Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland

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 hrs. 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.
  • 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."

  • October 28, 2009
    Excellent movie to watch.
  • October 25, 2009
    It was a very good film.It was about the actor Roger Moore who acted James Bond and he was a spyer. A lady tried to stop one car and the man put her in the boot. so Roger Moore chased the car and then the police came and everything it was a very good movie.

    So today I saw it...( read more) for the second time on tele this film just gets better with every viewing I really enjoyed it this time around.

    I gave it 4.5 stars but now I'm enjoying the film so much I think this film as a action is a masterpiece for the genre this is in.

    I really didn't want this film to end I enjoyed the police chases and all the storyline with the flying car was very well done.

    Everyone who created this film had an awful lot of imagination to beable to come up with a storyline that was this good.

    And the ending was just as good with the boat.I now want to see this film again yes this film was that good its just addictive and is one of my favourite James Bond films I really can't decide between this and Casino Royale with which is the best because they are both good and its hard to compare these two movies.

    Overall this is a classic it starts off positive and it ends positive.This film as some unique acting that is done very strongly and it just entertains you throughout.All audiance that is a fan of James Bond really will enjoy this film this film goes wrong in no way and it is a masterpiece and I should of notticed this before now.
  • October 23, 2009
    one of the best Bonds
  • October 22, 2009
    the one before this was better this one was kinda boringand the gun wasnt even that cool

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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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