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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)
PLOT 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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