Harold Sakata as Oddjob: Goldfinger's lethal Korean manservant. Director Guy Hamilton cast Sakata, an Olympic silver medalist weightlifter, as Oddjob after seeing him on a wrestling programme. [4] Hamilton called Sakata an "absolutely charming man", and found that "he had a very unique way of moving, [so] in creating Oddjob I used all of Harold's own characteristics". [16] Sakata was badly burned when filming his death scene, in which Oddjob was electrocuted by Bond. Sakata, however, kept holding onto the hat with determination, despite his pain, until the director called "Cut!" [3] Oddjob has been described as "a wordless role, but one of cinema's great villains." [17] Wilner, Norman. "Rating the Spy Game". MSN. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008 . Retrieved 1 June 2009.

Ewbank's once again offers rare posters and memorabilia at their 007-dedicated auction on May 27th 2022.a b Crowther, Bosley (22 December 1964). "Screen: Agent 007 Meets 'Goldfinger': James Bond's Exploits on Film Again". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 . Retrieved 20 July 2011. McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved 28 May 2023. The film's marketing campaign began as soon as filming started in Florida, with Eon allowing photographers to enter the set to take pictures of Shirley Eaton painted in gold. Robert Brownjohn, who designed the opening credits, was responsible for the posters for the advertising campaign, which also used actress Margaret Nolan. [4] To promote the film, the two Aston Martin DB5s were showcased at the 1964 New York World's Fair and it was dubbed "the most famous car in the world"; [71] consequently, sales of the car rose. [47] Corgi Toys began its decades-long relationship with the Bond franchise, producing a toy of the car, which became the biggest selling toy of 1964. [8] The film's success also led to licensed tie-in clothing, dress shoes, action figures, board games, jigsaw puzzles, lunch boxes, toys, record albums, trading cards and slot cars. [6] Critical response [ edit ] Penelope Gilliatt, writing in The Observer, said that the film had "a spoofing callousness" and that it was "absurd, funny and vile". [75] The Guardian said that Goldfinger was "two hours of unmissable fantasy", also saying that the film was "the most exciting, the most extravagant of the Bond films: garbage from the gods", adding that Connery was "better than ever as Bond". [76] Alan Dent, writing for The Illustrated London News, thought Goldfinger "even tenser, louder, wittier, more ingenious and more impossible than ' From Russia with Love '... [a] brilliant farrago", adding that Connery "is ineffable". [77] James Bond's Top 20 (5–1)". IGN. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007 . Retrieved 1 June 2009.

Dee, Johnny (17 September 2005). "Licensed to drill". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016 . Retrieved 10 March 2016. Jenkinson, Helena (2017). "Skin Suffocation". JAMA Dermatology. 153 (8): 744. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1880. ISSN 2168-6068. PMID 28793164. Legends achievements". Archived from the original on 20 September 2012 . Retrieved 16 September 2012. Balio, Tino (1987). United Artists: the Company that Changed the Film Industry. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-11440-4. a b Field, Matthew (2015). Some kind of hero: 007: the remarkable story of the James Bond films. Ajay Chowdhury. Stroud, Gloucestershire. ISBN 978-0-7509-6421-0. OCLC 930556527. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)James Bond Movies". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016 . Retrieved 11 July 2007. A poster that may have more than one very minor flaws, a minor tear or some barely visible signs of restoration. Colour in outstanding condition.

Goldfinger was heralded as the film in the franchise where James Bond "comes into focus". Its release led to a number of promotional licensed Rating Bond". Total Film. 18 February 2008. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008 . Retrieved 19 March 2008. Weinstein, Josh (2006). The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode " You Only Move Twice" (DVD). 20th Century Fox. NB. A supplementary P&P charge will be required for this item & this poster will NOT be discounted. Goldfinger has been described as perhaps "the most highly and consistently praised Bond picture of them all" [120] and after Goldfinger, Bond "became a true phenomenon." [8] The success of the film led to the emergence of many other works in the espionage genre and parodies of James Bond, such as the Beatles film Help! in 1965 [121] and a spoof of Ian Fleming's first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1967. [122] Indeed, it has been said that Goldfinger was the cause of the boom in espionage films in the 1960s, [119] so much so that in "1966, moviegoers were offered no less than 22 examples of secret agent entertainment, including several blatant attempts to begin competing series, with James Coburn starring as Derek Flint in the film Our Man Flint and Dean Martin as Matt Helm". [123]

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Shirley Bassey—Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010 . Retrieved 22 July 2011. AFI's 100 years...100 songs". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 . Retrieved 29 July 2011. AFI's 100 years...100 thrills". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016 . Retrieved 29 July 2011. tie-in items, including a toy Aston Martin DB5 car from Corgi Toys which became the biggest selling toy of 1964. The promotion also included an image of gold-painted Eaton on the cover of Life.

Balio, Tino (2009). United Artists, Volume 2, 1951–1978: the Company that Changed the Film Industry. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-23014-2. a b Joe Fitt, Bert Luxford. Goldfinger audio commentary. MGM Home Entertainment. Goldfinger Ultimate Edition, Disk 1 St. Petersburg Times – Google News Archive Search" . Retrieved 16 February 2015. [ permanent dead link] remains one the most iconic and sought-after of all film franchises,” says Ewbank’s specialist Alastair McCrea. “Props, costumes, collectables and posters will all attract interest online from all over the world. Auctions can bring in bids from more than fifty countries at any one time.”Lasers did not exist in 1959 when the book was written, nor did high-power industrial lasers at the time the film was made, making them a novelty. In the novel, Goldfinger uses a circular saw to try to kill Bond, but the filmmakers changed it to a laser to make the film feel fresher. [29] Hamilton immediately thought of giving the laser a place in the film's story as Goldfinger's weapon of choice. Ken Adam was advised on the laser's design by two Harvard scientists who helped design the water reactor in Dr No. [44] The laser beam itself was an optical effect added in post-production. For close-ups where the flame cuts through metal, technician Bert Luxford heated the metal with a blowtorch from underneath the table to which Bond was strapped. [51]