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 (film) but too bad Eaton's part isn't longer and that Fröbe's Goldfinger, a heavy but nimble intellectual in the Sydney Greenstreet tradition, never appeared in another Bond film." Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun Times" declared this to be his favourite Bond film and later added it to his "Great Movies" list. The film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a "Certified Fresh" score of 97% and an average score of 8.6/10 based on 59 reviews. The website's consensus reads, ""Goldfinger" is where James Bond as we know him comes into focus – it features one of 007's most famous