film information
Produced by Albert R. Broccoli & Harry Saltzman
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum & Paul Dehn
World Premiere 17th September 1964 (London, England)
US Release Date 25th September 1964
Worldwide Box Office $124,900,000 US
Budget $3,000,000 US
Running Time 111 Minutes
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bond girls
Shirley Eaton (Jill Masterson)
Tania Mallet (Tilly Masterson)
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posters
vehicles
bond villains
bond allies
Richard Vernon (Colonel Smithers)
locations
Mexico; Fountainbleau Hotel, Miami Beach Florida; London; Stoke Poges Golf Club, England; Switzerland; Kentucky.
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James Bond uses his classic introduction when Jill Masterson rather abruptly asks, “Who are you?!” to which Bond replies smoothly “Bond, James Bond”. Bond attempts to introduce himself to Tilly Masterson later, but she interrupts him before he can finish.
behind the scenes
For the final time Bob Simmons is James Bond in the gunbarrel sequence, not Sean Connery.
Goldfinger made the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest grossing film of all time. The film earned back its $3 million production costs in only 2 weeks.
The exterior of Fort Knox was created full-scale at Pinewoods Studios. The massive set was the most expensive exterior cost ever, costing over $100,000.
Although many of the locations in the film are American, Sean Connery never set foot in America during filming. All scenes where he's apparently in America were shot at Pinewood Studios, London.
In the original cut of the film, the bomb's timer was stopped at 003, explaining Bond's line about "three more clicks." It was later changed to 007.
The golf scenes in the film were shot at the Stoke Poges Golf Club, not far from Pinewood Studios. There is now a James Bond themed bar at the golf course.
Many features of the Aston Martin did actually work, even the ejector seat!
As the planes of Pussy Galore's flying Circus pass over Fort Knox, the name ‘General Russhon’ appears below the words ‘Welcome to Fort Knox’. This is a nod towards Charles Russhon who was the technical director. §
