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‘Casino Royale’ – locations gallery

13 Friday Dec 2019

Posted by Piotr Zając in Casino Royale, Casino Royale, LOCATIONS GALLERY, Loket, Prague, Venice

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Real filming locations together with screens of scenes filmed in these places. Film scene on top and my location photo at the bottom.

‘CASINO ROYALE’

'Casino Royale' opening scene– ‘Casino Royale’ opening scene was filmed at Danube House, at Karolinska street in Prague, Czech Republic. Read the story behind the scene: ‘Casino Royale’ opening sequence in Prague.

'Casino Royale' opening scene– Elevators in Danube House at Karolinska street in Prague, Czech Republic. Read the story behind the scene: ‘Casino Royale’ opening sequence in Prague.

Ministry of Transportation of the Czech Republic in Prague– Ministry of Transportation of the Czech Republic in Prague doubled for museum in Miami. Read the story behind the scene: Prague as Miami in ‘Casino Royale’.

Mill Colonnade in Karlovy Vary in Czech Republic– The Montenegrin train station was in reality the Mill Colonnade in Karlovy Vary in Czech Republic. Read the story behind the scene: ‘Casino Royale’ in Karlovy Vary.

Trziste street in Karlovy Vary in Czech Republic.– Trziste street with the Holy Trinity Column and the Castle Tower in background in Karlovy Vary in Czech Republic. Read the story behind the scene: ‘Casino Royale’ in Karlovy Vary.

Loket, Czech Republic– Loket, Czech Republic. Read the story behind the scene: ‘Casino Royale’ in Loket, Czech Republic.

Lazne I (Spa I) in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.– Lazne I (Spa I) in Karlovy Vary in Czech Republic doubled for casino Royale. Read the story behind the scene: ‘Casino Royale’ in Karlovy Vary.

Lazne I (Spa I) in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.– Lazne I (Spa I) in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Read the story behind the scene: ‘Casino Royale’ in Karlovy Vary.

Sotoportego del Cavalletto in Venice, Italy– Sotoportego del Cavalletto in Venice, Italy. You can see Vesper in red dress walking on the bridge with money stolen from 007. Read the story behind the scene: ‘Casino Royale’ in Venice.

Ponte del Malpaga in Venice, Italy– Ponte del Malpaga in Venice, Italy. You can see Vesper walking on the bridge with money stolen from 007. Read the story behind the scene: ‘Casino Royale’ in Venice.

Venice, Italy– The sequence with the building collapsing into the Grand Canal was filmed in Pinewood studio, however buildings around were all real and shot on location. Collapsing building was digitally inserted and replaced Lion Morosini Palace. Read the story behind the scene: ‘Casino Royale’ in Venice.

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Prague as Miami in ‘Casino Royale’

11 Tuesday Jul 2017

Posted by Piotr Zając in Casino Royale, Prague

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James Bond (Daniel Craig) was following Alex Dimitrios (Simon Abkarian) from Nassau to Miami. They both entered ‘Body Worlds’ exhibition. Dimitrios left a bag in a cloakroom. 007 went after him to the main hall. Shortly they both began speechless battle with a knife. James Bond was the winner. 007 noticed that the number from cloak room that Dimitrios put on a poker table was gone. The bag from the cloakroom was gone too. Bond ran out of the building and stopped at the entrance. He took the cellphone taken from Dimitrios and dialed the number that was selected as the last one. In the crowd of people walking in front of the building he saw a man with a bag answering his call.

The whole Miami sequence was filmed in Prague in Czech Republic. The exterior scene was filmed at the building of Ministry of Transportation of the Czech Republic at nábřeží Ludvíka Svobody (photos below).The Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic in PragueThe Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic in Prague

Interior scenes were filmed in the National Memorial on the Vitkov Hill (photos below).The National Monument at Vítkov Hill in PragueThe National Monument at Vítkov Hill in PragueThe National Monument at Vítkov Hill in Prague

The scene in which Alex Dimitrios left the bag was filmed in the cloakroom located on the second floor (photo below).The National Monument at Vítkov Hill in Prague

When Dimitrios and James Bond left the cloak room they walked by the open door that you can see in photo below.The National Monument at Vítkov Hill in Prague

The ‘Body Worlds’ exhibition was filmed on the first floor, in the room where currently you can find  permanent exhibition. It is possible to get there from main entrance at cash desk. The other way is to walk down from the second floor. Stairs are located behind decorated door presented in the center of the photo below. In the film it is possible to see people in background walking those stairs.The National Monument at Vítkov Hill in Prague

Next photo was taken from Columbarium towards the room where the ‘Body Worlds’ exhibition scene was filmed. There is steel construction of permanent exhibition visible in background. On the left there is visible detail of stone handrail of the stairs leading to the second floor above.The National Monument at Vítkov Hill in Prague

James Bond killed Alex Dimitrios and put his body at the stone wall. In that scene there was decorated window visible in background, the same as in photo below.The National Monument at Vítkov Hill in Prague

When 007 left the building there was again the building of Ministry of Transportation of the Czech Republica that doubled for museum in Miami in USA.The Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic in PragueVisit LOCATIONS GALLERY on top of the page to see locations photos compared with movie scenes.

Sources:
– www.filmcommission.cz
– www.praguecitytourism.cz

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Strahov Monastery in Prague as British House of Commons in ‘Casino Royale’

17 Wednesday May 2017

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James Bond  (Daniel Craig) killed Mollaka (Sebastien Foucan) in Nambutu Embassy during his first 007 mission. It made M (Judi Dench) angry. After meeting with her superiors she was walking down the corridors in the British House of Commons with her assistant Villiers (Tobias Menzies), complaining about Bond.

The filmmakers wanted viewers to believe that it was the interior of Westminster Palace in London, but the scenes were actually shot in Strahov Monastery in Prague, Czech Republic.

Philosophical Hall in Strahov Library in Prague, Czech Republic

In both photos you can see Philosophical Hall. M and Villiers walked through the door in the back, on the left. They were walking in the direction from which both photos were taken.

Philosophical Hall in Strahov Library in Prague, Czech Republic

Sources:
– „James Bond. Szpieg którego kochamy” Michał Grzesiek, Wydawnictwo Bukowy Las 2011
– www.praguecitytourism.cz
– www.strahovskyklaster.cz

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‘Casino Royale’ opening sequence in Prague

04 Friday Nov 2016

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At the beginning of ‘Casino Royale’ a car pulled up in front of the entrance to a modern office building in Prague, Czech Republic. It was Dryden (Malcolm Sinclair), the section chief of Mi6 in Prague, who got out of the car. He took an elevator to get to his office. He was surprised to see James Bond waiting there. Bond killed traitorous Dryden and became ’00’ agent with licence to kill.

That sequence was filmed at Danube House building located at Karolinska street in Prague. Danube House in Prague, Czech RepublicThe first scene was filmed with the camera set at the entrance to the building opposite to Danube House. In the shot you can see the roof above the entrance as in photo presented below.Danube House in Prague, Czech RepublicIn the photo below you can see Danube House on the right and the entrance to the opposite building where the camera was located on the left. The car arrived from pedestrian bridge above Rohanske Nabrezi street visible in the center of the photo.Danube House in Prague, Czech RepublicDryden got out of the car and looked around. He was filmed from so called worm’s-eye view with facade of Danube House visible in background.Danube House in Prague, Czech RepublicIn the next photo you can see elevators in Danube House – the same as in the film.Danube House in Prague, Czech RepublicThrough glass facade of Danube House from Rohanske Nabrezi street you can see the corridor where Dryden was walking down to his office.Danube House in Prague, Czech RepublicNext photo was taken from pedestrian bridge above Rohanske Nabrezi street. On the right side you can see the entrance to Danube House where Dryden parked his car. On the left you can see the glass facade with the corridor and elevators behind it. Danube House in Prague, Czech Republic

Cinematographer Phil Méheux, who shot ‘Casino Royale’ said: ‘If you want to do something quite different and turn everyone around, do something in black-and-white!’ Therefore the opening seqence was black-and-white. He also said that some cinematographers were shooting color that was later removed in the digital intermediate, but he didn’t like the look of that. For that reason he used about 6000 feet of black-and-white Eastman Double-X [5222] Kodak film.

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Sources:
– „James Bond. Szpieg którego kochamy” Michał Grzesiek, Wydawnictwo Bukowy Las 2011
– www.theasc.com

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Old War Office Building in Whitehall, London, UK. It was the MI6 headquarters in 'Octopussy', 'A View to a Kill' and 'Licence to Kill'. In final scene of 'Skyfall' Bond was standing on the roof on the opposite side of the street. Copyright Piotr Zajac @piotrzajacphoto
Berenice Marlohe at 'Skyfall' premiere in Berlin on October 30th 2012. Copyright Piotr Zajac @piotrzajacphoto
Staircase of Laznie 1 in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic reflected in mirror. It was 'Casino Royale' filming location. After loosing all the money in poker play, Bond took a knife and run after Le Chiffre. On the staircase Bond met Felix Leiter from CIA. It was filmed here. Copyright Piotr Zajac @piotrzajacphoto

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