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GoldfingerThis page is for the novel; see Goldfinger (band) for the band, and Ernö Goldfinger for the architectGoldfinger is a novel by Ian Fleming featuring James Bond, later made into a film starring Sean Connery. The novel was published in 1959 and the film was released in 1964 and is the third installment of the film series. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Overview 2 Goofs 3 ISBN numbers 4 External links Overview The plot revolves around Auric Goldfinger, the world's top gold smuggler (the name was inspired by the name of architect Ernö Goldfinger). In the movie version (1964), Bond discovers a sinister plot by Goldfinger to detonate a nuclear bomb in the U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, contaminating the United States gold reserve and thereby dramatically increasing the value of his gold holdings. Additional characters include Pussy Galore, Jill Masterson, and Oddjob. (In the original book, Goldfinger planned to steal the gold, but this unrealistic plan was altered for the film). The most famous scene in the film — arguably the most famous scene in any Bond film — is the one in which Goldfinger has the recalcitrant Bond tied down in the path of a laser beam: Bond: "Do you expect me to talk?" Goldfinger: "No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die." This scene, too, differs from the corresponding scene in the book (where Goldfinger used a buzz saw, not a laser, and spared Bond not because of his claimed knowledge of "Operation Grand Slam" but in acceptance of Bond's offer to work for Goldfinger!). In addition in the book, Bond was issued with a car with few modifications like revolving license plates. The film greatly expands on the idea with the spy getting an Aston Martin packed with special functions like forward machine guns, oil slick, smokescreen, bulletproof shield, telescoping tire slashers and most famously, a passenger ejector seat for the removal of unwanted passengers. Author Ian Fleming also contributed to the original draft for the television series The Man From U.N.C.L.E., in which one of the heroes was named "Napoleon Solo". The name originally came from the book version of Goldfinger: Napoleon Solo is one of the crime bosses Goldfinger invites to participate in his scheme to steal the gold from Fort Knox (in the film he is called simply "Mr. Solo"). Viewers of the film will remember him as the fellow who "had a pressing engagement." Goldfinger is the first of three Bond film with a theme sung by Shirley Bassey. Though she only performed three out of numerous Bond film themes, her style has become a trademark of Bond themes. Goofs Warning: Plot details follow. Though Bond films are not known for technical accuracy, but rather outlandish but plausible action, one incident in this film bears mentioning. In one scene, a girl is killed by "skin suffocation." She was painted with gold and died due to her skin being unable to "breathe." Though they give a plausible-sounding explanation for this unusual method of killing someone, it isn't possible. Humans, being mammals, achieve respiration via their mouths and nostrils. The only animals which breathe through their "skin" are some insects. If it were, in fact, true that people breathed in some necessary auxiliary fashion through their skin, it would be impossible for people to engage in extended baths, mud baths, scuba diving and other activities which require extended covering of the skin. If one did try to murder someone via gilding, the person most likely would die, but not in the manner given in the movie. The person would die of heat stroke. The gold paint would clog the pores and prevent perspiration rendering the body unable to provide proper heat regulation. Dying in this fashion, however, would take several days and is a very inefficient manner of dispatching someone. One must also ask, if Goldfinger is so obsessed with the possession of gold, why would he sacrifice such a large portion of it to kill someone? And why would he murder someone in such an unusual fashion, a method that only someone who possessed large quantities of gold could accomplish? The connection between him and the girl was well established; who but he could have murdered her in such a fashion? Having her killed in a more mundane manner surely would have widened the spectrum of possible suspects. But, as noted, Bond films are not noted for realism or technical accuracy, but for action, spy gadgets and Bond's resourcefulness. Killing the girl in this manner was certainly more sensationalistic for a Bond movie. ISBN numbers
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