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The Man With the Golden Gun [1974]
Country
of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1974
Running Times: 120 125
mins
Format: DeLuxe / Eastmancolor 35mm
Ratio: 1.37:1 [negative ratio] 1.66:1
[European prints] 1.85:1 [US prints]
Sound:
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: Eon Productions
Producers: Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman
Associate Producer: Charles Orme
Production Supervisor: Claude Hudson
Prod Co-Ordinator [Bangkok]: Santa Pestonji
SCRIPT
Script: Richard Maibaum, Tom Mankiewicz
Novel: Ian Fleming
DIRECTION
Director: Guy Hamilton
Assistant Director: Derek Cracknell
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Ted Moore, Oswald Morris
Camera Operator: Bob Kindred
2nd Unit Camera Operator: John Harris
Focus Puller: Michael Roberts [uncredited]
Camera Equipment: Panavision Cameras and Lenses
EDITING
Supervising Editor: John Shirley
Editor: Raymond Poulton
MUSIC
Music: John Barry
Lyrics: Don Black
Title Song Performed By: Lulu
SOUND
Sound Recording: Gordon Everett
Sound Re-Recording: Ken Barker
Sound Editor: James Shields, Christopher Lancaster,
Charles Crafford
MAKE UP AND
COSTUMES
Chief Make Up: Paul Engelen
Hair: Mike Jones
Warddrobe Supervisor: Elsa Fennell
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: John Stears
Miniatures: Derek Meddings
DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Peter Murton
Art Director: Peter Lamont, John Graysmark
Title Designer: Maurice Binder
Golden Gun Made By: Colibri Lighters
MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Elaine Schreyeck
Production Runner: Terry Bamber [uncredited]
LOCATIONS
Locations: Bangkok, Thailand; Hong Kong; Macau; Thailand;
Thon Buri, Thailand
Location Manager [Thailand]: Frank Ernst
Location Manager [Hong Kong]: Eric Rattray
STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: W.J. Milligan Jr
Stunts: American Thrill Show, J.M. Productions
CASTING
Casting Director: Maude Spector, Weston Drury Jr
CAST
Roger Moore [James Bond]
Christopher Lee [Scaramanga]
Britt Ekland [Mary Goodnight]
Maud Adams [Andrea]
Herve Villechaize [Nick Nack]
Clifton James [J.W Pepper]
Richard Loo [Hai Fat]
Soon Taik-Oh [Hip]
Marc Lawrence [Rodney]
Bernard Lee [M]
Lois Maxwell [Moneypenny]
Marne Maitland [Lazar - uncredited?]
Desmond Llewelyn [Q]
James Cossins [Colthorpe]
Chan Yiu Lam [Chula]
Carmen Sautoy [Saida]
Gerald James [Frazier]
Michael Osborne [naval lieutenant]
Michael Fleming [communications officer]
Sonny Caldinez [Scaramanga's technician - uncredited]
Gordon Everett [Gibson - uncredited]
Michael Goodliffe [Chief of Staff - uncredited]
Joie Pacharintraporn [karate Girl - uncredited]
George Silver [thug leader in Beirut - uncredited]
SUMMARY
James Bond is stalked by
Scaramanga, the Man With the Golden Gun, who kills his
victims with a golden bullet.
CAPSULE REVIEW
Another disappointment,
despite a towering performance from Christopher Lee as
the eponymous assassin. Bland is probably the best word
to describe the rest of it.
AVAILABILITY
USA
Theatrical Distributor: United Artists
Video Distributor: CBS / Fox
Laserdisc Distributor: MGM
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Finland
Rating: K-16
Norway
Rating: 15
Sweden
Rating: 15
The Netherlands
Rating: 12
UK
Rating: PG
USA
Rating: PG
West Germany
Rating: 16
TIMELINE
1974
December
19: Denmark - theatrical release
19: UK - theatrical release
19: USA - theatrical release
19: West Germany - theatrical release
20: Finland - theatrical release
20: Norway - theatrical release
21: Sweden - theatrical release
1980
December
25: UK - television broadcast [on ITV - Thames]
1983
March
6: UK - television broadcast [on ITV]
1984
December
25: UK - television broadcast [on ITV]
1988
February
6: UK - television broadcast [on ITV]
1989
March
27: UK - television broadcast [on ITV]
1991
February
9: UK - television broadcast [on ITV]
1993
December
27: UK - television broadcast [on ITV]
1999
July
14: UK - television broadcast [on ITV]
2002
March
23: USA - television broadcast [on ABC]
POSTER TAGS
The world's greatest villain's have tried
to kill James Bond. Now it's Scaramanga's turn to try!
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
De Man met het Geschonden Pistool -
Dutch title
Agente 007, l'uomo dalla pistola d'oro -
Italian title
James Bond 007 - Der Mann mit dem goldenen Colt -
German title
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Colt -
alternative German title
L'Homme au Pistolet d'Or - French title
LINKS
SEQUEL TO
Dr No [1962]
From Russia with
Love [1963]
Goldfinger [1964]
Thunderball [1965]
You Only Live
Twice [1967]
On Her Majesty's
Secret Service [1969]
Diamonds Are
Forever [1971]
Live and Let Die [1973]
SEQUELS
The Spy Who Loved
Me [1977]
Moonraker [1979]
For Your Eyes
Only [1981]
Never Say Never
Again [1983]
Octopussy [1983]
A View to a Kill [1985]
The Living
Daylights [1987]
Licence to Kill [1989]
Goldeneye [1995]
Tomorrow Never
Dies [1997]
The World Is Not
Enough [1999]
Die Another Day [2002]
SEE ALSO
Taxi Driver [1976]
Cube [1997]
Inspector Gadget [1999]
Austin Powers:
The Spy Who Shagged Me [1999]
FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Happy Anniversary
007: 25 Years of James Bond [1987]
The James Bond
Story [1999]
Premiere Bond:
Die Another Day [2002]
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Cinefantastique vol.4
no.1 [Spring 1975] pp.29; 39 [USA]
review; illustrated interview with Christopher Lee [The
Vampire With the Golden Gun by Chris Knight]
CinemaTV Today no.10080
[27 April 1974] p.11 [UK]
credits
CinemaTV Today no.10097
[24 August 1974] pp.1; 8-9 [UK]
illustrated note; illustrated article with Guy Hamilton
[Hamilton Plays the Dearest Film Game by Quentin Falk]
CinemaTV Today no.10115
[4 January 1975] p.18 [UK]
credits, synopsis, review [by Marjorie Bilbow]
Entertainment Weekly no.525 [3
December 1999] pp.40-42, 44, 46 [USA]
illustrated article [And the Bond Played On]
Films and Filming September
1973 p.54 [UK]
Films and Filming vol.21
no.6 March 1975 p.40 [UK]
credits, review [by Gordon Gow]
Hollywood Reporter vol.231
no.29 [20 October 1972] p.12 [USA]
credits
Hollywood Reporter 24 May
1974 p.22 [USA]
credits
The Hollywood Reporter 12
April 1982 p.9 [USA]
interview with Albert Broccoli [by Robert Osborne]
Monthly Film Bulletin January
1975 pp.11-12 [UK]
credits, synopsis, review [by Verina Glaessner]
Sight and Sound vol.3
no.6 [June 1993] p.70 [UK]
note
Starburst no.212 [April
1996] p.55 [UK]
illustrated note
Starburst no.269 [January 2001]
pp.85-86 [UK]
illustrated DVD review [by Ian Atkins]
TV Guide vol.47 no.46 [13 November
1999] pp.26-28, 30
illustrated article [Licensed to still thrill bvy Mark
Schwed]
Vanity Fair no.471
[November 1999] pp.136-141 [USA]
illustrated article
Variety 27 June 1973 p.20
[USA]
review
Variety 11 December 1974
p.16 [USA]
review [by Murf]
BOOKS
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang! pp.114-121
illustrated article, review KEYWORDS
james bond; islands;
guns; dwarfs; super weapons; secret agents; assassins
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