Behind the scenes of 007 Iron King vs. Goldfinger

Theodore Bikel and Titos Vandis both hoped to play Goldfinger in the film. Although many scenes in the film took place in the United States, Sean Connery never went to the United States to shoot. All scenes were completed at Pinewood Studios in England. Sean Connery suffered a back injury while filming the film, which delayed the filming schedule for several days. The producers spent money to buy the Aston Martin in the film, but after the success of the film, the producers did not spend any money on cars in all subsequent 007 films. In order to remove the gold paint all over Shirley Eaton's body, the costumers and makeup artists had to scrub together, and the remaining gold paint had to be sweated off in a Turkish steam bath. 62 characters died in the film. The only time Goldfinger is not wearing a gold coat in the film is when he is wearing the uniform of a U.S. Army major general and holding a gold revolver. The producers chose Gert Fröbe to play Goldfinger because he vividly performed the psycho killer in the 1958 German thriller "Es geschah am hellichten Tag". Ford was happy to provide a Lincoln Continental for use in the waste compactor scene, and in return a new Ford Mustang appeared in the Swiss mountains. The thermos containing the grenade in the film was an optional accessory for the Aston Martin. Among all the actors in this film, only Cec Linder went to Florida for filming. The investment in the filming of the film was US$3 million, which exceeded the combined budget of the first two James Bond films. It was an astronomical figure at the time and was included in the Guinness Book of World Records. Producers Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli were very adamant about the casting of Honor Blackman because Pussy had to be played by someone who knew judo. Gert Fr?be, the German actor who played Goldfinger, was wary of Goldfinger's method of using poison gas to eradicate his opponents because the plot might remind viewers of Nazi concentration camps. Ian Fleming, the father of 007, said that the plot of killing people with gold paint originated from the 1946 horror film "Bedlam". Honor Blackman is the oldest Bond girl in the 007 film. She was 37 years old when this film was filmed. Vehicles featured in the film include: Aston Martin DB5, 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible, 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, Goldfinger's 12-cylinder engine, 7,000-pound gold car, Hiller UH -12E4 helicopter, Mercedes-Benz 180, 190 and 220, Ford Country Squire station wagon, Ford military truck, Lockheed C-140 Jetstar aircraft, Piper Cherokee PA-28 aircraft, 1964 Lincoln Continental convertible , Ford Ranchero and Ford Thunderbird. Laser beams appear in movies for the first time. The film's title sequence comes from the first two 007 films, and the same title title was also used in 1969's "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." Gert Fr?be, who played Goldfinger, didn't speak much English, so Michael Collins provided the voice for him. The 3D map Goldfinger used for Operation Grand Slam in the film is now preserved at Fort Knox ( Fort Knox) ??and is on permanent display. During filming, 24-hour guards were placed around the Fort Knox set to prevent theft of the gold brick props. The producers originally planned to film inside the actual Fort Knox, but this was rejected due to safety concerns. Although the crew had never seen Fort Knox's vault, the vault recreated on the soundstage was so eerily similar that even Fort Knox sent a letter to congratulate it for being so realistic. In an interview with "The Hollywood Reporter", producer Albert Broccoli said that this film is his favorite 007 film, along with 1977's "The Spydermen" and 1963's "The Spy Who 2". . In Ian Fleming's novels, Pussy is gay and her name comes from Fleming's pet octopus, a reference to the 1983 film Octopussy. Goldfinger's name "Auric" is Latin for "gold". In the original version of the film, the bomb timer stopped at "003", but this was later changed to "007", but there was an obvious flaw in Bond's line, where he said: "three more clicks". In order to star in this film, Honor Blackman turned down an invitation from the classic British spy science fiction TV series "The Avengers". Later, it was also hinted in "The Avengers" that Steed had received to a postcard from Fort Knox. Although Tilly made a lasting impression on audiences, model Tania Mallet, who played Tilly, was a short-lived appearance and this was the only film she appeared in. Ian Fleming named his novel "Goldfinger" because he hated the Hungarian modernist architect Erno Goldfinger. The sun visor of Bond's Aston Martin was removed to facilitate the interior shots.

Less than a month after the film was released, Ian Fleming died of a heart attack. Terence Young, the director of the first two 007 films, was involved in the preparation of this film, but gave up because he could not agree to the terms of the contract. Harold Sakata, whose hands were burned during filming, said the director did not tell him to stop and had to continue acting. Not shown in the finished film were the custom-made Aston Martin equipment, including front and rear bumpers designed to disrupt other vehicles, a weapons tray under the driver's seat, gun barrels in the headlights, wireless phones and grenades. of thermos. "Goldfinger" is Ian Fleming's seventh novel. At 270 pages, it is the longest Bond novel. This film was the first 007 film to win an Oscar. In addition to the Best Sound Effects Award for this film, the 1965 "Thunder" also won the Academy Award for Special Visual Effects. Toy car manufacturer Corgi once made a miniature model of an Aston Martin DB5 for Prince Charles, who was 15 or 6 years old at the time. After the film was released, Corgi began to continuously produce 007 versions of Aston in the following decades. ·Martin toy car. It only took two weeks for the film to recoup its $3 million filming cost. The film's theme song was later used in cigarette commercials. The ordnance workshop and testing ground under Q's leadership appear for the first time in the film. In order to paint her whole body gold, Shirley Eaton's makeup process lasted for two hours. The director was on the scene to monitor the progress at any time for fear of causing the actor to suffocate. The actual scene was only shot for less than 5 minutes. The producers originally wanted Orson Welles to play Goldfinger, but he was overpaid. Later, the producer found Gert Fr?be, who asked for 10% of the film's profits as a salary. The producer suspected that his asking price was higher than Welles. This film was the first 007 film to be broadcast on commercial television in the United States on September 17, 1972. With a ratings of 49%, it became the TV movie's ratings champion at the time, and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) began to enjoy the following. Exclusive rights to broadcast 007 movies for 28 years. The plot in the film that Jill suffocated to death because her body was covered in gold paint is pure nonsense and could not happen in reality. There are even rumors that Shirley Eaton died on the set because of this. The film was banned in Israel for several years because Gert Fr?be, who played Goldfinger, was a member of the Nazi party. Later, Israel learned that Gert Fr?be saved many Jewish families during World War II, and the film was immediately lifted. The producers originally selected the Jaguar E-Type as 007's car, but it was rejected by the manufacturer. At the premiere in France, Sean Connery personally drove the Aston Martin DB5 through the Champs Elysées. Suddenly, 60 girls painted in gold appeared. One golden girl sat directly on the Conner After this incident, Connery stopped attending the premiere of the 007 film. After the film was released, the price of the Aston Martin DB5 increased by 50%. Honor Blackman is the first Bond girl with previous acting experience. The producers originally wanted Shirley Anne Field to play Jill, but she turned it down. The Aston Martin's ability to change license plates in the film came from director Guy Hamilton's idea when he had just received a parking ticket. The Lincoln Continental shown in the film was originally a 1964 model, but when it was sent to the garbage disposal site, it turned into a 1963 model without an engine. In the long shots of Pussy flying the jet, you'll notice the slings hanging from the model plane. In the scene where Goldfinger is at the airport, there is a jet parked in the background, but the sound coming from it is coming from a piston engine.