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Goldfinger

1964

Guy Hamilton

Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe, Shirley Eaton ...

6.9

14,850

Adventure. Action The powerful tycoon Auric Goldfinger has initiated "Operation Grand Slam," a cataclysmic scheme to raid Fort Knox and obliterate the world economy. James Bond, armed with his specially equipped Aston Martin, must stop the plan by overcoming several outrageous adversaries. First there's Oddjob, the mute servant who kills at the toss of a lethal hat; next, the beautiful Jill Masterson, who gives new meaning to the phrase "golden girl"; ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"This 1964 entry is the most enjoyable of the James Bond thrillers starring Sean Connery -- perhaps because it's the most comic and cartoony in look as well as conception."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"If it is not a great film, it is a great entertainment, and contains all the elements of the Bond formula that would work again and again. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	The Guardian	"Not just my favourite Bond movie, but the standard by which all other Bond movies must be judged"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"Larger than life, faintly ridiculous, completely cool, Goldfinger is the quintessential James Bond movie (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Wanda Hale New York Daily News	"A rare case in film history that a series projecting the same character, with the same star, improves as it goes along."	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"There's not the least sign of staleness in this third sample of the Bond 007 formula. Some liberties have been taken with Ian Fleming's original novel but without diluting its flavor."	POS
United Kingdom	Eric Shorter Telegraph	"It holds the attention of the audience from brazen start to fantastic finish"	POS
United Kingdom	Almar Haflidason BBC	"Mixed in with some tough action and the introduction of such memorable gadgets as Bond's Aston Martin car, there's never a dull moment"	POS

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