<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $97.6 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) is the ninth entry in the James Bond series and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond . A loose adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, the film has Bond sent after the Solex Agitator, a device that can harness the power of the sun, while facing the assassin Francisco Scaramanga, the "Man with the Golden Gun". The action culminates in a duel between them that settles the fate of the Solex . </P> <P> The Man with the Golden Gun was the fourth and final film in the series directed by Guy Hamilton . The script was written by Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz . The film was set in the face of the 1973 energy crisis, a dominant theme in the script . Britain had still not yet fully overcome the crisis when the film was released in December 1974 . The film also reflects the then popular martial arts film craze, with several kung fu scenes and a predominantly Asian location, being set and shot in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Macau . Part of the film is also set in Beirut, Lebanon, but it was not shot there . </P> <P> The film saw mixed reviews . Christopher Lee's performance as Scaramanga, intended to be a villain of similar skill and ability to Bond, was praised, but reviewers criticized the film as a whole, particularly the comedic approach, and some critics described it as the lowest point in the canon up to that point . Although the film was profitable, it is the fourth lowest grossing Bond film in the series . It was also the last film to be co-produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, with Saltzman selling his 50% stake in Danjaq, LLC, the parent company of Eon Productions, after the release of the film . </P>

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