Rent Goldfinger (1964)
3.8 of 5 from 267 ratings
1h 45min
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- Synopsis:
- From the opening bomb blast outside a steamy nightclub to a last-minute escape from the President's personal jet, James Bond's third screen adventure is an exhilarating, pulse-pounding thrill-ride! Sean Connery returns as Agent 007 and faces off with a maniacal villain bent on destroying all the gold in Fort Knox - and obliterating the world economy!
- Actors:
- Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Honor Blackman, Shirley Eaton, Tania Mallet, Harold Sakata, Bernard Lee, Martin Benson, Cec Linder, Austin Willis, Lois Maxwell, Bill Nagy, Michael Mellinger, Peter Cranwell, Nadja Regin, Richard Vernon, Burt Kwouk, Desmond Llewelyn, Mai Ling, Varley Thomas
- Directors:
- Guy Hamilton
- Producers:
- Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman
- Voiced By:
- Michael Collins, Les Tremayne, Nikki Van der Zyl
- Writers:
- Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn, Ian Fleming
- Others:
- Ken Adam, Norman Wanstall
- Studio:
- MGM Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: A Hard Day's Night, A History of Sports Films (Summer Edition), Action & Adventure, Bond Girls: The First 10 Years, Bond Villains: The Brosnan-Craig Years, Bond Villains: The Connery Years, Cinema Paradiso's 2022 Centenary Club, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 1, Films by Year, Films From: 1964, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Helen Mirren, Introducing the Thesping Olympians, The Best of James Bond Films, The Golden Age of British Pop Musicals, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Guest Houses On Film, Top 10 Screen Kisses (1896-1979), Top 100 AFI Thrills, Top 100 BFI Films, Top Films, What to Watch Next If You Liked Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/03/2009
- Run Time:
- 109 minutes
- Languages:
- Czech Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Czech, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary featuring director Guy Hamilton
- Audio commentary featuring members of the cast and crew
- Declassified: MI6 vault: Sean Connery from the set of Goldfinger, honor Blackman open-ended interview, credits
- Mission dossier: original publicity featurette
- Ministry of propaganda: TV broadcasts, radio communications
- 007 mission control: search content feature: 007, Women, Allies, Villains, Q branch, Mission combat manual
- Declassified: MI6 vault: Theodore Bikel screen test, Tito Vandis screen test, on tour with the Aston Martin DB5
- 007 Mission control: Exotic locations, opening titles
- Mission dossier: The making of Goldfinger, the Goldfinger phenomenon
- Ministry of propaganda: Original theatrical trailer
- Image database
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Reviews (3) of Goldfinger
Key Bond Film - Iconic - Goldfinger review by GI
A key film of the 1960s and probably the moment that the James Bond series really hit the top spot. It's a more ambitious, big budget production than the previous two and is often cited as the best of the franchise. That is of course open to debate but I think it can be said that this is Sean Connery's pinnacle in the role as his subsequent three appearances as 007 are not as good films as this one. This has many of the hallmarks that are seen in Bond films ever since; a megalomaniac villain, an army of uniformed henchmen, a lair and there's a postscript scene where Bond must battle one final time. Goldfinger did push boundaries for a mid 60s film with its sexual references, the hints of lesbianism in the main female character and of course her risqué name of Pussy Galore, lifted of course from the source novel. There's plenty of action here too and the set piece sequences are great fun including the introduction of the now iconic Aston Martin DB5 and all its gadgets which are all given an outing here. There's the now famous death of Jill (Shirley Eaton) who gets covered in gold paint and the fight with the chief thug Oddjob (Harold Sakata) and his lethal hat! Connery oozes dangerous sex appeal and manages to seduce women often by force! Gert Frobe as the titular Goldfinger is one of the best of the Bond baddies and definitely one of the most memorable. Fantastically entertaining even after multiple viewings and massively influential on the Daniel Craig films, this is a Bond film to try and see on a big cinema screen if you can as it really is a visually spectacular film.
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Bond Classic - Goldfinger review by JD
Goldfinger stands out in my memory as the best of its era. I remember vividly the scandal of death by spray painting, and of odd-job crushing a golf ball. It is worth revisiting just to relive these moments of nostalgia. I was shocked however at the dreadful acting ability of some of the Bond girls. Tania(the one he picks up in the Aston Martin)stands out for me as the worst actress I have ever seen in a professional role. I don't know if you would get away today with calling a leading lady Pussy Galore. The main characters are excellent and the plot terrific. A spy thriller from the early 60's is bound to be dated but this stands the test of time better than most.
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Classic but dated - Goldfinger review by JD
Sean Connery is my second favourite Bond (Daniel Craig my first). This must be one of the most famous older Bond films, few cannot have heard of it. Since 1964 it has repeated hundreds of times. The acting of some of the lesser prominent actors/actresses is appalling and even some of the more prominent ones. I was shocked. Nostalgia ain't what it used to be. As a Bond Classic it is great, if you have never seen an old Bond film though, probably don't bother. You need rose tinted specs for these.
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