The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
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Cast & Crew.
Roger Moore
James Bond
Christopher Lee
Francisco Scaramanga
Britt Ekland
Mary Goodnight
Maud Adams
Andrea Anders
Hervé Villechaize
Nick Nack
Clifton James
Sheriff J.W. Pepper
Richard Loo
Hai Fat
Soon-Tek Oh
Lieutenant Hip
Marc Lawrence
Rodney
Bernard Lee
M
Lois Maxwell
Miss Moneypenny
Marne Maitland
Lazar
Desmond Llewelyn
Q
James Cossins
Colthorpe
Charlie Chan Yiu-Lam
Chula
Carmen du Sautoy
Saida
Gerald James
Frazier
Michael Osborne
Naval Officer
Michael Fleming
Communications Officer
Sonny Caldinez
Kra (uncredited)
Yuen Qiu
Nara - Hip's Niece #1 (uncredited)
Francoise Therry
Chew Mee (uncredited)
Joie Vejjajiva
Cha - Hip's Niece #2 (uncredited)
Nikki Van der Zyl
Chew Mee / various (voice) (uncredited)
Albert R. Broccoli
Producer
Charles Orme
Producer
Guy Hamilton
Director
John Barry
Original Music Composer
John Graysmark
Co-Art Director
Ian Fleming
Novel
Maude Spector
Casting
Peter Lamont
Art Direction
Richard Maibaum
Screenplay
Tom Mankiewicz
Screenplay
Ted Moore
Director of Photography
Weston Drury Jr.
Casting
Harry Saltzman
Producer
Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
Raymond Poulton
Editor
John Shirley
Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 4, 1974
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 5m
Content RatingPG
Budget$7,000,000
Box Office$97,600,000
Filming LocationsHong Kong, China · Pinewood Studios, United Kingdom · Thailand
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The Man with the Golden Gun is a 1974 spy film and the ninth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. A loose adaptation of Ian Fleming's posthumously published 1965 novel of the same name, the film has Bond sent after the Solex Agitator, a breakthrough technological solution to contemporary energy shortages, while in a game of cat and mouse facing the assassin Francisco Scaramanga, the "Man with the Golden Gun". The action culminates in a duel between them that settles the fate of the Solex.
The Man with the Golden Gun was the fourth and final film in the series directed by Guy Hamilton. The script was written by Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz. The film was set in the face of the 1973 energy crisis, a dominant theme in the script; Britain had still not yet fully overcome the crisis when the film was released in December 1974. The film also reflects the then-popular martial arts film craze, with several kung fu scenes and a predominantly Asian location, being set and shot in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Macau. Part of the film is also set in Beirut, Lebanon, but it was not shot there.
The film was met with mixed reviews, and some critics described it as the lowest point in the canon up to that time. Christopher Lee's portrayal of Scaramanga as a villain of similar skill and ability to Bond was praised, but reviewers criticised the film as a whole, particularly its comedic approach and the performances of Moore and Britt Ekland. Whilst profitable, the film is the fourth lowest-grossing in the series, and its relatively modest returns by comparison with those of Live and Let Die (1973) reportedly placed the continuation of the franchise in jeopardy. It was the last Bond film to be co-produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, with Saltzman selling his 50% stake in Danjaq, LLC, the parent company of Eon Productions, after the release of the film.