Review of Goldfinger (1964) by Dawn C — 09 Jun 2012

I enjoy Connery's Bond, and I understand that most people see this as the best/most quintessential Bond film, but I enjoyed Dr. No much more.

This review of Goldfinger (1964) was written by Dawn C on 09 Jun 2012.

Goldfinger has generally received very positive reviews.

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