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‘Bond, James Bond’ from ‘Dr.No’ in Les Ambassadeurs Club in London, UK

27 Wednesday Nov 2024

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‘Bond, James Bond’ – that’s how 007 introduced himself to Sylvia Trench (Eunice Gayson) at the beginning of ‘Dr. No’. They were playing card game Chemin De Fer (Baccarat) at Le Cercle at the Les Ambassadeurs Club in London.

The Club was established at the beginning of 19th Century. In 1950 Les Ambassadeurs Club was relocated to No. 5 Hamilton Place in the Mayfair area of London. Gaming club Le Cercle was opened to members of Les Ambassadeurs only in May 1961.

Les Ambassadeurs Club in London
– A sign with an inscription ‘Les Ambassadeurs Casino’ on the gate in front of the entrance to the Club.

The sequence was filmed on March 2nd 1962 but not in the Les Ambassadeurs Club. Ken Adams recreated its interior at the Pinewood Studios located in the village of Iver Heath near London.

– Entrance to the Les Ambassadeurs Club at No. 5 Hamilton Place in London.

Les Ambassadeurs Club in London
– Les Ambassadeurs Club at No. 5 Hamilton Place in London.

Les Ambassadeurs Club in London
– Entrance to the Les Ambassadeurs Club at No. 5 Hamilton Place in London.


“Dr. No” world premiere in London

20 Sunday May 2018

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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.

Piccadilly Circus in London
– Piccadilly Circus. London Pavilion on the right.

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.

London Pavilion
– Entrance to London Pavilion at Shaftesbury Avenue.

London Pavilion
– London Pavilion – view from Coventry Street.

London Pavilion
– Shaftesbury Avenue.

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