SMERSH (James Bond) Bond again squares off against SMERSH in "Goldfinger" after learning that Auric Goldfinger is the agency's treasurer. After "Goldfinger", SMERSH is mentioned only fleetingly, usually in reference to having been disbanded. In "Thunderball", three former members of SMERSH joined and became top members of the apolitical criminal organization, SPECTRE. In the continuation novels (and novelizations), however, SMERSH returns as an organisation essentially renamed and reorganised within Soviet intelligence. They are first mentioned again in the novelization of "The Spy Who Loved Me", although replaced by KGB in the film. In John Gardner's series of Bond novels, SMERSH is renamed Department
Goldfinger (film) most thrilling film. In 2006, "Entertainment Weekly" and IGN both named "Goldfinger" as the best Bond film, while MSN named it as the second best, behind its predecessor. IGN and "EW" also named Pussy Galore as the second best Bond girl. In 2008, "Total Film" named "Goldfinger" as the best film in the series. "The Times" placed Goldfinger and Oddjob second and third on their list of the best Bond villains in 2008. They also named the Aston Martin DB5 as the best car in the films. "Goldfinger"'s script became a template for subsequent Bond films. It was the first