Goldfinger (1964)

The 3rd James Bond film, following 1963's From Russia With Love.

Starring Sean Connery as James Bond, Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore, Shirley Eaton as Jill Masterson (the girl who is painted gold), Gert Frobe as the villain, Auric Goldfinger, and Harold Sakata as the henchman Oddjob. Directed by Guy Hamilton.

Villainous Goldfinger plans to explode a nuclear device in Fort Knox to create global economic chaos. This film featured an Aston Martin DB5 with ejection seat and machinegun taillights.

Budget: $3 million. Opening dates: UK, September 17, 1964; US, December 22, 1964.

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• Aston Martin DB5 car
• The architect, Erno Goldfinger
• Urban legend: that the actress who played Jill Masterson died from asphyxiation after being covered with gold paint.



• The book The Ultimate Guides: Goldfinger, by Brian Dunbar
• The book Adrian Turner on Goldfinger
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• The book Golden Girl by Shirley Eaton

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