16 Monday Dec 2019
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Blenheim, Great Britain, Italy, James Bond location, james Bond locations, James Bond movie locations, London, Museo della Civilta Roma, Museum of Roman Civilization, Rome, Spectre
Real filming locations compared to film scenes. Film scene on top and my location photo at the bottom.
13 Friday Dec 2019
Posted in Quantum of Solace, Quantum of Solace
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filming location, Garda Lake, Italy, James Bond location, james Bond locations, James Bond movie locations, movie location, Quantum of Solace, Siena
Real filming locations together with screens of scenes filmed in these places. Film scene on top and my location photo at the bottom.
13 Friday Dec 2019
Posted in Casino Royale, Casino Royale
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Casino Royale, Czech Republic, filming location, gallery, Italy, James Bond location, james Bond locations, James Bond movie locations, Loket, movie location, Prague, Venice
Real filming locations together with screens of scenes filmed in these places. Film scene on top and my location photo at the bottom.
11 Saturday May 2019
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A View to a Kill, Berlin, Casino Royale, Deutsches Spionagemuseum, Die Another Day, film prop, German spy museum, GoldenEye, James Bond, Moonraker, museum, Octopussy, Skyfall, The Man with the Golden Gun, The World Is Not Enough
German Spy Museum (Deutsches Spionagemuseum) is located at Leipziger Platz in the center of the capital of Germany. The square was destroyed during the Second World War. During Cold War it was no man’s land at the Berlin Wall. It is very close to Checkpoint Charlie, famous Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin, that was also ‘Octopussy’ filming location.
To enter the museum you have to validate your ticket and walk through double door. It takes… 007 seconds before second door opens.
The exhibition is mostly dedicated to real spies, but there is also fictional secret agents area. At the entrance to that room you can take a photo with 007 background. Below you can see my selfie with camera instead of gun.
There is a number of props that were used on sets of different James Bond movies. On several screens you can watch short parts of films where each prop was used.
Chips and playing cards from ‘Casino Royale’, the Order of Lenin from ‘A View to a Kill’, fake ID from ‘The World Is Not Enough’, Walther PPK/S from ‘Skyfall’.
Chips and playing cards from ‘Casino Royale’.
The Order of Lenin from ‘A View to a Kill’, fake ID from ‘The World Is Not Enough’, Walther PPK/S from ‘Skyfall’.
M’s red telephone from ‘Moonraker’.
Submachine gun Steyr TMP from ‘The World Is Not Enough’.
M’s red telephone from ‘Moonraker’ and submachine gun Steyr TMP from ‘The World Is Not Enough’.
Walkie-Talkie from ‘The World Is Not Enough’.
Walkie-Talkie from ‘The World Is Not Enough’.
Chemicals drum from ‘The World Is Not Enough’.
1 million dollar cheque from ‘The World Is Not Enough’.
Cheque from ‘A View to a Kill’.
A cast of Roger Moore’s face.
A cast of Sean Connery’s face.
Skyfall sign from ‘Skyfall’.
Glock 18 with Beta-C magazine from ‘Skyfall’.
Ice Spikes from ‘Die Another Day’.
Hovercraft driver’s helmet from ‘Die Another Day’.
Clothes and shoes that Jaw was wearing in ‘Moonraker’ and Nick Nack was wearing in ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’.
Jaw’s shoes from ‘Moonraker’ and Nick Nack’s shoes from ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’.
A cast of Christopher Lee’s face.
A cast of Christopher Lee’s face.
Satellite key from ‘GoldenEye’.
Russian fur hat that General Ourumov (Gottfried John) was wearing in ‘Goldeneye’.
Coat of arms on Kamal Khan’s aeroplane from ‘Octopussy’.
Octopussy badge from ‘Octopussy’.
Mollaka’s Jacket from ‘Casino Royale’.
Machete from ‘Casino Royale’.
Mobile phone and SIM card reader from ‘Casino Royale’.
Mobile phone and SIM card reader from ‘Casino Royale’.
Sony Ericsson K800i from ‘Casino Royale’, Shotgun from ‘Skyfall’ and Walther P99 from ‘Die Another Day’.
All actors who played 007 in James Bond films produced by EON Productions.
You can find all necessary information such as opening hours and ticket prices to the museum on its official site: www.deutsches-spionagemuseum.de
All photos were taken at the beginning of May 2019. The exhibition may change in the future.
I would like to thank Deutsches Spionagemuseum for possibility of visiting that amazing place.
07 Sunday Apr 2019
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France, James Bond, James Bond filming location, james Bond locations, James Bond movie locations, Moonraker, movie location, Paris, Pompidou
At the beginning of ‘Moonraker’ James Bond (Roger Moore) arrived to California in USA to visit Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale) in his residence. After shot discussion with main villain 007 went with Corinne Dufour (Corinne Clery) to meet Dr. Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) in her office.
Exterior and Grand Salon of Californian residence was filmed at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte around 50 km southeast of Paris. Glass corridor and Dr. Goodhead’s office at its end were filmed in Centre Georges Pompidou located in the Beaubourg area in Paris. Below you can see a few photos with that extraordinary building.
Centre Georges Pompidou – view from Rue Beaubourg.
Centre Pompidou – view from Place Georges Pompidou.
Centre Pompidou – view from Place Georges Pompidou.
Centre Pompidou – view from Place Georges Pompidou.
03 Saturday Nov 2018
Posted in John Rhys-Davies, The Living Daylights
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actor, Comic Con, General Leonid Pushkin, John Rhys-Davies, portrait, The Living Daylights, Warsaw Comic Con
John Rhys-Davies, who played General Leonid Pushkin in ‘The Living Daylights’, was one of the stars at IV Warsaw Comic Con. He is also famous for his performances in such blockbusters as Indiana Jones as well as ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy. During the meeting with fans at Warsaw Comic Con he was on a stage together with Adam Brown, who played Ori in ‘The Hobbit’. They were talking mostly about their work with director Peter Jackson.
21 Saturday Jul 2018
Posted in Die Another Day, London
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007, Buckingham Palace, Die Another Day, filming location, Great Britain, James Bond, James Bond location, London, movie location, travel, UK
Media representatives were waiting for Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens) at the Buckingham Palace in London. There was also his assistant, Miranda Frost (Rosamund Pike), waiting for her boss. Right on time he appeared in the sky with Union Jack parachute. He landed between them, answered a few questions and together with Miranda Frost went by car to receive his knighthood from the Queen. James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) was standing in the crowd and just looking at the villain.
That sequence was filmed in April 2002. Film crew got permission to work around the Buckingham Palace for one day only, until lunch time.
There was parachute jump of 3 stuntmen planned for the scene. To fly helicopter less than 1 kilometer above the Buckingham Palace it was necessary to get special permissions from Anti-Terrorist Units. Executive Producer Anthony Waye said that according to the script the scene was supposed to be filmed at the House of Parliament. About 2-3 weeks before filming it was decided to try to shoot at the Buckingham Palace. When they were trying to get permissions, Queen Mother died and all the offices were closed for 10 days. Permission to shoot there was received less that a week before planned filming day.
About 250 members of the film crew arrived on the set very early that day. Actress Rosamund Pike said that she had to wake up at 4 a.m. At 6.30 a.m. filming could begin as sun was rising.
At first the scene with parachuting Gustav Graves was filmed. Three stuntmen, who were made up to look like the villain in the film, were ready for the jump. They were flying in a helicopter with pilot Mark Wolff, who has flown helicopters for 8 previous James Bond films (Interview with Marc Wolff).
The first jumper was the team leader Allan Hewitt. Film director Lee Tamahori was happy with the shot. He decided to film second jump as backup. There was no time for third stuntmen to jump.
Afterwards the scene with Gustav Graves landing in the crowd was filmed. Actor Toby Stephens was suspended under the arm of crane 40 feet in the air. It was moving down so it looked like Stephens was parachuting.
Film crew had to clean the area before 9.30 a.m. as the Life Guards began preparations for the Changing of the Guard.
Film crew moved to the park behind Canada Gate to complete filming the scene. At that time hundreds of tourists were gathering to see Changing of the Guard.
About an hour before end of filming, Pierce Brosnan arrived on the set. In his brief appearance in the scene he was standing in the crowd and looking at his rival getting into Range Rover.
At the end the scene with Miranda Frost and media representatives waiting for Gustav Graves was filmed. In the film it was shown before all other scenes filmed that day.
Sources:
– ‘Die Another Day’ audio commentary, „Die Another Day” Special Edition, Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation, 2006
– ‘Just Another Day’, dir. Roger Penny, A Special Treats Production, 2002
Go to LOCATIONS GALLERY – ‘DIE ANOTHER DAY’ to see location photo compared with the movie scene.
20 Sunday May 2018
Posted in Dr. No
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“Dr. No” was the first official (produced by EON Productions) James Bond film. Its world premiere took place at London Pavilion on October 5th, 1962. The building with nearly 1200 seats was located on the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Coventry Street on the north-east side of Piccadilly Circus in London.
There were five showings of ‘Dr. No’ that day, starting at 10.45 a.m. Celebrities including Sean Connery (who played 007), Zena Marshall (who played Miss Taro), film director Terence Young, producers Hally Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli, as well as James Bond author Ian Fleming attended a gala screening in the evening.
It is worth to add an interesting fact that the same day The Beatles released their first single – ‘Love Me Do’.
Sources:
– ‘Premiere Bond’, Associated Press Television News, BBC Worldwide Americas Inc., 2002
– www.007magazine.co.uk
10 Saturday Mar 2018
Posted in Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, Die Another Day
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Casino Royale, Die Another Day, exhibition, film prop, movie prop, MovieGate, museum, Poland, Wroclaw
MovieGate museum is located in a II World War bunker under Solny square in Wroclaw, Poland. You can see there props from many international blockbusters, including James Bond films. Right at the entrance you will see front of Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, that was damaged during car chase in ‘Die Another Day’.
If you have enough money, you can also buy most of props from the museum. Front of James Bond’s car costs nearly 300 000 Polish Zloty (almost 70 000 Euro).
Next to Aston Martin, there is a glass case with Vesper Lynd’s dress. Eva Green, who played Vesper, was wearing that dress in ‘Casino Royale’. 
The dress is also available for purchase. It costs nearly quarter of a million Polish Zloty (over 50 000 Euro).
There are also other props from ‘Die Another Day’, such as Ice Palace Guard’s G36 Rifle and Korean Soldier’s AKS-74U used in scenes from the beginning of the film.
To check opening hours and tickets prices visit official MovieGate website: moviegate.pl
13 Tuesday Feb 2018
Posted in Casino Royale, Loket
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007, 007 location, Casino Royale, Czech Republic, filming location, James Bond, James Bond filming location, James Bond location, Loket, movie location, travel
James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) arrived to Splendide hotel in Montenegro. 007 received keys to Aston Martin DBS parked in front of the hotel. Soon after check-in they both went to a meeting with their MI6 contact person – Rene Mathis (Giancarlo Gianni) in a small village in Montenegro.
The sequence was filmed in Loket in Czech Republic that is located very close to Karlovy Vary that was another ‘Casino Royale’ filming location (read ‘Casino Royale’ in Karlovy Vary).
Scenes with 007, Vesper Lynd and Rene Mathis were filmed in a heart of Loket’s Old Town at T.G. Masaryk street that resembled a square around the Column of the Holy Trinity. Below you can see part of the street from which Aston Martin DBS arrived. While taking the photo I was standing next to the Column of the Holy Trinity that was visible in the scene with Bond and Vesper arriving to the village.
James Bond parked the car in front of the building with a bright facade (on the right in photo below).
Restaurant zone where James Bond, Vesper Lynd and Rene Mathis where sitting and talking was located between Hotel Goethe and Hotel Bily Kun. You could see the facade of the hotel with its name behind Matthis in one of the scenes. It was the only facade not modified for the film. There were montenegrin letters on other buildings.
There is beautiful castle in Loket. It is worth to climb the tower with great view.
Between roofs you can see the facade of the Hotel Bily Kun that was seen in the film.
Go to LOCATIONS GALLERY – ‘CASINO ROYALE’ to see locations photos compared with movie scenes.
Source:
– www.czechtourism.com
