The Man with the Golden Gun
The world's greatest villains tried to kill James Bond...now it's Scaramanga's turn to try!
Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon.He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee.
- Director
- Guy Hamilton
- Signature
- Tension · Action · Craft
- Worldwide
- $98M
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Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee. Bond then joins forces with the swimsuit-clad Mary Goodnight, and together they track Scaramanga to a Thai tropical isle hideout where the killer-for-hire lures the slick spy into a deadly maze for a final duel.
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Box Office & Release
The Man with the Golden Gun returned 13.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $7M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $98M
- Release date
- Dec 4, 1974
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Cantonese, English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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