The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

MI6 receives a golden bullet with "007" inscribed on it. M believes the bullet is a message from an assassin, Francisco Scaramanga. Worried that Bond is endangered, M relieves Bond of his current mission on investigating Gibson, a scientist thought to have developed a tool that could end the energy crisis.

Francisco Scaramanga, played by Christopher Lee

Naturally, bond sets out to find Scaramanga. His first stop is in Beirut, where he recovers one of Scaramanga's bullets from a belly dancer, who claims it's "her lucky charm."

Q Branch examines the bullet and discovers that the creaor of the bullet is Lazar, a gunsmith in Macau. After interrogating Lazar, Bond tails the collector of the bullets. He later questions her, and discovers that she is Scaramanga's mistress. She describes Scaramanga, and reveals the location of his next hit. It is at the Bottoms Up Club.

When Bond arrives, he is shocked to find Scaramanga's target. It is Gibson, the scientist 007 was investigating. Gibson is killed, and a henchman of Scaramanga steals the tool Gibson developed named a solex agitator. Bond is blamed for the murder, but an ally, Lieutenant Hip to MI6 takes him out of police custody.

M orders Hip and Bond to retrieve the solex agitator and kill Scaramanga.

James Bond, played by roger Moore

Will Bond succeed in his mission?

I personally liked this installment of the series. Scaramanga's gun is actually composed of four parts, a lighter, cigarette case, pen, and cufflinks. In other words, Scaramanga always has his gun on him. Scaramanga believes his only real challenge was Bond. 

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