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James Bond is assigned to investigate a notorious German gold smuggler and discovers his quarry has ambitions much greater than first suspected. Pursuing the criminal mastermind around the world, Bond uncovers the villain's audacious scheme to destroy the global economy with a daring attack on Fort Knox. Spy adventure, starring Sean Connery, Gert Frobe and Honor Blackman
1964
HD
subtitles
16x9
audio-description
Adventure
Espionage
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Sean Connery
(Actor)
.. James Bond
Gert Frobe
(Actor)
.. Auric Goldfinger
Honor Blackman
(Actor)
.. Pussy Galore
Shirley Eaton
(Actor)
.. Jill Masterson
Tania Mallet
(Actor)
.. Tilly Masterson
Harold Sakata
(Actor)
.. Oddjob
Bernard Lee
(Actor)
.. M.
Cec Linder
(Actor)
.. Felix Leiter
Lois Maxwell
(Actor)
.. Miss Moneypenny
Guy Hamilton
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Sean Connery
(Actor)
.. James Bond
Born:
August 25, 1930
in
Fountainbridge, Edinburgh
Best Known For:
Being the first big-screen James Bond.
Early-life:
Thomas Sean Connery was born in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh on August 25, 1930. He first worked as a milkman and coffin polisher before joining the Navy at 16. During his spell in the service he had two tattoos etched on his right arm; he was eventually forced to leave after developing a stomach ulcer. At 19, he made ends meet as an artist's model at Edinburgh's School of Art. He also competed in the Mr Universe body-building competition in 1953.
Career:
While still a bodybuilder, Sean was offered the chance to appear in a West End production of South Pacific, which kick-started his acting career. His film debut came in 1955's Lilacs in the Spring, but he didn't become a major star until he appeared as Bond in 1962's Dr No. It remains his most famous role, despite hits including The Man Who Would Be King, Rising Sun, A Bridge Too Far, Time Bandits, Highlander, The Rock, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Entrapment. He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for The Untouchables in 1987.
Quote:
'I never disliked Bond, as some have thought. Creating a character like that does take a certain craft. It's simply natural to seek other roles.'
Trivia:
He was knighted in 2000.
Gert Frobe
(Actor)
.. Auric Goldfinger
Honor Blackman
(Actor)
.. Pussy Galore
Born:
December 12, 1927
in
London
Best Known For:
Being a Bond girl.
Early-life:
Born December 12, 1927, in Plaistor, London. She credits her father for starting her successful acting career - for her 16th birthday present he offered her the option of a bicycle or elocution lessons. She picked the latter, which helped develop her famous husky, sexy voice. On leaving school she studied part-time at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, making ends meet as a clerk at the Home Office.
Career:
Blackman's first professional job was as an understudy to the lead in West End play The Guinea Pig. Her film debut came in 1946's Fame Is the Spur. Further small movie roles and TV work followed, but it was playing Cathy Gale in The Avengers that made her a star. Blackman quit the show after two series in 1964 and, the same year, starred alongside Sean Connery as Pussy Galore in Bond movie Goldfinger. Films since include Shalako (re-teaming her with Connery), To the Devil a Daughter and Bridget Jones's Diary. She also starred in sitcom The Upper Hand and appeared in Coronation Street in 2004. She continues to work on stage and pop up in guest TV roles.
Quote:
'I'm told leather drives men up the wall. I like wearing it because it feels nice.'
Trivia:
She enjoys watching football and declined a CBE in 2002.
Shirley Eaton
(Actor)
.. Jill Masterson
Tania Mallet
(Actor)
.. Tilly Masterson
Harold Sakata
(Actor)
.. Oddjob
Bernard Lee
(Actor)
.. M.
Cec Linder
(Actor)
.. Felix Leiter
Lois Maxwell
(Actor)
.. Miss Moneypenny
Guy Hamilton
(Director)
