Goldfinger has metallurgy laboratories in England and Switzerland, but he has no criminal record, and it is not clear how he is getting the gold out of England.

He finances his operation, it is believed by the Bank of England, by smuggling it into India where a high price can be had for it. Bond learns that Goldfinger is one of the richest men in the world, and is obsessed with gold, which he hoards. Bond returns to England.īond is called in to meet with the head of the Secret Service, a man called only 'M.' M tells Bond he is to report to the Bank of England to learn about a possible gold smuggling operation led by Goldfinger. He tries to persuade Masterton to leave Goldfinger, but she returns to him after she and Bond share a long, romantic train ride to New York. Bond threatens to expose Goldfinger unless he pays back Du Pont all he has lost on the crooked games, and then leaves Miami with Goldfinger's beautiful secretary, Jill Masterton. Bond agrees, and exposes the card cheat, who turns out to be Auric Goldfinger.

He becomes the guest of a wealthy American named Du Pont, who asks his help to catch a man who has been cheating him at cards. On his way back to England after breaking up a drug smuggling operation, James Bond becomes stranded in Miami when his flight is canceled. Bond daringly forces the plane down over Canada, killing Goldfinger and most of his henchmen while surviving himself. Later, Goldfinger kidnaps Bond and steals an airplane, intending to turn Bond over to SMERSH agents. With the help of the US military, Bond foils Goldfinger's plan, but he escapes.

Bond also learns the Goldfinger is a major financier of SMERSH, the Soviet secret spy ring.

Under cover, Bond eventually gets closer to Goldfinger and becomes part of his outrageous scheme to rob Fort Knox of its gold. Bond works for the British Secret Service and is one of the elite '00' operatives with a 'license to kill.' After breaking up a heroin smuggling ring, Bond crosses paths in Miami with a British millionaire, Auric Goldfinger, who is obsessed with gold and has hoarded away enormous quantities of it. 'Goldfinger' is a classic spy thriller featuring the dashing British gentleman spy James Bond, Agent 007.

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