Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Maud Adams, Herve Villechaize ...( see more  see more... ) , Bernard Lee

Bond is led to believe that he is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin and must hunt him down to stop him.

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PG, 2 hr. 5 min.

Directed by: Guy Hamilton

Release Date: December 18, 1974

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DVD Release Date: October 22, 2002

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  • September 23, 2009
    Classic Bond with that naughty little pervert, Herve Villechaize, God bless him.
  • January 1, 2009
    You'll lose track of the why's; just know that Bond must duel with a highly trained assassin. (Christopher Lee at the height of his villian powers.)
  • November 28, 2008
    Roger Moore proves that a person other than Sean Connery can play James Bond more than once. The Man with the Golden Gun (Christopher Lee) is the best assassin in the world commanding one million dollars a hit and he's set his sights on 007. The plot of Scaramanga's (Lee) admirat...( read more)ion becomes wrapped with the films MacGuffin, a device that will make solar power cost effective.

    The plot is simpler than most Bond films. There really isn't an over the top world domination scene until the last ten minutes and even then it's not a huge scheme at all. The film is mainly wrapped around these two assassins who are the same, yet different. Both seem to show admiration to eachother. Lee plays one of the most suave Bond villains to date. He doesn't really seem a bad bad guy at all. Maud Adams plays Lee's mistress who seems essential to the plot, yet ends up disposable in a role where she doesn't really do much. Britt Eckland plays good night, Bond's contact in China and provides some very poor comic relief as the dumb blonde. One mustn't forget the true villain in this film, the excessivly evil Knick Knack played by Herve Villechaize. He's just a creepy guy throughout the film.

    The film is like a scaled down Bond flick with a good story and excellent casting in the form of Christopher Lee as the title character. A real treat.
  • September 29, 2008
    As Bond films go, maybe this isn't the best of the lot, but, hey, it deserves points for giving us ROGER MOORE in another good turn as James Bond. Moore had already perfected this kind of hero in his "The Saint" roles on TV, whereby he had some quick one-liners as he outwitted va...( read more)rious enemies. He's doing the same here as Bond and doing nicely in the action scenes as an additional requirement.

    There are the usual car chases (very colorful one through the streets of Bangkok), the usual assortment of dangerous females with BRETT EKLUND being the dominant one, the usual gadgets to be used in a fight to the finish, and the usual spectacular stunts (this time one involving an almost unbelievable leap in a car), and the usual villains standing in the way of order and justice.

    I have no complaints about this one. ROGER MOORE was always very acceptable as James Bond and seemed to get better with each film. This was only his second time out as Bond and he did improve later on--but that's no reason to complain, as others have done. Just sit back, relax and enjoy another Bond fantasy/adventure done in stylish ways and with CHRISTOPHER LEE as Scaramanga, the main baddie.
  • July 21, 2008
    Christopher Lee+that midget from fantasy island+cheesy karate fights+hillarious misoginy = Me happy.
  • January 31, 2010
    This is a great James Bond movie. This film stars Roger Moore as Bond. In this film Bond must find a assassin named Scaramanga. Scaramanga wants to kill Bond since he feels he would be the only decent adversary for him. Bond also stands in his way of getting a piece of technology...( read more) for solar power. This movie is classic Bond. Beautiful females, exotic locations and a deadly villain. Moore is great as Bond. Christopher Lee is great as Scaramanga. Plus Hervé Villechaize as Scaramanga sidekick Nick Nack was great. This is a classic in action movies and as a Bond film. Not that many gadgets used by Bond in this. Just plain old investigation work and brute force to save the day. A must see for any Bond fan.
  • January 23, 2010
    This is one of the best with Roger Moore. Funny, with beautiful women and beautiful photography.Moore puts a little humor in the scenes (his mark).
  • December 20, 2009
    Really enjoyable Bond film and great to see Sheriff JW Pepper again. Many didn't like Moore bringing a sense of humour to the role but I loved it.
  • December 6, 2009
    A bit silly as far as Bond films go, but Christopher Lee is a delight.
  • November 8, 2009
    Guy Hamilton, who is no stranger to directing James Bond films, comes through with another good adventure in The Man with the Golden Gun.

    After a successful introduction that sets up the villain, Scaramanga, and provides a taste of the conclusion, the story becomes clear

    ...( read more) that an assassin wants to take out James Bond. So, Bond sets out to find him first. This may sound like a letdown, however this does play out like a typical James Bond film. It has action, Bond investigations, and Bond girls. There is also more to the story than meets the eye.

    At just over 2 hours, it takes a while before the big action to hit. There is some mediocre martial arts near the halfway point and a notable car chase later on.

    Roger Moore has no problem with the Bond character and Christopher Lee is a good enough villain. The real stars of the show go to the supporting cast; Herve Villechaize is entertaining as Nick Nack and Soon-Tek Oh is a suitable supporting agent for Bond. The beautiful Britt Ekland and Maud Adams are the Bond girls, Goodnight and Andrea Anders respectively. It's hard to complain when Britt is in a bikini for the final 30 minutes of this picture.

    In the end, The Man with the Golden Gun is another watchable entry in the Bond lineup. "Miss Anders, I didn't recognize you with your clothes on."

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  • sportboy
    February 20, 2008
    This was a very good movie and Roger Moore did brilliant in it.
  • theoneandonlytony
    November 6, 2006
    As this is Moore's earlier Bond work is far more superior in terms of character. Like the character he is arrogant and chauvinistic donning the line "you'll get your turn" to Goodnight after having sex with Andrea. What is also unusual is how he beats Andrea whilst interrogating her a dominate edge the actor and character would later loose. And its obvious that the character focus is on the parallels of Bond and Scaramanger as the "Girls" are most likely the weakest characters in the series. Adams is strong and confident as a character explaining why she entrapped James to kill her harrowing lover but as soon as we become intrigued she is killed off. Goodnight on the other hand is useless, her performance as a liaison officer is somewhat wavering as it appears to intelligent for her character. However they are both extremely pretty and add to the movie's collective charm. Though it is one of the weaker Bond movies its still a fantastic specimen of the series.

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