GOLDFINGER

Eon Productions 1964
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Produced by: Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman
Running time: 111 minutes (1 hr, 51 min)

Mission Date: 12-22-1964
Mission Objective(s): To discover how Auric Goldfinger transports gold from counrty to country without being noticed and bring this to the attention of the Bank of England.
Mission Status: Primary mission completed. Uncovered plot to break into Fort Knox and make gold supply of United States radioactive. Plot Failed.

PRIMARY TARGET - AURIC GOLDFINGER
STATUS - Sucked out a plane window

Another famous villian of Bond, Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) is a gold smuggler with class. From Miami, to Switzerland, to Fort Knox, Bond and Goldfinger always seemed to meet. Not always for the better. His plan to break into Fort Knox is one of the most daring plans attempted by any Bond villian.

SECONDARY TARGET - ODDJOB
STATUS - Blew a fuse

One cannot remember Goldfinger without thinking of his mute assistant. Oddjob (Harold Sakata) is remembered most for his steel-rimmed bowler hat, and not for his caddying abilities. Oddjob is a seemingly invulnerable opponent for 007 making him one of the toughest adversaries 007 has ever faced.

ASSOCIATE - PUSSY GALORE
STATUS - Unknown (Last seen working under cover)

Goldfinger's personal pilot and trainer of her flying circus, Pussy (Honor Blackman) plays a substantial role near the end. It was her flying circus's job to spray Fort Knox with the nerve gas, but she gets a change of heart, probably from her maternal instincts, and switches the gas and calls Washington.

Goldfinger MP3 (336,024)- Composed by John Barry, Sung by Shirley Bassey

Q Branch:

  • Snorkel with fake bird on top
  • Piton gun
  • Belt with plastic explosives inside
  • Aston Martin DB5
  • Homer (Homing device)
  • Shoe with hollowed section for mini-homer
  • Parking meter that expells smoke
  • Bulletproof vest

    LITTLE KNOWN FACTS

  • 1. The budget was $4M, and it eventually grossed over $40M
  • 2. Recent surveys have indicated that over 80% of the movie going public has seen Goldfinger.
  • 3. The image of the body coated in gold paint became an icon of the sixties when it appeared on the cover of Life magazine.
  • 4. Following the success of Goldfinger, Dr. No and From Russia With Love were re-released and became the most sucessful double feature in film history.
  • 5. Shirley Bassey reached No. 8 on the U.S. charts with her rendition of the theme song to Goldfinger.

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