Date of Release World Premiere 19th December 1974 at the Odeon Leicester Square, London.
Running Time 125 minutes
James Bond Roger Moore
Plot
Scaramanga, a KGB-trained freelance hitman who sometimes works for the Red Chinese, steals the Solex Agitator (the solution to the world’s energy shortage) and duels with James Bond for its ultimate possession.
Bond’s Women
- Mary Goodnight (Britt Ekland)
- Andrea Anders (Maud Adams)
- Saida (Carmen de Sautoy)
Bond’s Enemies
- Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee)
- Nick Nack (Herve Villechaize)
- Lazar (Marne Maitland)
- Chula (Chan Yiu Lam)
- Hai Fat (Richard Loo)
Bond’s Allies
- Lt. Hip (Soon-Taik Oh)
- Sheriff J. W. Pepper (Clifton James)
- ‘M’ (Bernard Lee)
- Miss Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell)
- ‘Q’ (Desmond Llewelyn)
- Colthorpe (James Cossins)
- Bill Tanner (Michael Goodliffe) [uncredited]
Bond’s Car AMC Hornet
Bond’s Gadget Prosthetic third nipple
Main Title Music ‘The Man With The Golden Gun’ performed by Lulu
End Title Music ‘The Man With The Golden Gun’ performed by Lulu
Music Score John Barry
Production Design Peter Murton
Main Titles Designer Maurice Binder
Editor Raymond Poulton
Screenplay Richard Maibaum & Tom Mankiewicz
Director Guy Hamilton
Producers *Harry Saltzman & Albert R. Broccoli
The listing shown is contractual for the Eastern Hemisphere and is reversed for the Western Hemisphere
Budget $7 million
Worldwide Box Office $97.6 million