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Scenic road at the Tyrrhenian Sea in ‘No Time to Die’

27 Tuesday Dec 2022

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At the beginning of ‘No Time to Die’ Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux) had flashback of her mother’s death while swimming in the sea in Italy. After that she and James Bond (Daniel Craig) in Aston Martin DB5 took the scenic road at the sea. After a few corners they entered the tunnel that led to Matera.

Road SS18 Tirrena Inferiore in Italy
– Road SS18 Tirrena Inferiore along the coast by the Tyrrhenian Sea.

The sequence with Aston Martin DB5 was filmed from a helicopter in the south of Italy on road SS18 Tirrena Inferiore between Sapri and Acquafredda. It began near Canale di Mezzanotte on the border between Campania and Basilicata. It ended a few corners later below the tower called Torre dei Crivi. In the film Matera was right after the tunnel. In reality it would have to be 200 km long! Matera is located on the eastern side of the Apennine peninsula, about 60 km from the Adriatic Sea. The SS18 Tirrena Inferiore road runs along the Tyrrhenian Sea, on the opposite side of the peninsula. Filmmakers wanted to film the seqence in in the setting sun therefore, they sought a suitable route on the western side of the peninsula.

Road SS18 Tirrena Inferiore in Italy
– Road SS18 Tirrena Inferiore along the coast by the Tyrrhenian Sea. Part of the road where the scene with Aston Martin DB5 at the beginning of the film and Aston Martin V8 Vantage at the very end of ‘No Time to Die’ were filmed.
Road SS18 Tirrena Inferiore in Italy
– Tower Torre dei Crivi (top of the frame) above the road SS18 Tirrena Inferiore.

The tunnel they entered was not real. CGI was used to create it. In the film you can see the wall of the tunnel covering third arch of the bridge (photo below) and part of the road on the right.

Road SS18 Tirrena Inferiore in Italy

There is real tunnel around the next corner but it is very short and there is no Matera behind it as you can see below.

Road SS18 Tirrena Inferiore in Italy
– Road SS18 Tirrena Inferiore.

The same location was used to film the very last scene with Madeleine Swann driving Aston Martin V8 Vantage.

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‘Spectre’: Marco Sciarra’s funeral in Rome

03 Thursday Nov 2022

Posted by Piotr Zając in Rome, Spectre

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After killing Marco Sciarra in Mexico James Bond (Daniel Craig) arrived to Rome to attend his funeral. From a distance, he was watching the mourners leaving the chapel. In the next scene he was watching them standing at the Sciarra’s grave. After the ceremony he approached the widow Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci) and began a conversation that was interrupted by her bodyguard.

The entire funeral sequence was filmed in the second half of February 2015 at the Museum of the Roman Civilization (Museo della Civiltà Romana) in Rome, Italy. It is located in the south of the city away from the main tourist attractions. Motorsport fans may be interested in the fact that Formula E street circuit is located very close to the museum.

The complex is made up of two buildings with a long portico of travertine columns. Standing on Via dell’Architettura you will see the building with the main entrance to the museum on the left, the building with the Planetario on the right and the portico with „MUSEO DELLA CIVILTA ROMANA” sign on top in front of you.

Museo della Civilta Romana in Rome, Italy
– The Museum of the Roman Civilization. Entrance to the planetarium on the right and portico of travertine columns on the left.
Museo della Civilta Romana in Rome, Italy
– The portico of travertine columns.

In the first scene of the funeral Daniel Craig was filmed in front of the main entrance to the museum. He was looking at the entrance to the Planetario. Mourners were walking left towards the portico.

Museo della Civilta Romana in Rome, Italy
– The Museum of the Roman Civilization. In the background the entrance to the Planetario. Photo taken in front of the main entrance to the museum.

In the next scene Daniel Craig was walking between travertine columns towards mourners. There was Piazza Giovanni Agnelli behind columns and skyscraper at Piazza Guglielmo Marconi in background.

Museo della Civilta Romana in Rome, Italy
– View from the portico at Piazza Giovanni Agnelli and skyscraper at Piazza Guglielmo Marcon.

Final scenes of the funeral were filmed between columns of the portico. The tombs were built for the film between columns on the Viale della Scultura side.

– Between two rows of travertine columns of the portico.

After the funeral widow Lucia Sciarra returned home. It was filmed in the first half of March 2015 in Villa di Fiorano. Everyone can rent it for the wedding or elegant party. It is located at Via Appia Antica less than 1,5 km from Rome airport Ciampino.

Villa di Fiorano in Rome, Italy
– Villa di Fiorano

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‘A View to a Kill’ – locations gallery

18 Monday Apr 2022

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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.

– May Day jumping from the top of the Eiffel tower in Paris. B.J. Worth was the stuntman who did the jump. There was special jumping platform built just for filming. It is visible in the film frame. Read the story behind the scene: ‘A View to a Kill’ in Paris. (location photo: 2013)

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‘No Time to Die’ – locations gallery

30 Sunday Jan 2022

Posted by Piotr Zając in No Time to Die, No Time to Die

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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.

Scenic road between Sapri and Acquafredda in Italy
– James Bond and Madeleine Swann in Aston Martin DB5 travel to Matera. It was filmed on a scenic road between Sapri and Acquafredda in south-western Italy. (location photo: 2022) Read the story behind the scene: Scenic road at the Tyrrhenian Sea in ‘No Time to Die’.
Scenic road between Sapri and Acquafredda in Italy
– Aston Martin DB5 enters a tunnel. It was also filmed on a road between Sapri and Acquafredda in Italy. The tunnel was created using CGI. There is the Torre dei Crivi on top of the rock that you can see in the film and in the location photo. On location there is a bridge with 3 arches right below the tower. In the film you can see only 2 arches and the entrance to the tunnel. (location photo: 2022) Read the story behind the scene: Scenic road at the Tyrrhenian Sea in ‘No Time to Die’.
Matera, Italy
– Via D’Addozio in Sassi di Matera in Italy. (location photo: 2022)
– James Bond and Madeleine Swann in Aston Martin DB5 enter Sassi di Matera in southern Italy. The car turns right but the camera continues to move forward. We can see the view of the city. There was some CGI used to created that view. The bridge on the left was filmed in Gravina in Puglia and pasted into the view of Sassi di Matera. Photo taken from view point at Via D’Addozio (location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– Via Bruno Buozzi in Sassi di Matera in Italy.(location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– Via Bruno Buozzi in Sassi di Matera in Italy.(location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– Via Muro in Sassi di Matera. (location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– Via Muro in Sassi di Matera. (location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– Via Muro in Sassi di Matera. (location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– Hotel room was built on special platform just for filming at Belvedere di Piazza Giovanni Pascoli. This is a viewpoint overlooking the city. (location photo: 2022)
Gravina in Puglia, Italy
– Part of the cemetery in Matera was built in Gravina di Puglia, Italy. Artficial tombs were built at Parco Archeologico Madonna Della Stella as you can see above. Building on the left in Gravina in Puglia were replaced with CGI so it looked like panorama of Matera. (location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– James Bond (Daniel Craig) walks towards Vesper’s tomb. Part of the cemetery with the tomb was built near the Church of Our Lady ‘delle Vergini’ on a plateau overlooking Sassi di Matera in Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Parco Archeologico di Botromagno in Gravina di Puglia, Italy
– James Bond runs through the cemetery after explosion of Vesper’s tomb. It was filmed in Parco Archeologico di Botromagno in Gravina di Puglia, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Ponte Acquedotto in Gravina di Puglia, Italy
– James Bond runs on the Ponte Acquedotto in Gravina in Puglia, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– After jumping from the bridge (filmed in Gravina in Puglia) James Bond runs through the corridors and runs out of them on the stone stairs. That scene was filmed in Sassi di Matera, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Matera-Italy
– Sassi di Matera, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– Via Gradoni Duomo in Sassi di Matera, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– Via S. Potito in Sassi di Matera, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– Via S. Potito in Sassi di Matera, Italy. Entrance to the Hotel Palazzo Viceconte (location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– Piazza S. Pietro Caveoso in Sassi di Matera, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– Via Fiorentini in Sassi di Matera, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– Via Fiorentini in Sassi di Matera, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Matera, Italy
– Via D’Addozio in Sassi di Matera, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Via D'Addozio in Sassi di Matera, Italy.
– Via D’Addozio in Sassi di Matera, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Piazza San Giovanni in Sassi di Matera, Italy
– Piazza San Giovanni in Sassi di Matera, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Piazza San Giovanni in Sassi di Matera, Italy
– Piazza San Giovanni in Sassi di Matera, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Sassi di Matera, Italy
– Chiesa di San Rocco at Piazza San Giovanni in Sassi di Matera, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Sapri, Italy
– James Bond and Madeleine Swann arrive at the railway station. It was filmed in Sapri, Italy. As you can see in the film it was mirrored. (location photo: 2022)
Sapri, Italy
– James Bond and Madeleine Swann at the railway station. It was filmed in Sapri, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Sapri, Italy
– James Bond at the railway station. It was filmed in Sapri, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
Sapri, Italy
– James Bond at the railway station. It was filmed in Sapri, Italy. (location photo: 2022)
The Mall in London, UK
– The Mall at the Duke of York Monument in London, UK. Dr. Swann (Lea Seydoux) on her way to her office where she meets Safin (Rami Malek). (location photo: 2011)
Scenic road between Sapri and Acquafredda in Italy
– In the very last sequence of ‘No Time to Die’ Madelein Swann and her daughter were driving Aston Martin V8 Vantage on the same road as James Bond and Madelein Swann were driving Aston Martin DB5 at the beginning of the film – scenic road between Sapri and Acquafredda in Italy. They also entered the tunnel that was created with CGI. There is the Torre dei Crivi on top of the rock that you can see in the film and in the location photo. On location there is a bridge with 3 arches right below the tower. In the film you can see only 2 arches and the entrance to the tunnel. (location photo: 2022) Read the story behind the scene: Scenic road at the Tyrrhenian Sea in ‘No Time to Die’.

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‘No Time to Die’ at Whitehall Ct in London

07 Sunday Nov 2021

Posted by Piotr Zając in London, No Time to Die

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There were only a few scenes in ‘No Time to Time’ that were shot on location in London unlike in ‘Spectre’ or ‘Skyfall’. One of them was the scene with James Bond (Daniel Craig) arriving at MI6 headquarters in Aston Martin V8 Vantage Saloon. Previously James Bond was driving such a car in ‘The Living Daylights’.

The scene was filmed on June 30th 2019 at Whitehall Ct. Below you can see a photo of that place taken from the Whitehall along Horse Guard Ave. On the left you can see the Statue of the Duke of Devonshire the Gurkha Soldier Statue in background. Aston Martin V8 Vantage Saloon was parked right behind that second statue.

Whitehall Ct in London

While filming the scene, Nicola Dove who was still photographer on the set of ‘No Time to Time’, took an iconic photo of Daniel Craig. It became an advertisement for Omega watches. It was also the first look image made available to the press.

Omega watches

Whitehall Ct is located in the very center of London. No wonder it is close to other filming locations known from James Bond franchise. In the next photo you can see not only ‘No Time Location’ in the right bottom but also the Old War Office on the left. It was the MI6 headquarter in ‘Octopussy’, ‘A View to a Kill’ and ‘Licence to Kill’ (read also ‘Old War Office Building as MI6 HQ‘). The dome tower was also presented at the end of ‘Skyfall’ when James Bond was standing on the roof and looking at the London panorama.

Another ‘Skyfall’ location can be found behind the Old War Office building. If someone walked on Whitehall Ct in the direction from which the Aston Martin V8 Vantage arrived, he would see the Embankment Place round the corner. The scene with Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem) leaving the subway station was filmed there (‘Skyfall’ at Embankment Station in London).

Old War Office at Whitehall in London

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– www.mi6-hq.com

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Vienna as Bratislava in ‘The Living Daylights’

28 Sunday Mar 2021

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After opening sequence James Bond went to Bratislava in Czechoslovakia. At the time when ‘The Living Daylights’ was filmed getting permission to film in communist bloc countries was very difficult. Therefore Vienna in Austria was doubling for Bratislava in the movie.

James Bond (Timothy Dalton) and Saunders (Thomas Wheatley) were sitting on a balcony in a concert hall. Bond was looking at general Koskov (Jeroen Krabbe), who was supposed to be transported to the West. He also noticed cellist Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo). Just before the concert interval 007 and Saunders left the concert hall and went to the Mi6 safe house in a building across the street. Soon general Koskov went out into the streets through the toilet window. Bond saw an assassin in a window above the entrance to the concert hall. It was cellist Kara Milovy.

The sequence began with establishing shot of the street and philharmonic building. It was Währinger Strasse in Vienna and the opera house called Volksoper. The camera was directed towards the viaduct on which the metro runs. In the film there was a small tree in front of the Volksoper. I was visiting Bond locations in Vienna in 2020, so it was 33 years after filming. During this time, the tree has grown, but the building hasn’t changed much.

Volksoper at Währinger Strasse in Vienna, Austria

Währinger Strasse in Vienna.

Volksoper at Währinger Strasse in Vienna, Austria

Volksoper in Vienna.

Entrance to Mi6 safe house was filmed at the intersection of Währinger Strasse and Schlagergasse in front of Volksoper. The hammer and sickle that were seen in the film were mounted on the balcony shown in the photo.

Währinger Strasse in Vienna, Austria

The building at the intersection of Währinger Strasse and Schlagergasse.

General Koskov went through the window that is shown in a photo below. It is located to the left of side entrances to the Voksoper.

Volksoper at Währinger Strasse in Vienna, Austria

Window in Volksoper in Vienna.

 

Volksoper at Währinger Strasse in Vienna, Austria

Side entrances to Volksoper in Vienna.

James Bond saw Kara Milovy with a gun in a window above main entrance to the building. It is the one below ‘Volksoper’ sign.

Main entrance to Volksoper at Währinger Strasse in Vienna, Austria

Main entrance to Volksoper in Vienna.

James Bond helped general Koskov to escape from Czechoslovakia to Austria by sending him across the border in the Trans-Siberian pipeline, but at first they traveled by car.

Night ride was filmed in the center of Vienna. They went out on Traungasse.

Traungasse in Vienna, Austria

Traungasse in Vienna.

At the end of the street, right before the arched passage, the car turned left onto Lagergasse

Intersection of Traungasse and Lagergasse in Vienna, Austria

Intersection of Traungasse and Lagergasse in Vienna.

Later the Audi drove across the Doktor-Ignaz-Seipel-Platz and entered Sonnenfelsgasse.

Doktor-Ignaz-Seipel-Platz in Vienna, Austria

Doktor-Ignaz-Seipel-Platz in Vienna.

Later in the film James Bond returned to Bratislava to follow Kara Milovy. He saw her arrested outside her house. She left cello case in a tram. Bond took it to the public toilet at the tram depot to see what was inside without any witnesses. 

The scene in which Kara was arrested was filedm at the tram stop at Antonigasse. After over 30 years it was easy to recognize the location. Only trams are completely different from what we saw in the movie.

Tram stop on Antonigasse in Vienna, Austria

Tram stop on Antonigasse in Vienna.

The tram depot where Bond got off the tram has been closed down over 20 years ago. There are no more tram tracks but the building at Kreuzgasse still exists. Currently there is a gym inside the building.

Former tram depot at Kreuzgasse in Vienna, Austria

Former tram depot at Kreuzgasse in Vienna.

You can find the building where the entrance to the public toilet was filmed right next to the former tram depot. As you can see in a photo below it is not in use anymore. 

Kreuzgasse in Vienna, Austria

Kara returned to her flat. There was James Bond waiting for her. They both escaped in Bond’ Aston Martin but first they had to fool KGB agent waiting in a car in front of her house. Bond was the first to leave the building. Kara went to the phone booth. She dressed the cello case with her clothes. She ran away when a tram was passing. KGB agent was convinced that Kara was still in the phone booth.

The entrance to the building in which Kara lived was located at Antonigasse 92.

Antonigasse in Vienna, Austria

Antonigasse 92 in Vienna.

James Bond parked his Aston Martin at the intersection of Antonigasse and Sommarugagasse. It was roughly where the silver car is pictured in a photo below. Phone booth was located to the left of the orange delivery truck in that photo.

Antonigasse in Vienna, Austria

Antonigasse in Vienna.

The scene with James Bond and Kara Milovy driving away was filmed at Schlagergasse.

Schlagergasse in Vienna, Austria

Schlagergasse in Vienna.

Visit LOCATIONS GALLERY on top of the page to see locations photos compared with movie scenes.

Sources:
– jamesbondlocations.blogspot.com
– „The Living Daylights” Audio Commentary, „The Living Daylights” Special Edition, Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation, 2006.

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‘Skyfall’ – locations gallery

12 Saturday Dec 2020

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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.

Whitehall Place in London, UK
– Raoul Silva came out of the tube station. In fact that was staff entrance to the Farmes Club with fake “UNDERGROUND” sign attached to the metal frame. Read the story behind the scene: “Skyfall” at Embankment Station in London. (location photo: 2016)
Whitehall Place in London, UK
– Raoul Silva leaving the tube station. In fact that was staff entrance to the Farmes Club.  Read the story behind the scene: “Skyfall” at Embankment Station in London. (location photo: 2016)
Northumberland Ave in London, UK
– Raoul Silva got into a police car parked at Whitehall Place. There was fake “UNDERGROUND” sign visible in background. It was placed above a disused Charing Cross exit, between the Playhouse Theatre and Embankment Place. Real entrance to the Embankment Underground Station is located at the end of Embankment Place. Read the story behind the scene: “Skyfall” at Embankment Station in London. (location photo: 2016)
Northumberland Ave in London, UK
– The police car with Raoul Silva drove off down the Whitehall Place and turned left in front of the entrance to the Corinthia Hotel. Read the story behind the scene: “Skyfall” at Embankment Station in London. (location photo: 2016)

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Interview with Andreas Wisniewski who has played villain Necros in ‘The Living Daylights’

06 Sunday Dec 2020

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Andreas Wisniewski is an ex-ballet dancer, actor and film director. For film enthusiasts and James Bond fans he is well known for his portrayals of Necros in ‘The Living Daylights’.

 

Piotr Zajac (bondlocations): How did you got the part in “The Living Daylights”? Did you take part in casting or did you get a call from the producers?

Andreas Wisniewski: It went pretty much the usual way. With the big film projects you don’t meet anybody unless you have an agent, who is already representing you. My agent submitted me but it was not enough to get the job of course. The agent always thinks that you are right for the part (laughing) but there are casting people and the producing site that have to think that you are right. You have to audition so I went to audition. I made a screen test. Escpecially if you are young and new and there isn’t a lot of material that people can see you in they want to know if you can do this.

I’ve heard that according to the script Necros looked exactly like you.

Yes. The character was described like I looked. They were just astonished. That was of course nice but not enough. I still had to convinced them that I could do it. Screen test was just as usual. I did a little scene and they had recorded it, so they could discuss about it later without me.

The first scene that you were filming was the fight in the kitchen with Bill Weston. Did you fight according to choreography or was it rather spontaneous? How long did you train for that? 

No, it was totally choreographed. The fight was choreographed to the detail. I had a few days of training before that which wasn’t really very much. I was a ballet dancer and at least I had some sort of physical awarness that I could fake a lot of things. That is what I did.

Did you bring your own ideas to the choreography of the fight?

I didn’t have any ideas at that time. I was blissfully ignorant of it all. I am sure that you know that for a stuntman it is not the greatest experience to be doing this with someone who is not fully trained. Bill broke a finger in the fight. I also slipped once and I hit him on the cheekbone and he was knocked out for a few seconds. That is the hazard of the profession.

Did you film the fight in Pinewood Studios or on location in Stonor House?

We trained in Pinewood, but the fight was filmed at Stonor House.

In the fight sequence there was a parrot present in the room. As far as I know it was exactly the same bird that we could see in ‘For Your Eyes Only”. Is it true?

I’ve never even heard about this. I’ve given fair amount of interviews about this over the years and some of the questions always keep repeating as you can imagine, but I’ve never heard anybody asking about the parrot.

Your character had a walkman. Is it right that in reality when you were filming you were not listening to any music?

There was no music. They don’t want you to do that sort of stuff because you should be receptive to instructions. Who knows, maybe the director wants to shout something at you. They want you to be able to pay attention.

You were filming at Stoner House. Also the scene with explosion. How was it done that the buidling was not damaged?

This is an art in itself how to do make fake explosions. I wasn’t particularly told about it but they must have taken all the windows out and replaced them with special glass. That would have been catastrophy if anything would happen to the Stoner House that is a listed building.

Later in the film we could see you in a scene at the swimming pool. Was it really a mansion that belonged to Malcom Forbes?

Yes. In Tangier. Nice property with a beautiful view.

Did you have an access to the swiming pool only?

No, I think we had a ground floor of the house that we could use. I don’t recall seeing anything else.

It looked like a good place for relax. Was it like on vacation or was it rather hard work only?

It was a bit of both. It was focused work. It has to be because there is a lot of money in stake, but the whole crew was so relaxed with each other that it never felt like hard work. I’ve never heard anybody shouting on that set or anything alike. Of course there were long shooting days sometimes. You know, the good work should always be fun in my book. Working hard doesn’t interfere with that. I remember beeing out in town in Tangier so we had plenty of free time to make some excursions and things like that.

Do you have any interesting memories from Morocco?

Indeed. Tangier was actually not the most impressive. We were filming the desert scenes in Ouarzazate doubling for Afghanistan. That was beautiful. It was my first time in Marocco and it was quite a different world.

As far as I know the film studio in Marocco was different than most of film studios in the world.

It wasn’t a studio at all (laughing). There was just a wall with a sign. It looked like there was gonna be something, but we walked through the gate and then it was just desert again. It was very funny.

What about the banquet scene where General Pushkin was attacked? It looked as it was in Morocco. Was it filmed there?

No. It was filmed in a building in England. It belonged to the Guiness family (Elveden Hall in Elveden, Suffolk). That is how you can be misled. You thought it was Morocco, but it was just up from London a few hours drive.

Another scene that was filmed somewhere else than the audience would expect was death of Saunders. He was squeezed by the door. It was filmed at Pinewood Studios, not at Prater in Vienna.

Yes, because the mechanism had to be built. That type of things usualy has to be done in the studio. They couldn’t shut the Prater park for that sort of things for too long.

Did you go to Vienna for filming?

Yes. There is a scene in which my character is a baloon seller. That was filmed in real location at Prater in Vienna.

Was it closed for shooting? People in background were extras or tourists like on the set of ‘Moonraker’ in Venice?

It was closed. With the real audience when they see the camera they tend to looke at the camera. It doesn’t work.

The last sequence with your character was the fight with James Bond in the air. I know that stuntmen from BJ Worth’s team were filming on location and you were filming in the studio with a mockup of the plane.

They shot the real stunt first. I did all other stunts in this film. Parachuting could be fun. I could learn this, but they didn’t let me do it. That was a good thing. When I saw it in the end I was glad I didn’t do it. It was crazy. They shot the real version first and then we did close ups in Pinewood. There was a mock up as you said. Half of an airplane was hanging there. They’d painted the total horizon and built a landscape from gypsum. Tim Dalton and I were hanging in the net in the air and we were getting down for each shot. In those days there was no non linear editing. Director John Glen had a cut on a Steenbeck and he was looking how to shoot close ups so they would be matching with what stunt guys did. It took three days to do that. That was slow process. That was the hardest work in the whole film because we were just hanging in the net for hours at a time.

So it was even harder than the fight?

Oh yes. The fight wasn’t hard work. You get a kick and then you get a break. That is no sweat. We were hanging in that net for an hours. There were harnesses and things like that so there was just no way to get out quickly. Waiting for the next take was not even comparable to the fight. Much harder work. I remember that we’d spent around an hour in the net and Tim said: ‘Dude, I’m wrecked already’ not knowing that we would be doing this for three days. That was far harder than any of the rest. That was in fact the only hard physical work that I recall. I was young, I was in good shape. I was a ballet dancer. Dancing is very hard physical work.

When was that sequence filmed?

It was filmed at the very end. The last day of that was the end for me.

You mentioned Timothy Dalton. How do you remember working with him?

I really appreciated Tim. I think he is a fabulous actor. I liked what he wanted to do with it, which was obviously important. I’ve been playing sort of smaller parts when you have to fit in what the leads are doing. He wanted to take it much more seriously than had been the case with Roger Moore. I appreciated that. Working with him was super professional. It was big movie making. It was filming until everything was as good as we could get. That was great.

How about the director John Glen. Did you have to stick precisely to his vision or you had a lot of artistic freedom?

He had some ideas that he wanted to see. There are always some things that you don’t know and you have to adjust to it because you will not see it until the day. The director can go and see the set or he can talk to actors and ask them to put on costumes but it doesn’t all come together really until the shoot. There is always some sort of leeway to make the most of it. Of course as an actor I like to have some ideas of my own. I tended to get those with the second unit which I sometimes worked with. The director was letting us to do a bit more stuff because if it didn’t work we just did it again with less stress than on the first unit.

Thank you for the meeting and for sharing with me your stories from the set of ‘The Living Daylights’.

November 26th 2020

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‘The Living Daylights’ at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna

22 Sunday Nov 2020

Posted by Piotr Zając in The Living Daylights, Vienna

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James Bond (Timothy Dalton) and Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo) arrived to Vienna and took a carriage to the hotel. On the way they passed among others Schönbrunn Palace, former summer residence of the Habsburg family. Schönbrunn Palace in Wien, AustriaThe horse-drawn carriage with Bond and Kara traveled along a line of trees towards the southern facade of the palace that you can see in the second photo. Schönbrunn Palace in Wien, AustriaWhen they were passing in front of the palace an orchestra was playing on the balcon, and couples were waltzing on a stage.Schönbrunn Palace in Wien, Austria

While visiting the Schönbrunn Palace you can enter the balcony where the orchestra was playing (see photo below).Schönbrunn Palace in Wien, Austria

The stage where couples were waltzing was located below the balcony on a wide strip sprinkled with gravel that you can see in the next photo.Schönbrunn Palace in Wien, Austria

Behind the carriage you could see the gloriette. It was built in 18th century on the top of the hill in the Schönbrunn Palace Garden. Gloriette at Schönbrunn Palace in Wien, Austria

Standing on the balcony where the orchestra was playing you can see on the left the alley that the carriage came along and the gloriette on the right.Schönbrunn Palace in Wien, Austria

It is worth to climb the hill where the gloriette is located. The view from the top is gorgeous. You can see the city skyline.Schönbrunn Palace in Wien, AustriaIn the evening James Bond and Kara Milovy attended the opera performance. That sequence was filmed in Schlosstheater in Schönbrunn Palace with nearly 250 extras. It is worth to mention that Michael G. Wilson and his wife were sitting in the audience. As he confessed it was the charm of this place that convinced them to be part of the scene.
The same location was used for the concert sequence with Kara playing solo at the end of the film. The role of the conductor was played by composer John Barry, who composed soundtracks for 12 James Bond films.
Unfortunately the Schlosstheater was closed for the public during my visit to Vienna. Schönbrunn Palace in Wien, Austria

The northern facade of the palace was the background for the end credits.Schönbrunn Palace in Wien, Austria

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Information source:
– The Living Daylights Audio Commentary, The Living Daylights Special Edition, Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation, 2006.

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‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ – locations gallery

22 Sunday Dec 2019

Posted by Piotr Zając in Tomorrow Never Dies, Tomorrow Never Dies

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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.

‘TOMORROW NEVER DIES’

Monckebergstrasse in Hamburg, Germany– Monckebergstrasse in Hamburg, Germany. (location photo: 2019) Read the story behind the scene: ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ in Hamburg, Germany.

Monckebergstrasse in Hamburg, Germany– Monckebergstrasse in Hamburg, Germany. (location photo: 2019) Read the story behind the scene: ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ in Hamburg, Germany.

Ballindamm street at Binnenalster lake in Hamburg, Germany– Ballindamm street at Binnenalster lake in Hamburg, Germany. (location photo: 2019) Read the story behind the scene: ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ in Hamburg, Germany.

Hotel Atlantic Kempinski in Hamburg, Germany– Hotel Atlantic Kempinski in Hamburg, Germany. (location photo: 2019) Read the story behind the scene: ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ in Hamburg, Germany.

Monckebergstrasse in Hamburg, Germany

– Monckebergstrasse in Hamburg, Germany. (location photo: 2019) Read the story behind the scene: ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ in Hamburg, Germany.

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