Posted on 04/11/2010 4:52:26 AM PDT by Perdogg
Almost fifty years ago, in the film journal Sight and Sound for Winter 1964/65, critic Roger Hudson wrote that the talent of motion picture production designers “is often overlooked, except where it is the greatest element in a film’s success, as it is in Goldfinger.”
The greatest element — that’s a bold claim, considering the hot competition among the movie’s other collaborators. But in hindsight, few would argue that the marvelous sets, vehicles, and spy gadgets of Goldfinger, masterminded by production designer Ken Adam, are any less iconic than Ian Fleming’s novel, Sean Connery’s performance, or John Barry’s musical score.
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Yeah, the Bond villains had some choice, scenery-chewing roles. Probably the most memorable is Joseph Wiseman as Dr. Julius No. But we all probably remember Gert Fröbe as Auric Goldfinger more. I knew Fröbe was German but I didn’t know they overdubbed his voice in Goldfinger.
Yes, I’d put those two at the top of the villain list too.
That’s darling devolve, wonder if that’s the one you got.
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Yes - That is the one
Dead on replicas from “Goldfinger”
5” long Rolls Royce in 1/36 scale
Some are impossible to find
The Sunbeam Alpine James Bond (Sean Connery) drove in Dr No
They rented it from a local woman to film the scene -
A big expense - 15 Shillings a day - for 3 days!
Dr No cost a tad over 2 million bucks to produce and promote
I believe it grossed over 75 million bucks
The next few Bond films cost 3-6 million to make - but made over 105 million
Then costs and grosses skyrocketed
The first 007 flicks made huge profits-to-cost ratios
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The red Ferrari 355 in the begining of Goldeneye
I saw one (1) in the US - mucho bucks - in the UK those smaller 007 diecast model are more abundant
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1/36 is an oddball scale -
CORGI also made some in a sub-1/43 scale too - usually advertised as a true 1/43 scale - but mucho smaller than 1/43 - Buyer beware
Get the length and width correct
Some original CORGI Aston Martin DB5 “Goldfinger” models are going in the hundreds now - lots of working gadgets on those - CORGI limited production
The recent DB5 from Casino Royale - a mere $12
A 1/18 10” long large original Aston Martin Goldfinger car (ERTL) can go used for $200-$500 used easy in mint condtion
Copies were cheaper - but not available anywhere now
Looks like a mucho safer investment then Obama Bucks or Obama Bonds
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