Goldfinger, the third entry of the Bond series was released in 1964. Sean Connery gives his best performance as Bond. The movie cost 3.5 million dollars to make, and recovered it's production costs a few weeks after release. The success of Goldfinger was so extreme that movie theaters were open 24 hours a day to accommodate ticket demands, at one time Goldfinger was in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest grossing film of all time. Shirley Bassey's theme song out sold that of My Fair Lady the Oscar winning film which was released at the same time. Goldfinger made James Bond a household name and resulted in a massive merchandising blitz. If it was released today it would have earned close to $300 million.

Auric Goldfinger was such a immense villain that it took two actors to bring him to life, Gert Frobe a German actor who played Goldfinger and Michael Collins the unforgettable voice of Goldfinger. Auric Goldfinger is a man who is so infatuated with gold that knowing he can't possess the holdings of Fort Knox he decides to destroy (the knowledge that this will make his own holdings more valuable is a nice incentive). In addition to Goldfinger is a larger than life henchman named OddJob the mute servant. Harold Sakata, a wrestler, portrays OddJob, the immensely strong and mute body guard. Odd Job is so loyal to Goldfinger that he refuses to deactivate the atomic bomb even after Goldfinger leaves him to die.

Cec Linder stars as Felix Leiter though his part is small(Leiter's always is) he still does a good job. Honor Blackman stars as Pussy Galore, Goldfinger's personal pilot and love interest for Bond, who saves the day by turning on the gold obsessed millionaire by switching the gas. She is an interesting character who intends to live in solitude after receiving her payment.

Goldfinger debued the "most famous car in the world" James Bond's Aston Martin D.B.5. This silver beauty of a car had all the usual refinements, including a passenger ejector seat, bullet proof windows, homer tracking screen, and right and left wing machine guns. This was a graphic intensive Bond film and also features a miniaturized homer. Ken Adam created the set that was his personal favorite, Fort Knox or "the cathedral of gold." Goldfinger is truly a timeless adventure film, and the MOST acclaimed Bond movie of all time.