Auric Goldfinger Ernő Goldfinger, and his character bears some resemblance. Ernő Goldfinger consulted his lawyers when the book was published, prompting Fleming to suggest renaming the character "Goldprick", but Goldfinger eventually settled out of court in return for his legal costs, six copies of the novel, and an agreement that the character's first name 'Auric' would always be used. Goldfinger is typically a German-Jewish name, and the protagonists of the novel know this, but neither Bond nor Mr. Du Pont think Goldfinger is Jewish. Instead, Bond thinks the red-haired, blue-eyed man to be a Balt, being proved correct when Goldfinger is revealed
Goldfinger (film) lines ('A martini. Shaken, not stirred') and a wide range of gadgets that would become the series' trademark". "Goldfinger" is the highest-rated James Bond film on Rotten Tomatoes. "Goldfinger"s $3 million budget was recouped in two weeks, and it broke box office records in multiple countries around the world. The "Guinness Book of World Records" went on to list "Goldfinger" as the fastest grossing film of all time. Demand for the film was so high that the DeMille cinema in New York City had to stay open twenty-four hours a day. The film closed its original box office run having