ABOVE: A 24-CARAT INTERNATIONAL CAST – (clockwise) Sean Connery as James Bond Secret Agent 007 in Goldfinger; Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore; German-born actor Gert Frobe as Auric Goldfinger; Hawaiian-born weightlifter and professional wrestler Harold Sakata made his acting debut as Goldfinger's Korean henchman Oddjob; Margaret Nolan as Bond's Miami poolside masseuse, Dink - the British model & actress also appeared as the ‘Golden Girl’ in Robert Brownjohn’s iconic main title sequence and on the posters he designed for the film; making her second appearance in the EON Productions James Bond film series – Serbian-born Nadja Regin as nightclub dancer Bonita; British fashion model Tania Mallet made her film debut as Tilly Masterson; and playing her fictional sister was English actress Shirley Eaton, with her five-minute performance as Jill Masterson – ending with her gold-painted demise at the hands of Oddjob – becoming one of the most iconic and enduring images of the entire James Bond film series.

ABOVE: SUPPORTING PLAYERS – In addition to the main cast, other small roles were played by prolific British-based performers. [L-R] Kenyan-Born British character actor Richard Vernon played Bank of England Executive Colonel Smithers. Richard Vernon and Margaret Nolan both memorably appeared with The Beatles in their debut film A Hard Day's Night (1964), released in the UK two months before Goldfinger. Mai Ling played the stewardess Mei-Lei who spies on James Bond whilst he’s on board Goldfinger's Lockheed Jetstar. Mai Ling later appeared [uncredited] as one of Tiger Tanaka's (Tetsuro Tamba) bath house girls in You Only Live Twice (1967), and in Maurice Binder’s credit titles for the film. Polish-born Canadian actor Cec Linder played CIA Agent Felix Leiter. In 1962 Cec Linder appeared in Stanley Kubrick's Lolita, and shared his scenes with Lois Maxwell. Although set in the USA, Lolita was filmed in England and utilised many UK-based American & Canadian performers.

BELOW: ‘THE OLD GUARD’ – reprising their roles in Goldfinger (1964) were Bernard Lee as M; Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny; and Desmond Llewelyn as Q.

ABOVE: BEHIND-THE-SCENES – In addition to its talented international cast, Goldfinger (1964) was produced by a seasoned crew all working at the top of their game.

(1) Director Guy Hamilton with Nadja Regin as Bonita during filming of the pre-credit sequence.
(2) Returning to the series after a one film absence was Production Designer Ken Adam, pictured on the massive Fort Knox gold vault set at Pinewood Studios.
(3) Also returning to the series after a one film absence was stunt co-ordinator Bob Simmons, pictured (left) with stuntman Alf Joint during the filming of the pre-credit fight sequence.
(4) James Bond author Ian Fleming visited the set of Goldfinger at Pinewood Studios in March 1964, and was escorted by co-producers Harry Saltzman & Albert R. Broccoli.
(5) BAFTA Award-winning cinematographer Ted Moore with Sean Connery on the Latin American nightclub set during filming of the pre-credit sequence of Goldfinger.
(6) Influential American-born British based graphic designer Robert Brownjohn, who had created the memorable main title sequence for From Russia With Love (1963), returned to design the equally iconic main titles for Goldfinger [pictured with Margaret Nolan as the golden girl in the titles], that went on to win the Design and Art Direction Gold Award (Black Pencil) in 1965.