Goldfinger (1964)

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

Directed by Guy Hamilton
Produced by Harry Saltzman, Albert R. Broccoli
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn
Based on "Goldfinger" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Ted Moore, BSC
Edited by Peter R. Hunt
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: 18 September 1964 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 110 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $3 million
Box office: $124.9 million

"Goldfinger" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Guy Hamilton and written by Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn, based on "Goldfinger" by Ian Fleming. It's the third installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve while investigating a gold magnate's smuggling.

Cast

• Sean Connery as James Bond 
• Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore
• Gert Fröbe as Auric Goldfinger
• Shirley Eaton as Jill Masterson
• Harold Sakata as Oddjob
• Tania Mallet as Tilly Masterson
• Bernard Lee as M
• Cec Linder as Felix Leiter
• Martin Benson as Mr. Solo
• Desmond Llewelyn as Q
• Austin Willis as Mr. Simmons
• Michael Mellinger as Kisch
• Burt Kwouk as Mr. Ling
• Richard Vernon as Colonel Smithers
• Margaret Nolan as Dink
• Gerry Duggan as Hawker

In my opinion, this is the best installment of the "James Bond" film series with Sean Connery: unexpected turns, enough action and beauty and, of course, good acting - what can a viewer want more?

Advantages

• Sean Connery as James Bond
• Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore

Disadvantages

• Too pretentious
• Some scenes are overacted

"Strangenesses"

• Seems like James Bond is absolutely immortal

Clue Moments

• Miami Beach
• "Operation Grand Slam"
• The cutting table underneath an industrial laser
• Pussy Galore
• The meeting with the President

Soundtracks

1. John Barry - Main Title Goldfinger (Vocals by Shirley Bassey)
2. John Barry - Into Miami 
3. John Barry - Alpine Drive - Aurics Factory
4. John Barry - Oddjobs Pressing Engagement
5. John Barry - Bond Back in Action Again
6. John Barry - Teasing The Korean
7. John Barry - Gassing The Gangsters 
8. John Barry - Goldfinger (Instrumental)
9. John Barry - Dawn Raid On Fort Knox
10. John Barry - The Arrival Of The Bomb and Count Down
11. John Barry - The Death Of Goldfinger - End Titles 
12. John Barry - Golden Girl (Bonus Track)
13. John Barry - Death Of Tilley (Bonus Track)
14. John Barry - The Laser Beam (Bonus Track) 
15. John Barry - Pussy Galores Flying Circus (Bonus Track)

Quotations

* * *

James Bond: Do you expect me to talk?
Auric Goldfinger: No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!

* * *

Pussy Galore: My name is Pussy Galore.
James Bond: I must be dreaming.

* * *

Auric Goldfinger: Man has climbed Mount Everest, gone to the bottom of the ocean. He's fired rockets at the Moon, split the atom, achieved miracles in every field of human endeavor... except crime!

* * *

Pussy Galore: What happened? Where's Goldfinger?
James Bond: Playing his golden harp.

* * *

Auric Goldfinger: This is gold, Mr. Bond. All my life I've been in love with its color... its brilliance, its divine heaviness.

* * *

Pussy Galore: You like a close shave, don't you?

* * *

James Bond: Bond, James Bond

* * *

James Bond: Auric Goldfinger. Sounds like a French nail varnish.

* * *

Auric Goldfinger: Good morning, Mr. Simmons. Ready for our little game?
Simmons: Sure I'm ready. When you're ten grand in the hole, you're ready for anything.

* * *

[Why Bond wears a gun]
James Bond: I have a slight inferiority complex.

* * *

James Bond: A martini. Shaken, not stirred.

* * *

You may see the trailer here.

Plot: 8/10

Entertainment: 9/10

Acting: 7/10

Originality: 8/10

Music and Sound: 7/10

8/10

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