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Director:
Guy Hamilton
Writers:
Richard Maibaum (screenplay) &
Paul Dehn (screenplay)
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Release Date:
9 January 1965 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
Miss Honey and Miss Galore Have James Bond Back For More! See more »
Plot:
Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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 ... Miss 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)
Nikki Van der Zyl ... Jill Masterson (voice) (uncredited)

Michael G. Wilson ... Soldier at Fort Knox (uncredited)
Maggie Wright ... Air Squadron Leader (uncredited)
Raymond Young ... Sierra (uncredited)
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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
Brent Eldridge .... digital color correction (uncredited)
 
Music Department
John Barry .... conductor
Shirley Bassey .... singer: title song
Leslie Bricusse .... lyricist: title song
Anthony Newley .... lyricist: title song
Monty Norman .... composer: The "James Bond" theme
Vic Flick .... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Bobby Graham .... musician: drums (uncredited)
Sidney Margo .... music contractor (uncredited)
John Scott .... musician (principal saxophone) (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Albert R. Broccoli .... presenter
Robert Brownjohn .... titles designed by
Charles Russhon .... technical adviser
Harry Saltzman .... presenter
Constance Willis .... continuity girl
Charles Dorat .... french adaptation: post-synchronized version (uncredited)
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)
Yves Thos .... poster designer: France (uncredited)
Terence Young .... director: pre-production (uncredited)
 
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | Chinese | Spanish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
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) | Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) | USA:TV-PG | 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) (passed with cuts) | Brazil:14
Filming Locations:
Andermatt, Uri, SwitzerlandSee more »
Company:
Eon ProductionsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The Masterton surname of Tilly Masterton and Jill Masterton in the Ian Fleming novel was changed to Masterson for the film. Ian Fleming is said to have based the Masterton name on Sir John Masterman, a leading Oxford University academic and former Mi5 agent.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: After the game of golf, Goldfinger sits in the back seat of his car and makes out a cheque to Bond. Once he receives the cheque, Bond gives the golf ball to Oddjob (who is in the driver's seat). Oddjob crushes the ball and drives away, but Goldfinger is no longer in the car.See more »
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.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Incredible World of James Bond (1965) (TV)See more »
Soundtrack:
GoldfingerSee more »

FAQ

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
Did actress Shirley Eaton really die from the gold paint she was covered in?
Why do the soldiers at Fort Knox all fall over at the same time, and why do they all wake up at the same time?
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40 out of 63 people found the following review useful.
If Only All Bond Movies Were This Good, 14 July 2003
Author: Theo Robertson from Isle Of Bute, Scotland

I first saw GOLDFINGER round about 1977 and it has been shown on British television more times than I can count . In fact it`s somewhat ridiculous the amount of times it`s been repeated and having seen it so many times after more than 25 years I find it impossible to say much on it.

I will say however that future Bond production teams seem to have taken all the lesser bits of GOLDFINGER while completely ignoring all the good elements . The lesser bits are the awful puns like " Shocking " and " He blew a fuse " . How many times have you watched a Bond movie where the hero has dispatched a bad guy and you`ve made your own pun which is ten times better than the one Bond says to camera ? Exactly . Of course in 1964 these one liners might have been ground breaking but after the franchise has gone on you feel that the screenwriters have been ordered to write a sequence so that Bond can make a groan inducing one liner . Oh and I haven`t even mentioned Pussy Galore ( Insert your own joke here ) , this is another thing that the producers seem obsessed with - woman with completely unreal names , everytime someone makes a Bond movie we get a Plenty O Toole or some such weird name . The novelty wears out very quickly .

What I liked about GOLDFINGER is that James Bond is shown as being vulnerable , it`s about the only film in the franchise when he is unable to save the lives of his lovers for example , and lets not forget the classic scene of the lazer beam creeping up the table where he has to use his wits , and has anyone noticed that he doesn`t actually save the day at the Fort Knox climax ? He doesn`t even need to be there . Compare that scenario with the later Bond movies ( Especially the Roger Moore ones ) when he stops the baddies single handed in a ridiculously contrived and OTT manner , such a pity they don`t make Bond films like this anymore .

Despite seeing GOLDFINGER more times than I care to mention I`ll no doubt watch it again next time it`s on British television

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