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Original title

Goldfinger

Year

1964

Running time

108 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Guy Hamilton

Screenwriter

Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn. Novel: Ian Fleming

Cast

Music

John Barry. Main theme: Monty Norman

Cinematography

Ted Moore

Producer

EON Productions. Distributor: United Artists

Genre

Adventure. Action | James Bond. Spy Film

Movie Groups

James Bond

Synopsis

The powerful tycoon Auric Goldfinger has initiated "Operation Grand Slam," a cataclysmic scheme to raid Fort Knox and obliterate the world economy. James Bond, armed with his specially equipped Aston Martin, must stop the plan by overcoming several outrageous adversaries. First there's Oddjob, the mute servant who kills at the toss of a lethal hat; next, the beautiful Jill Masterson, who gives new meaning to the phrase "golden girl"; and finally, sexy pilot Pussy Galore, whose romantic feelings for Bond complicate her involvement in Goldfinger's high-flying scheme.

Rankings Position

#1 James Bond Movies Ranking
#150 Best Action Movies

Awards: 1964: Oscar: Best Sound Effects

1964: BAFTA Awards: Nominated to Best Art Direction (colour)

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Critics' reviews

"This 1964 entry is the most enjoyable of the James Bond thrillers starring Sean Connery -- perhaps because it's the most comic and cartoony in look as well as conception."

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"If it is not a great film, it is a great entertainment, and contains all the elements of the Bond formula that would work again and again. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"A rare case in film history that a series projecting the same character, with the same star, improves as it goes along."

Wanda Hale: New York Daily News
"There's not the least sign of staleness in this third sample of the Bond 007 formula. Some liberties have been taken with Ian Fleming's original novel but without diluting its flavor."

Variety Staff: Variety
"Not just my favourite Bond movie, but the standard by which all other Bond movies must be judged"

The Guardian
"Larger than life, faintly ridiculous, completely cool, Goldfinger is the quintessential James Bond movie (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

Ian Freer: Empire
"It holds the attention of the audience from brazen start to fantastic finish"

Eric Shorter: Telegraph
"Mixed in with some tough action and the introduction of such memorable gadgets as Bond's Aston Martin car, there's never a dull moment"

Almar Haflidason: BBC

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