1964

Directed by Guy Hamilton
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Paul Dehn
Produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R Broccoli
Production designed by Ken Adam
Director of photography Ted Moore BSC
Editor Peter Hunt
Special effects by John Stears
Stunt work arranged by Peter Perkins
Main title designed by Robert Brownjohn

James Bond Sean Connery; Pussy Galore Honor Blackman; Auric Goldfinger Gert Frobe; Jill Masterson Shirley Eaton; Tilly Masterson Tania Mallet; Oddjob Harold Sakata (Tosh Togo); M Bernard Lee; Solo Martin Benson; Felix Leiter Cec Linder; Simmons Austin Willis; Miss Moneypenny Lois Maxwell; Midnight Bill Nagy; Kirsch Michael Mellinger; Johnny Peter Cranwell; Bonita Nadja Regin; Colonel Smithers Richard Vernon; Mr Ling Burt Kwouk; Q Desmond Llewelyn; Mehler Mai Ling; Swiss Gatekeeper Varley Thomas; Dink Margaret Nolan; Brigadier John McLaren; Atomic Specialist Robert Macleod; Blacking Victor Brooks; Capungo Alf Joint; Hawker Gerry Dugan.

 

Goldfinger is the epitome of the Bond films. The first to use fantastic gadgets (Like the Aston Martin DB5), several Bond girls and tongue planted FIRMLY in cheek. The "Bond Formula" is created. This film is regarded by most Bond fans as the best film of the series!

Trivia

Felix Leiter, Bond's CIA colleague, introduced in Dr No and a semi-regular in Fleming's novels, returns. However, the producers were apparently concerned that the presence of Jack Lord (who played Leiter in Dr No) would overshadow Sean Connery and recast the part with an older actor, Cec Linder.

Cec Linder was originally cast as Simmons, the card player who Goldfinger cheats in Miami, and Leiter was to be played by Austin Willis, but their roles were then switched.

The first film to use the term "gold" in the title

This is the first film to acknowledge any other members of the Double 0 section when M threatens to give the mission of investigating Goldfinger to 008 when he thinks that Bond may turn it into a personal vendetta to avenge Jill Masterson.

       Gert Frobe's voice was reportedly dubbed (I can't tell)

       The countdown on the nuclear bomb just happens to be interrupted at 007. However, this was a relatively late idea and this is reflected in the fact that a line of Bond's dialogue refers to "three more ticks" before the bomb went off.

The End of Goldfinger

James Bond Will Return in

THUNDERBALL

This is an unofficial 007 site. James Bond images are copyrighted MGM/UA, EON, Gildrose, Danjaq and all other respective copyright owners.

This site was created and is maintained by Computing Direct