Everything he touches turns into excitement!|Sep. 20, 1964|United Kingdom|110 Min.|PG
Genre: Action;Adventure;Thriller
Description: After destroying a drug lab in Latin America, MI6 agent James Bond takes a break in Miami Beach. His boss, M, tasks him, via CIA agent Felix Leiter, to keep an eye on Auric Goldfinger, a bullion dealer staying at the same hotel. Bond catches Goldfinger cheating at a high-stakes gin rummy game with help from his assistant, Jill Masterson, who uses binoculars and a radio to guide him. Bond intervenes and pressures Goldfinger into losing. After spending the night with Jill, Bond is knocked out by Goldfinger’s Korean manservant, Oddjob. He later wakes up to find Jill dead, her body covered in gold paint, having suffocated.
Back in London, the Bank of England’s governor and M inform Bond that fluctuating gold prices are enabling someone to profit internationally by smuggling bullion. Bond’s mission is to uncover how Goldfinger is moving gold across borders. Q equips Bond with a modified Aston Martin DB5 and tracking devices. Bond encounters Goldfinger at his Kent country club and challenges him to a golf game, wagering a bar of Nazi gold against Goldfinger’s £5,000. Although Goldfinger tries to cheat, Bond outsmarts him, winning the match. Goldfinger warns Bond not to meddle in his affairs, while Oddjob demonstrates his deadly strength and the lethality of his steel-rimmed hat.
Bond follows Goldfinger to Switzerland, where he meets Jill’s sister, Tilly, who unsuccessfully attempts to assassinate Goldfinger. Bond infiltrates Goldfinger’s refinery and overhears his plan to smuggle gold by incorporating it into his Rolls-Royce’s bodywork. Bond also learns of “Operation Grand Slam.” As he leaves, he encounters Tilly, who tries again to kill Goldfinger. An alarm is triggered, and Oddjob kills Tilly with his hat. Bond is captured and strapped to a table with an industrial laser aimed at him. Bond tricks Goldfinger into sparing his life by claiming MI6 knows about Operation Grand Slam, ensuring surveillance agents believe he’s safe.
Cast director: Guy Hamilton
Cast actor: Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Honor Blackman, Shirley Eaton, Tania Mallet, Harold Sakata, Bernard Lee, Martin Benson, Cec Linder, Austin Willis
Original name: Goldfinger