‘Goldfinger’: 60 Years, 60 Facts About The Third James Bond Movie:

Ed Gross at Woman’s World offers a piece on the classic James Bond film Goldfinger starring Sean Connery (seen in the above photo) as Bond: 

Sixty-two years after the James Bond film series began, it’s still going strong, with 25 films under its belt and a 26th eventually going into development. Of them all, Goldfinger, currently celebrating its 60th anniversary, remains one of the most popular. 

For many people, agent 007 has always been a part of pop culture in much the same way that The Beatles are, but there was indeed a time when both were exploding for the first time, the world swept up simultaneously in Bondmania and Beatlemania. And unless you were there, you simply have no idea how big it really was or how insane the fervor.

Released in 1964, Goldfinger was the third entry in the James Bond film series and — along with 1962’s Dr. No and 1963’s From Russia with Love — propelled actor Sean Connery into a superstardom that never faded, even when he left 007 behind after six films.

The plot of the film has James Bond going off to investigate what seems to be gold smuggling by magnate Auric Goldfinger, but what’s uncovered is a plan to radiate the gold in Fort Knox so that the value of his personal holdings will see tremendous growth. And while this sounds like a fairly grounded plot line, the film introduces a great many elements that would come to define the 007 film series for decades to come.

So join us for this unique celebration of Goldfinger — 60 years, 60 facts!

You can read the rest of the piece and watch video clips via the below link:

Goldfinger 60 Years 60 Facts About the third James Bond Film | Woman's World (womansworld.com)

You can also read my Crime Beat column on Ian Fleming's Goldfinger novel and the film Goldfinger via the below link:

Paul Davis On Crime: My Crime Beat Column: A Look Back At The Classic James Bond Film 'Goldfinger'