Roger Moore Movie:

		List Price: $14.95		Label: Westlake Ent. Group Salesrank: 76998 Released: January 1, 1974
		Our Price: $2.14
		Used Price: $1.99
		MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
GOLD (DVD MOVIE)

Gold Reviews:
Where's The Beef?!
2008-12-28 - I agree with most of my fellow reviewers on this project! Was lucky enough to have seen it on the big screen at the time of its release in 1974 so was truly enthralled throughout the film at that time.

If Amazon has any pull with the producers of this less than clean production for DVD I would encourage them to contact their supplier and suggest they attempt to find a better copy of the original print and re-release the DVD for I would even be willing to pay a premium price for a re-mastered copy of this film...

Gold, South African gold
2008-12-23 - Recently, we read Roger Moore's book "My Word is my Bond" and thanks to this excellent biography of all the work accomplished by Roger Moore, we became familiar with movies we had never seen by our favorite... Bond, James Bond. So, we are trying to see all his films.

In Gold, Roger Moore stars with Susannah York in this movie about the dire consequences of greed. The plot revolves around South African gold mines and a group of wealthy men who plot to destroy the way of life of one of the South African gold mine wealthy owners to tamper with gold prices in the global market. Once this gold mine is eliminated by flooding, the price of gold should go up making them rather wealthy.

These men are ruthless and in their search for control, power and wealth, they are willing to put the lives of over a thousand men at risk. But, Rod Slater, played by Roger Moore is the manager who foresees the possibilities of catastrophic events and plans accordingly.

Susannah York plays the role of the wife of one of the ruthless men, a hypochondriac who no longer makes her happy. She meets the character played by Moore and enters into an extra-marital relationship that deepens as the days go by.

Thanks to Roger Moore's book, My Word is my bond we find out that because of Apartheid, the legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government of South Africa between 1948 and 1990, the trade union would not permit filming in South Africa. Much discussion takes place and finally, the crew arrives in Johannesburg in September of 1973 and was able to film without any political message portraying a difference between races.

We also discover that the mines are real and as Roger Moore tells us; "to be faced with real conditions as an actor, helped him bring to life the character of Rod Slater."

Reading Roger Moore's book has opened the door to a new way to enjoy these films because we know the tid-bits of information that would otherwise go unnoticed, making the film more interesting and enjoyable.

If you enjoy film history, read the book and keep a list of the movies mentioned by Moore. See these through the eyes of the actor, sometimes director, and you will find yourselves immersed in a world of fun travel opportunities. Don't miss it!




Please producers!!!!
2007-03-15 - The movie is good but the reproduction of the DVD that I received was of a very poor quality! Obviously nobody wanted to spend money on making a good copy... what a pity!!!!
No wonder it only cost about two dollars to buy!!!!

Underground Adventure Will Rock You
2006-08-12 - Go underground, way underground in this outstanding adventure romance film from director Peter Hunt. Roger Moore gives one of his best performances in a well defined character. Moore makes this film work. Elmer Bernstein's score is dynamic and well suited to the characters and action that unfolds. GOLD rocks!


Roger Moore and Peter Hunt Deliver an Outstanding Film
2006-02-15 - After Peter Hunt directed ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE he left the Bond series. This was Hunt's best directorial effort since then. Roger Moore gives a standout performance as an engineer working for a gold mine in South Africa. The beautiful Susannah York provides the love interest. The sort of likeable Bradford Dillman is the villain of the piece. At a time when composer Elmer Berstein seemed to be struggling between genres he came up with one of his most innovative and beautiful scores including a rousing vocal main title. This is a good film supported by an intelligent script with a well thought out plot. Well acted.