Goldfinger (film) plot has Bond investigating gold smuggling by gold magnate Auric Goldfinger and eventually uncovering Goldfinger's plans to contaminate the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox. "Goldfinger" was the first Bond blockbuster, with a budget equal to that of the two preceding films combined. Principal photography took place from January to July 1964 in the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the United States. The release of the film led to a number of promotional licensed 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
Goldfinger (novel) plot of the film was also changed from stealing the gold at Fort Knox to irradiating the gold vault with a dirty bomb. BBC documentary (1973) The 1973 BBC documentary "Omnibus: The British Hero" featured Christopher Cazenove playing a number of such title characters (e.g. Richard Hannay and Bulldog Drummond), including James Bond in dramatised scenes from "Goldfinger" – notably featuring the hero being threatened with the novel's circular saw, rather than the film's laser beam – and "Diamonds Are Forever". Radio adaptation (2010) Following its successful version of "Dr. No", produced in 2008 as a special one-off to mark