| Goldfinger (1964)
These pages contains major SPOILERS about this third Bond film. |
Goldfinger (1964)
Sean Connery (James Bond) is introduced to his new car by the always grumpy Desmond Llewelyn (Q) who always resents the way field agents take his ingenious devices away never to be returned. |
Goldfinger (1964)
Secretary Shirley Eaton (Jill Masterson) has been killed by her boss by painting her entire body gold. The paint caused death because the body breathes through the skin. In real life this doesn’t work. It’s an urban legend. |
| Goldfinger (1964)
Gert Fröbe (Auric Goldfinger) is planning to detonate a small nuclear device, making the majority of the USA's gold untouchable and increasing the price of his own supply astronomically. Sean Connery (James Bond) tries to stop him. |
Goldfinger (1964)
Harold Sakata (Oddjob) is the Korean butler with incredible power and a razor-sharp bowler. Goldfinger calls him Oddjob because that described his functions on the staff. He does not speak one word throughout the whole of the film. |
Goldfinger (1964)
Tania Mallet (Tilly Masterson) is the sister of Jill Masterson. She wants revenge for the death of her sister by killing Goldfinger. She meets James Bond during one of his traditional moonlight reconnaissance missions, outside Goldfinger’s factory. |
| Goldfinger (1964)
Despite initially claiming she was immune to Bond’s charm, Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore) eventually succumbed (In the book she was a lesbian). Her name caused all sorts of controversy when the movie was released. |
Goldfinger (1964)
In order to buy time, Bond asks Goldfinger: Do you expect me to talk? No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die. This was the first movie to feature a laser. The laser was added optically in post production. |
Goldfinger (1964)
A deadly grandmotherly gatekeeper starts shooting at Bond. Colleague director Alfred Hitchcock complimented Bond director Guy Hamilton for this scene. |