History Trivia / Goldfinger

** Pussy Galore, one of the most iconic Bond girls.

* ActorAllusion: It may not be a good idea to let Creator/GertFrobe [[Literature/ThePledge anywhere near school-age children in the Swiss Alps]].

* [[BannedInChina Banned in Israel]]: The film was initially banned in Israel, due to Gert Fröbe having been a member of the Nazi party. However, it was then revealed that he used his connections to save several would-be Holocaust victims, and everything was cleared up.

* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Cubby Broccoli named this as one of his favourite entries in the series.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Varley Thomas, who played the old lady, was only fifty at the time of the filming.

* OneBookAuthor: Despite her impressive film debut as Tilly, this was model Tania Mallet's only major film appearance. She had previously tested for Tatiana Romanova in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''.

** The actor who played Oddjob was more of an athlete than an actor, and did not master the cinematic art of pulling back one's blows. When he injures James' neck in one scene, Creator/SeanConnery was actually hurt, and his discomfort was real.

** German actor Creator/GertFröbe as Goldfinger. He was a member of the Nazi Party, and the film was consequently banned in Israel for many years until it was revealed that he secretly helped Jews flee the country. He was also uncomfortable at the idea of playing a German character who gasses to death a large number of people.

* SameLanguageDub:
** For some reason, Shirley Eaton (Jill Masterson) was dubbed. She has one line in her real voice ("Not too early").
** Creator/GertFrobe's dialogue was dubbed due to his thick German accent.

* ActorAllusion: It may not be a good idea to let Creator/GertFröbe [[Literature/ThePledge anywhere near school-age children in the Swiss Alps]].

** Gert Fröbe's dialogue was dubbed due to his thick German accent.

* ActorAllusion: It may not be a good idea to let Gert Fröbe [[Literature/ThePledge anywhere near school-age children in the Swiss Alps]].

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The title song sounds a lot like [[Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys "Moon River"]].

* MeanCharacterNiceActor:
** German actor Gert Fröbe as Goldfinger. He was a member of the Nazi Party, and the film was consequently banned in Israel for many years until it was revealed that he secretly helped Jews flee the country. He was also uncomfortable at the idea of playing a German character who gasses to death a large number of people.

* TheOtherDarrin: The start of a long chain of Other Darrins for Felix Leiter, as Cec Linder takes over the role from Jack Lord (who wanted too much money to return to the role).

* TalentDouble: Gert Frobe couldn't play golf, so a double was required. Averted with Creator/SeanConnery, whose lifelong love of golf started with this film.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:

* YouLookFamiliar: Burt Kwouk, who plays Goldfinger's Chinese nuclear bomb expert, will play "SPECTRE 3" in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''.

** Oddjob is a Korean played by an American (Hawaiian) of Japanese descent.

** Harold Sakata was actually getting burned during Oddjob's electrocution, [[DyeingForYourArt but decided to keep going until the director yelled "Cut"]].

* CaliforniaDoubling: Creator/SeanConnery never set foot in the USA once during the entire production. It was mostly filmed in England.

* SameLanguageDub: For some reason, Shirley Eaton (Jill Masterson) was dubbed. She has one line in her real voice ("Not too early").

* OlderThanTheyLook: Varley Thomas, who played the old lady, was only fifty at the time of the filming.

** In the original script, the laser scene had a spinning buzzsaw (as in the novel) until it was decided that such an image had become commonplace and unoriginal.

** The actor who played Oddjob was more of an athlete than an actor, and did not master the cinematic art of pulling back one's blows. When he injures James' neck in one scene, Sean Connery was actually hurt, and his discomfort was real.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Pussy Galore was a brunette in the book, as opposed to blonde in the film.

* ActorAllusion: It may not be a good idea to let Gert Fröbe [[Literature/DasVersprechen anywhere near school-age children in the Swiss Alps]].

** The original plan for the climax was to have the climactic battle happen on the gates of Fort Knox, but it was decided that it would be [[RuleOfCool much cooler]] to actually get to see the vault from the inside.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Pussy was brunette in the book, as opposed to blonde in the film.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The head of the Bank of England who briefs Bond and M about Goldfinger's illegal activities happens to travel [[Film/AHardDaysNight the British railway "Regularly! Twice a week!"]]
** [[Series/TheAvengers Cathy Gale]] took what she learned partnering with John Steed and went to work for a diabolical mastermind instead.
** Goldfinger's Chinese atomic bomb expert had another job that [[Characters/ThePinkPanther involved keeping a celebrated French detective inspector on his toes]].

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