Guide Note

The title character of Goldfinger, Auric Goldfinger, played by Gert Frobe, is one of the greatest villains in the history of the James Bond franchise. Sean Connery's Bond must figure out a way to thwart the miser's dastardly plan to increase his stockpile of gold's worth by irradiating all the gold in Fort Knox. Goldfinger's gorgeous personal pilot Pussy Galore, played by Honor Blackman, switches her loyalty after Bond seduces her. 007 plays golf, wrangles hat-throwing henchman Odd Job, beds ladies who end up painted gold, and motors about in the iconic Bond car, his Aston Martin DB5.

Fast Facts

1. Director: Guy Hamilton
2. Producer: Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli
3. Starring: Sean Connery and Honor Blackman
4. Released: December 22, 1964
5. Run time: 110 minutes
6. Budget: $3 million
7. MPAA rating: GP
8. Award: Won an Oscar for "Best Sound Effects"
9. Theme song: Sung by Shirley Bassey
10. From the book of the same name by Ian Fleming

1. Pussy Galore, "My name is Pussy Galore." James Bond, "I must be dreaming."
2. Bond, "Do you expect me to talk?" Goldfinger, "No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die."
3. Bond, "I think you made your point. Thank you for the demonstration." Goldfinger, "Choose your next witticism carefully Mr. Bond, it may be your last."