Overview:
Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee. Bond then joins forces with the swimsuit-clad Mary Goodnight, and together they track Scaramanga to a Thai tropical isle hideout where the killer-for-hire lures the slick spy into a deadly maze for a final duel.| Status: | Released (1974-12-14) |
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| Awards: | 2 wins & 1 nomination |
| BoxOffice: | $20,972,000 |
| Screen: | Richard Maibaum, Tom Mankiewicz, Ian Fleming |
| Productions: | EON Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | ภาษาไทย, 广州话 / 廣州話, English |
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Casts
- 10222: Roger Moore - James Bond
- 113: Christopher Lee - Francisco Scaramanga
- 10341: Britt Ekland - Mary Goodnight
- 10342: Maud Adams - Andrea Anders
- 10343: Hervé Villechaize - Nick Nack
- 10224: Clifton James - Sheriff J.W. Pepper
- 10344: Richard Loo - Hai Fat
Crews
- 9856: Ian Fleming - Novel - Writing
- 9863: Harry Saltzman - Producer - Production
- 9915: Guy Hamilton - Director - Directing
- 8524: Peter Lamont - Art Direction - Art
- 9904: Weston Drury Jr. - Casting - Production
- 7190: Tom Mankiewicz - Screenplay - Writing
- 2289: John Barry - Original Music Composer - Sound
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**Excellent Bond film.** Superior Bond film with Christopher Lee as an assassin who sets his sights on Sir Roger Moore. Big mistake! A fast moving entry from Guy Hamilton that has lovely locations, incredible stunts - (The car flip has yet to be bettered) sexy ladies, a great ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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“The plane, the plane” Agent 007 (Roger Moore) learns that he’s on the hit list of the world's most expensive assassin, Scaramanga (Christopher Lee). Traveling from Beirut to Macau, China, to Bangkok, Thailand, he aims to confront the assassin while recovering sensitive solar cell ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
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You get as much pleasure out of killing as I do, so why don't you admit it? The Man with the Golden Gun is directed by Guy Hamilton and adapted to screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz from the Ian Fleming novel. It stars Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Mau ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Sometimes a film is more than just what you see on the screen. I will always recall this fondly as it was the first film I ever saw in a cinema that wasn't a cartoon - and I really enjoyed it. This time "007" receives a rather intriguing golden bullet through the post. After some det ....
Continue reading ->GenerationofSwine
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I write this with the understanding that I am not supposed to like it. It's one of the movies that, in serious Bond fandom, you aren't supposed to like. And, that is because, yeah, the script sort of really sucks... and I'm not going to defend it. They could have done a far better ....
Continue reading ->drystyx
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This was an unfinished work by Ian Fleming. So there was even more leeway than usual. However, that matters little to a viewer. This 007 film is very different than any others, because Bond doesn't battle a big organizaiton. He's battling basically one man, the man with the golden ....
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