Lotus77's "Goldfinger" Page
Released: December 22, 1964 (US)
Length: 1 hr, 50 min.
Bond Is Sent To Investigate Auric Goldfinger, A Strange
Millionare Obsessed With Gold. Apparently, Goldfinger
Has Been Illegally Smuggling Gold Over National Borders, But
That's Not All. Fort Nox Soon Comes Into The Picture And
Goldfinger Isn't Going Into The The World's Largest Bank Just
To Take A Look Around.
The Women
Tilly Masterson
Played By:
Tania Mallet
Date Of Birth: May 19, 1941
Place Of Birth: Blackpool England
After Goldfinger, Tania Mallet Never Accepted Another Film Role.
She Now Lives In England With Her Second Husband.
Pussy Galore
Played By:
Honor Blackman
Date Of Birth: December 12, 1927
Place Of Birth: London, England
Before Her Role As Goldfinger's Personal Pilot, Pussy Galore,
Honor Blackman Was Already Well Known For Her Role As Cathy Gale
In The Avengers. Honor Blackman Has Been Married Twice And Has
Two Children, By Adoption.
Jill Masterson
Played By:
Shirley Eaton
Date Of Birth: January 12, 1937
Place Of Birth: Edgeware, England
Shirley Eaton Probably Had One Of The Most Recognizable Roles In
All Of Movie History. That Of The Jill Masterson, The Girl
Covered Entirely In Gold Paint (Shown Below).
Shirley Eaton Now Lives In The South Of France. She Has Two
Children.
The Allies
Felix Leiter
Played By:
Cec Linden
Real Name: Cecil Yekuthial Linder
Date Of Birth: January 4, 1921
Place Of Birth: Galicia, Poland
Date Of Death: 1992
Cec Linden Was Originally Cast As Simmons, The Man Who Goldfinger
Hustles In A Card Game In The Beginning Of The Movie. Instead
That Role Was Given To Austin Willis And Cec Ended Up With The
Bigger Role. Cec Linden Was Raised In Toronto, Canada.
The Villians
Auric Goldfinger
Played By:
Gert Frobe
Real Name: Karl Gerhardt Frobe
Date Of Birth: February 25, 1913
Place Of Birth: Zwickau, Germany
Date Of Death: September 5, 1988
One Of The Most Well Known, And Liked, Of The Bond Villians, Gert
Frobe Almost Made It Into Two Of The Bond Films. The First Script
Of "Diamonds Are Forever" Called For Gert Frobe To Return As
Goldinger's Twin Brother. Frobe Had A Hard Time Trying To Learn
English Before Filming Of Goldfinger, So His Voice Was Dubbed By
Actor Micheal Collins. Gert Frobe Had Two Sons, Utz And Andreas.
OddJob
Played By:
Harold Sakata
Real Name: Tosh Togo
Date Of Birth: 1920
Place Of Birth: Hawaii
Date Of Death: July 29, 1982
Harold Sakata Was The First Hawaiian Ever To Win An Olympic
Medal. He Got The 1948 Silver Medal For Weightlifting. Harold Was
A Wrestler When He Got The Role Of OddJob, And Wasn't Used To
Holding Back His Punches While Doing A Movie. In The Scene Where
Bond Goes To The Fridge To Get A Bottle Of Champaign, Harold
Sakata Actually Knocked Connery To The Floor. Shooting Had To
Hold Out For Three Weeks While Connery Recovered. Sakata Died
In 1982 Of Cancer.
The Vehicle
Aston Martin DB5
CREDITS
James Bond...............................Sean Connery
Pussy Galore.............................Honor Blackman
Tilly Masterson..........................Tania Mallet
Jill Masterson...........................Shirly Eaton
Felix Leiter.............................Cec Linden
Auric Goldfinger.........................Gert Frobe
OddJob...................................Harold Sakata
Kisch....................................Michael Mellinger
Mr. Ling.................................Burt Kwouk
"M"......................................Bernard Lee
Moneypenny...............................Lois Maxwell
"Q" (Major Boothroyd)....................Desmond Llewelyn
Smithers.................................Richard Vernon
Solo.....................................Martin Benson
Hawker...................................Gerry Duggan
Capungo..................................Alf Joint
Dink.....................................Margarat Nolan
Mei-Lei..................................Mai Ling
Bonita...................................Nadja Regin
Simmons..................................Austin Willis
Produced By: Harry Saltzman
Albert R. Brocoli
Screenplay By: Richard Maibaum
Paul Dehn
Directed By: Guy Hamilton
Music By: John Barry
Theme Song Lyrics By: Leslie Bricusse
Anthony Newly
Theme Song Sung By: Shirley Bassey
Locations: South America, Miami Florida, London England,
Switzerland, Kentucky
Gadgets And Weapons: Atomic Bomb, Delta-9 Nerve Gas, Homer/Reciever,
Industrial Laser, Seagull Snorkel, Tear Gas Parking Meter,
Bullet-Proof Jacket, Steel-Rimmed Derby, Walther PPK.
Vehicles: Aston Martin DB5, Lincoln Continental,
Rolls Royce Phantom 337, Lockheed Jet Star
Goldfinger Bloopers
1. At The Country Club, Goldfinger Tells OddJob To Throw His Bowler Hat At
A Statue. He Does So And After The Hat Hits The Neck Of The Statue, You Can
Clearly See That The Hat Continues To Fly Off, But A Second Later The Hat Lands
Next To The Now Severed Head Lying At The Foot Of The Statue!!!
2. In The Scene After Oddjob Kills Mr. Solo, He Has The Car That They Were In Crushed
At A Junk Yard, With The Body Of Solo In It. A Crane Is Used To Put The Car Into The
Crusher, But When The Crane Picks The Car Up, You Can See That Th Car Has No
Engine!!!
3. During The Fight Between Bond And OddJob In Fort Nox, Bond Pushes Himself Away
From Some Bars And They Bend!!!
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