Gold [DVD]

I liked the movie. It started out slow and I wasn't sure what to make of it, but I kept watching and realized that it's basically a scheme to corner the Gold market by the grandson-in-law of the owner of one of the largest Gold mines in South Africa. Along the way we meet the character that Roger Moore plays who comes across as a maverick or maniac when it comes to the mine, that is not afraid to take risks and to have a plan just in case something happens. He meets the granddaughter of the owner and the two have chemistry and the granddaughters husband sees that and is willing to use his wife to get even richer.The action builds slowly but when the mine is in trouble, Roger Moore's character will stop at nothing to save the mine. In the end, he succeeds and he gets the girl as her husband meets his fate and death. When the movie was made, Roger Moore had already starred as James Bond. The music score is good as well as are the supporting cast & characters. I watched the DVD on a CRT based TV set and had no issues with it.

This is truly a movie to see time and again. It has it all - an engrossing and intelligent plot, the right character actors for each role, location (filmed in Africa), nasty villains, hero's, romance, etc. It all plays out so well that I simply cannot understand why this movie was off the radar screen?! Roger Moore was never cast better - and certainly full-filled his part better than any role I've seen him in. See this movie, and if you truly don't agree with my description - well, you are one hard person to please!!

Great story line. It did have "dead spots" where not much happened other than simple dialogue. But the action scenes made up for it..!!

Gold was released 1974 between Roger Moore's first two Bond films. The first thing you'll notice is how poor the print quality is. Lots of dirt, scratches, dropouts, compressed sound and faded color. There is a BluRay version that is probably much cleaner, but that's not what you'll get from Amazon Prime.The movie, itself, holds up well in terms of plot and entertainment value. It's essentially the Golfinger plot to destroy a major source of gold with the intent of skyrocketing the market price for mined gold.There are some great actors in this movie besides Moore; John Guilgud, Ray Milland, Bradford Dillman and Susanah York. They are all fun to watch.The film takes place in South Africa and it's not afraid to confront the blatant racism there. The apartheid policy was in full effect when this movie was made, but the racism surely still underlies relations between blacks and whites there today, and I was glad to see the movie address it as a minor plot point.Overall, an entertaining two hours once you get used to the poor print quality.

Gold is not one of the better outings for Roger Moore who played James Bond for so many films and some other great titles. I gave up on this boring film even though there are so many good people in the cast. It would have been a better outing if there had been a better script Susanah York, Ray Milland, and Bradford Dillman are wasted and I do not recommend this fimm to anyone who likes these actors

This movie is fast paced, features Roger Moore in his pre-bond prime and stars the always lovely and beguiling Susannah York. With Bradford Dillman and Ray Milland, Gold proves to be an adventure, a mystery, and an international thriller all in one. The film needs to be remastered, but it enjoyable when one considers the very reasonable price of the DVD.For Roger Moore and Susannah York fans I recommend it highly.

The regular dvd was defective as it froze during playback. However, the Blue Ray dvd version that was ordered later on proved to be satisfactory.

Enjoyed the movie

I really liked the movie, lots of action, Roger Moore at his best

2度目のボンド役を演じた『OO７ 黄金銃を持つ男』から間髪おかず公開されたロジャー・ムーア主演の大作。南アフリカ共和国ヨハネスブルグ郊外にある世界最大の金鉱を壊滅させて世界の金価格を暴騰させようと企むゴールドフィンガーばりの大陰謀を食い止められるか否か？監督は『女王陛下のOO７』のピーター・ハント。原作者ウィルバー・スミスがスタンリー・ブライスと共同で脚本を執筆。音楽は『大脱走』『荒野の七人』のエルマー・バーンスタイン。『OO7 ﾕｱ･ｱｲｽﾞ･ｵﾝﾘｰ』で監督に昇格しロジャー・ボンド引退までつき合ったジョン・グレンが編集を手掛けている。時は折しも『ポセイドン・アドベンチャー』に端を発した“パニック映画”の大ブーム。本作が載ったキネ旬の“外国映画紹介”欄でも『大地震』『エアポート７５』と肩を並べるカタチで紹介されてブームの凄まじさを物語る。1968年に実際に起こった事故を元にしてるとは言え全体的な印象はパニックよりも古き英国伝統の冒険小説より。劇中、ムーアとスザンナ・ヨークがセスナ機で訪れた別荘の周辺にはヌーやカモシカの群れあそぶ絵に描いたような"野生の王国"。別荘に向かうジープを先導するように走るダチョウの姿はハント監督が後に撮るTVM『猛獣大脱走 全市民避難せよ！』を思わせる。その他、特典映像として本作品に加えTHE NAKED FACE(未公開)：ロジャー・ムーアTHE KILLING SISTER GEORGE『甘い抱擁』：スザンナ・ヨークPANIC IN YEAR ZERO『性本能と原爆戦』：レイ・ミランドCHOSEN SUVIVARS『大襲来吸血こうもり』：ブラッドフォード・ディルマンThe Wicked Lady『二つの顔の貴婦人』：ジョン・ギールガッドと、主要出演者のトレイラーを収録されていて、なんかこっちの方も見たくなってきた。※ import品なので日本語字幕も吹き替えも無し

Gute Qualität. Tolles Preis- sowie Leistungsverhältnis. Würde ich immer wieder bestellen. . . . . . . . . .

Great movie, dvd excellent shape

Gold certainly comes over better in widescreen than it does in the cropped and edited TV and Public Domain prints that have been floating around for years. The first of Roger Moore's trio of South African shot adventures (along with Shout at the Devil and The Wild Geese), it's very much of its time: this being the mid-70s, the villains are easy to spot - they're the ones who wash their hands, don't smoke and aren't any good in the sack - while the good guys aren't afraid of a little dirt or sleeping with the boss's wife. Along with Moore the credits are littered with many of the regular Bond team most of whom would go through the same flooding-the-mine routine again in A View To a Kill - but then, since the film's hiking-up-the-price-of-gold premise is borrowed from Goldfinger (albeit a tad more credible than setting off a nuclear bomb in Fort Knox), there's no real cause for complaint. Like Elmer Bernstein and Jimmy Helms' title song, it's not subtle but it's an entertaining two hours if it catches you in the right mood.Finally available in its original widescreen ratio on an English-friendly DVD in Germany and in a UK release from SlamDunk Media after years of terrible fullframe releases from Public Domain labels, there are no extras apart from a poorly reproduced stills gallery. Odeon's 2013 Blu-ray release also offers the film in its original 2.35:1 ratio in a good but not outstanding transfer, faring better on the extras front - the original theatrical trailer and a 45-minute mid-80s US documentary on Roger Moore.