Plot & Details
With Goldfinger, the James Bond series took a turn away from relatively straightforward spy thrillers and toward campy gadgetry, extravagant sets, and kitschy jokes. Bond (Sean Connery) has to prevent a notorious gold smuggler, appropriately named Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe), from robbing Fort Knox. Goldfinger is surrounded by evil henchmen such as the sexy female pilot Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman) and Oddjob (Harold Sakata), who kills with his steel-rimmed bowler hats. In order to stop Goldfinger, Bond has to survive several perilous situations, including a huge, deadly laser. Goldfinger is one of the most popular films in the James Bond series, and it set the tone not only for the rest of the series but also for most of the action/adventure films of the late '60s and early '70s.
- MPAA Rating: R
- Genre(s): Action,Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
- Run Time: 117min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 03/13/1995
- DVD Release Date: 12/10/1997
- Status: In Theaters
- Distributor(s): United Artists
- Director(s): Guy Hamilton
- Starring: Sean Connery , Gert Fröbe , Honor Blackman , Harold Sakata , Shirley Eaton
- Themes: Terrorism,Race Against Time
- Tone: Humorous,Rousing,Slick,Tense
- Keywords: espionage,gadgets,gold,henchman,laser,nuclear-weapon,pilot,spy
- Language: English
Awards
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Sound Effects | Norman Wanstall | Won |
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