata 'Tosh Togo')
Bernard Lee	...	'M'
Martin Benson	...	Solo
Cec Linder	...	Felix Leiter
Austin Willis	...	Simmons
Lois Maxwell	...	Moneypenny
Bill Nagy	...	Midnight
Michael Mellinger	...	Kisch
Peter Cranwell	...	Johnny
Nadja Regin	...	Bonita
Richard Vernon	...	Smithers
Burt Kwouk	...	Mr. Ling
Desmond Llewelyn	...	'Q'
Mai Ling	...	Mei-Lei
Varley Thomas	...	Swiss Gatekeeper
Margaret Nolan	...	Dink
John McLaren	...	Brigadier
Robert MacLeod	...	Atomic Specialist (as Robert Macleod)
Victor Brooks	...	Blacking
Alf Joint	...	Capungo
Gerry Duggan	...	Hawker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Brace	...	South American Guard (uncredited)
Terence Brook	...	Security Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Anthony Chinn	...	Servant at Stud Farm (uncredited)
Marian Collins	...	Girlfriend of Goldfinger (uncredited)
Michael Collins	...	Auric Goldfinger (voice) (uncredited)
Denis Cowles	...	Brunskill (uncredited)
Hal Galili	...	Mr. Strap (uncredited)
Caron Gardner	...	Flying Circus Pilot (uncredited)
Lesley Hill	...	Flying Circus Pilot (uncredited)
George Leech	...	Man in Bulletproof Vest at Q Branch (uncredited)
Garry Marshall	...	Hoodlum (uncredited)
Aleta Morrison	...	Flying Circus Pilot (uncredited)
Tricia Muller	...	Sydney (uncredited)
Lenny Rabin	...	American Gangster (uncredited)
Janette Rowsell	...	Chambermaid (uncredited)
Bob Simmons	...	James Bond in Gunbarrel Sequence (uncredited)
Les Tremayne	...	Radio Newsman (voice) (uncredited)
Michael G. Wilson	...	Soldier at Fort Knox (uncredited)
Maggie Wright	...	Air Squadron Leader (uncredited)
Raymond Young	...	Sierra (uncredited)

Directed by
Guy Hamilton

Writing credits
Richard Maibaum		(screenplay) &
Paul Dehn		(screenplay)
Ian Fleming		(novel) uncredited

Produced by
Albert R. Broccoli	....	producer
Harry Saltzman	....	producer
Stanley Sopel	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
John Barry

Cinematography by
Ted Moore		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter R. Hunt		(as Peter Hunt)

Production Design by
Ken Adam

Art Direction by
Peter Murton

Makeup Department
Basil Newall	....	makeup artist
Paul Rabiger	....	makeup artist
Eileen Warwick	....	hairdresser

Production Management
L.C. Rudkin	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Ernst	....	assistant director
Richard Jenkins	....	second assistant director (uncredited)
Michael G. Wilson	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Freda Pearson	....	set dresser
Maurice Pelling	....	assistant art director
Michael White	....	assistant art director
John Chisholm	....	prop man (uncredited)
Peter Lamont	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
Ron Quelch	....	production buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gordon K. McCallum	....	sound recordist (as Gordon McCallum)
Dudley Messenger	....	sound recordist
Harry Miller	....	dubbing editor
Norman Wanstall	....	dubbing editor
Charlie McFadden	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Otto Snel	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Frank George	....	special effects assistant
John Stears	....	special effects
Wally Armitage	....	special effects (uncredited)
Joe Fitt	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Fred Heather	....	special effects (uncredited)
Garth Inns	....	special effects (uncredited)
Bert Luxford	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Jimmy Ward	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
William Creighton	....	carpenter: Fort Knox model (uncredited)
Cliff Culley	....	optical effects supervisor (uncredited)
Roy Field	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Bob Simmons	....	action sequences by
Peter Brace	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Brayham	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ken Buckle	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tim Condren	....	stunts (uncredited)
Phyllis Cornell	....	stunt double: Tania Mallet (uncredited)
Gerry Crampton	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Cummings	....	stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Diggins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Eddon	....	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Graydon	....	stunts (uncredited)
Arthur Howell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alf Joint	....	stunt double: Sean Connery (uncredited)
George Leech	....	stunt double: Sean Connery (uncredited)
George Leech	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
George Leech	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Lodge	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Munt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Terence Plummer	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Terry Richards	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Sawyer	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Simmons	....	stunt double: Michael Mellinger (uncredited)
Bob Simmons	....	stunts (uncredited)
Roy Street	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rocky Taylor	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Winbolt	....	camera operator
David Watkin	....	cinematographer: title sequence (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elsa Fennell	....	wardrobe supervisor
John Hilling	....	wardrobe master
Eileen Sullivan	....	wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department
Ben Rayner	....	assembly editor

Music Department
John Barry	....	conductor
Shirley Bassey	....	singer: title song
Leslie Bricusse	....	lyrics: title song
Anthony Newley	....	lyrics: title song
Monty Norman	....	composer: The "James Bond" theme
Vic Flick	....	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Bobby Graham	....	musician: drums (uncredited)
Sidney Margo	....	music contractor (uncredited)

Other crew
Albert R. Broccoli	....	presenter
Robert Brownjohn	....	title designer
Charles Russhon	....	technical adviser
Harry Saltzman	....	presenter
Constance Willis	....	continuity girl
Charles Russhon	....	government liaison: USA (uncredited)
Charles Russhon	....	military liaison: Kentucky (uncredited)
Pierre Salinger	....	liaison: USA (uncredited)
Bob Simmons	....	body double: James Bond, in opening sequence (uncredited)
Terence Young	....	director: pre-production (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Eon Productions (as An Eon Production)

Distributors

• United Artists Corporation (1964) (UK) (theatrical) (released by) (as United Artists Corp.)
• United Artists (1964) (USA) (theatrical)
• Les Artistes Associés S.A.B. (1964) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1964) (Australia) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1964) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1965) (France) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1965) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• C.B. Films (1965) (Spain) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1972) (USA) (TV)
• Park Circus (2007) (UK) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1964) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Tuschinski Film Distribution (1964) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (as Nova)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Australia) (DVD) (Special Edition)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Brazil) (DVD) (Special Edition)
• 20th Century Fox Video (1982) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (Greece)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (1983) (USA) (video)
• CBS/Fox (USA) (laserdisc)
• Criterion Collection, The (USA) (laserdisc)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (1981) (USA) (TV) (cable television)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2000) (UK) (DVD) (Special Edition)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Ultimate Edition)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• RCA (1981) (USA) (video) (Selectavision videodisc)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2006) (worldwide) (DVD) (Ultimate Edition)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD) (Ultimate Edition)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (UK) (DVD) (Ultimate Edition)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (West Germany)
• Warner Home Video (1983) (Australia) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (Germany) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• C.T.S. Studios  music recorded by (as C.T.S. Studios, London)
• Capitol Records  soundtrack (CD only) (uncredited)
• United Artists Records  soundtrack (LP only) (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Gold Finger (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
Ian Fleming's Goldfinger (UK) (complete title)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) | Iceland:12 | Ireland:PG | West Germany:16 (nf) | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Spain:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:PG (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 (video rating) | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Peru:14 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (video rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #20808) | USA:GP (re-rating) (1971) | USA:PG (re-rating) (1994) | UK:A (original rating) (cut) | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Andermatt, Uri, Switzerland

Company:

Eon Productions

Trivia:

For a long time, this film was tied with Dr. No (1962) as the shortest James Bond movie in the EON Productions official series, with a running time of 110 minutes. Quantum of Solace (2008) is now the shortest at 106 minutes.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the crusher picks up the 1964 Lincoln Continental, as it lifts the car, the weight of the engine causes the car to tilt forward, however, with so much gold in the trunk, you would expect the car to stay level or tilt backward.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Sierra: Congratulations.
James Bond: Thank you.
Sierra: Mr. Ramirez and his friends will be out of business.
James Bond: At least they won't be using heroin flavored bananas to finance revolutions.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Goldfinger Phenomenon (1995) (V)

Soundtrack:

Goldfinger

"No Mr Bond, I expect you to die!"

Could anyone not recognise that line today...and still be clinically alive?

You hear talk about a "hit movie" today...what's that? "xXx" ??? (which itself owes its total existence to this film!) No my friends, "Success" is queuing up down the street to watch a film screening two sessions ahead. GOLDFINGER was such an enormous hit in '64 nothing much else mattered but THE BEATLES and seeing Connery do his thing! and let me add, NO-ONE has ever done the James Bond thing better...as Vin Diesel himself readily admits.

GOLDFINGER was everything that James Bond, action movies and escapism in general ever COULD amount to. Dated it may be, laughable back-projections yes! outrageous jump-suits and hair-styles....but still no one has come up with a better Bond film - and God they've had 18 stabs at it! PLUS a few ring-ins. (CASINO ROYALE, NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN) Much of the credit for this fantastic film must go to the (then) new Bond Director Guy Hamilton, who ushered-in here an acknowledgment that Bond must grow and develop as a character and the ability to be able to send both himself and the series up via some smart dialog. How they ever managed to get away with the name "Pussy Galore" on screen, still staggers me!

The gadgets hit a new high with this third outing which at the box office that year blew most everything else off the screen. At the London theater premiere, they had the famous Aston Martin actually there in the foyer...and you people think the latest Holden Commodore has some meaning???? Gimmee a break guys! Its taken them forty years to make publically available the satellite tracking system used here. THAT'S how far ahead of its time it was!

Was this packed with memorable dialog too? "This is GOLD Mr Bond!" "Lovely sport!" "Oh, he had a pressing engagement," "You don't look like the sort of girl should be ditched!" and the quintessential "I never joke about my work 007" Gert Frobe's villainous Goldfinger has never been improved upon and Harold Sakata's bad-guy Oddjob simply never equalled.

GOLDFINGER had everything. It stands as perhaps THE icon of 60's movie-making and for those lucky enough to have been around then, it remains the most beloved of nostalgic revisitations.