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Monochromatic portraits of Daniel Craig

21 Saturday Jan 2023

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In 2012 Daniel Craig, who has played James Bond 5 times in: ‘Casino Royale’, ‘Quantum of Solace’, ‘Skyfall’, ‘Spectre’ and ‘No Time to Die’, was present in Berlin at the premiere of ‘Skyfall’. I had a chance to photograph him at that event.

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– Daniel Craig with Barbara Broccoli and Sam Mendes.

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig and Berenice Marlohe
– Daniel Craig with Berenice Marlohe.

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Monochromatic portraits of Pierce Brosnan

04 Wednesday Jan 2023

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In 2016 I had a privilege to photograph Pierce Brosnan (who has played James Bond 4 times: ‘GoldenEye’, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, The World Is Not Enough’ and ‘Die Another Day’) at European Film Awards ceremony in Wroclaw, Poland.

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan and his wife Keely Shaye Smith.

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

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Pierce Brosnan

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Pierce Brosnan with the honorary award EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA.
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan with the honorary award EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA.

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

27 Tuesday Dec 2022

Posted by Piotr Zając in Italy, No Time to Die

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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.

Go to LOCATIONS GALLERY – ‘NO TIME TO DIE’ to see locations photos compared with movie scenes.

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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

Go to LOCATIONS GALLERY – ‘SPECTRE’ to see locations photos compared with movie scenes.

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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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Interview with Brigitte Millar who has played Dr. Vogel in ‘Spectre’ and ‘No Time to Die’

23 Sunday Jan 2022

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Brigitte Millar is an award-winning actress known to James Bond fans as Dr. Vogel in ‘Spectre’ and ‘No Time to Die’ (click here to watch Brigitte Millar in ‘Spectre’). Find more on her website: www.brigittemillar.com.

Piotr Zajac (bondlocations): Thank you very much that you agreed to meet and talk about your performances in James Bond movies. At first I would like to ask how you became an actress. As far as I know it is rather unusual story.

Brigitte Millar: When I did my A-Levels in Germany I was considering studying fine arts, but my parents didn’t want to hear about that. They thought that I wouldn’t be able to earn a living. I studied languages and then I was working as translator. After a short while, I found that office work was not very interesting. I was actually quite unhappy, because it was so unfulfilling. I eventually retrained and worked in the fitness industry as a fitness instructor at first and then as a fitness manager. Then I was made redundant from my job because the whole company was restructured. My brother said: ‘It is your chance to do something artistic’. I wanted to do a dance course, but it was fully booked. But there were spaces available on an acting course, so my brother said: ‘Why don’t you do this acting course’? At first, I wasn’t keen on it as I didn’t want to do any acting, I wanted the dance. In the end I did the acting and I loved it very much. The rest as they say is history….

It was a long way for you to become an actress. Can you say now that your dream came true?

Coming to acting was a real life saver for me because I had a real midlife crisis and I didn’t know what to do.

I guess that your experience from fitness industry could help you on set of ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ when you had to fly.

Yes, on a broomstick. The broomstick was mounted on a crane. It could move up and down, sideways and swing around. It was quite high up and it was really scary at first. Once I was up there and learned how to fly, it was a lot of fun. There was a tennis ball in front of me as a focal point that I had to follow with my eyes.

You played in the last two Bond films. How did you get the role in ‘Spectre’?

My agent submitted me to Debbie McWilliams, who is the casting director for Bond. I got a little speech in English that I had to learn for the audition. It had nothing to do with Bond. I came to the CDs office and did the speech. Then she said: ‘You are far too beautiful to be a villainess. Go to the bathroom and wipe off all your makeup.’ So I went to the bathroom to wipe off my makeup and did the speech again. I think that I really got into it. I enjoyed it so much and it must have come across, so they offered me the role.

Am I right saying that you are James Bond fan?

I’ve been watching Bond movies since I was a little girl.

Does it mean that as James Bond fan you wanted to be a part of the franchise so you asked your agent to submit you for a role in the movie?

No. He just submitted me for the role, because Dr. Vogel is a German scientist and I am German and speak German obviously. I was suitable for the role. I was also in the right age bracket.

So it was not on your request?

No. He did it by himself before telling me.

So it was nice surprise for you.

Yes, a very nice surprise.

Were you very nervous during that addition because it was for Bond movie?

Yes, I was a little nervous. I felt confident in the speech and I knew what I was going to do. I’m usually much more nervous afterwards, because then comes the waiting.

How long did you have to wait?

I think it was about 10 to 12 days.

Was the audition before they have started filming or was it during filming already?

They were already filming.

How much time has passed between your addition and your appearance on the set?

I think the audition was in January and we were filming in February.

Were you working on the set at Pinewood Studios?

Yes, we were filming a lot at Pinewood Studios, but we were also in Rome for the funeral scene.

How much time did you spend in Rome?

I think it was 4 or 5 days. We were filming for 2 days.

At Pinewood Studios you were filming the sequence in Palazzo Cardenza. I saw photos of the set. It looked amazing.

Yes, it was a hudge set.

You were speaking German. Is it right that it was first written in English?

Yes. I got it in English first. They asked me if I wanted to translate it myself. Of course I wanted to translate it myself. Writing my own nouns. (smiling)

So your speech was based only on what was in the script?

I translated it and changed the sentences a little bit to fit them to the character. There were very long sentences in the script. I just chopped them up a little bit to make them shorter and more precise because Dr. Vogel is a scientist. She is a woman in a room full of men so she wants to make it short to get everybody’s attention and to dominate the whole scene, to show her power. (smiling)

Did you look for an inspiration in old James Bond movies?

Yes, mainly on Rosa Klebb and Irma Bunt. They were my role models. I imagined myself to be the ‘niece’ or the ‘cousin’ of Rosa Klebb and Irma Bunt. A younger and more modern version of those two ladies.

Did you get detailed directions from the film director Sam Mendes how to play Dr. Vogel?

He only gave me one note. He said that when Oberhauser comes in, Dr. Vogel starts to feel really nervous, but then she gets more confident and continues the speech.

How long were you filming the sequence?

I was on set for about 7 days.

How long were the shooting days?

The days were very long. I‘d usually get up at 4 o’clock in the morning and read and rehearse my lines. The driver was to pick me up at about 5-5.30 a.m and I was on set by 6.30-7 a.m. One day, I was in my trailer taking off my costume. It was around 9 p.m. already. Somebody knocked on my door and said: Brigitte, you can’t take off your costume just yet. We need you to come back on set, because we had a technical problem with the camera. We need to do the scene again’. So I had to go back on set and do the speech 3 more times. It took roughly 45 minutes. There were around 100 extras around the table. They also had to be on the set very early and must have been so fed up and so tired. Naturally, they wanted to go home as soon as possible. I’m sure they were all thinking: ‘How long is this gonna take. I hope she’s not gonna fluff her lines and we have to do it over and over again.’ I did the speech flawlessly without any mistakes at all. By 10 o’clock we were all allowed to go home. I was at home about midnight and at 4 a.m. I had to get up again for the next day of filming. I had to do that speech everyday, because Daniel Craig likes to do 12-15 takes per day. I’ve done that speech for 5 days, so I must have done the speech more than 50 times. Eventually it feels like groundhog day, because in your brain nothing moves forward, you do the same thing over and over and over again. (smiling..)

Did you feel the pressure when you were acting in front of so big number of people on set?

Yes, there was a lot of pressure. A lot of attention was focused on me during the speech. Luckily, I was doing it in German so nobody could understand. (smiling) I think I fluffed my line only twice for the whole week of filming.

There was a stunt scene. One of the stuntman fell on the table near the place where you were sitting.

Yes, the stuntman was wearing a harness. At first, they lowered him slowly to try it out and see how it all worked. Then he came down very, very fast. He only had a split of a second to turn his head, or he would have fallen on his face and broken his nose.

Did he fall on the wooden table?

No. There was a mat on the table to absorb the impact of the fall.

Did you have a felling after ‘Spectre’ that you would return on the set of James Bond movie?

Yes, because my character didn’t get killed in ‘Spectre’. I wasn’t sure, but I was thinking that it would make sense for her to come back in the next James Bond movie.

When did you get confirmation that you would be in ‘No Time to Die’?

That was in summer 2019. The casting director, Debbie Mcwilliams e-mailed me asking, if I would like to come back. I said yes, I would love to come back. I think we were supposed to film in July but it was pushed back until October.

The whole Cuba set was built at the backlot of Pinewood Studios. I remember that it was very cold when you were filming there.

It was freezing. The dance hall had stone walls and stone floors and it was very cold. The wardrobe ladies were so kind to us…they gave us big fluffy Ugg boots and thick winter anorak to keep us warm.

In the scene your character died and you had to fall down on the floor.

Yes, it was quite dangerous. The floor was very cold and slippery, because of the mist coming down from the ceiling. I was wearing really high heels and an evening gown and wondering, how I could convincingly fall to the ground. Eventually, I asked for a stunt man. He was standing in front of me and I put my arms around him and when he fell down, he took me with him. Under his suit he was wearing padding to protect him and I fell on top of him, so as not to hurt myself.

You had to fall down but also act as if you were dying. How did you prepare for that?

Cary Fukunaga asked me to think of a fish that has been taken out of the water and can’t breathe and is gasping for air. So that is what I did.

You also had special makeup for that scene.

Yes, the make up artists applied special make up that hardens so that is stays in place. that makeup off because it harden. It was almost like glue that sticks to your face. It makes the face feel very hard and doesn’t allow any facial expressions. You can’t peel it off because you would rip off your skin. We had to wait until the evening when the makeup artist took it off again. They put on a face cloth soaked in a special solution, which softens the makeup, so that it can be taken off safely.

How long did it take to put the makeup on and then take it off?

It was probably an hour to put it on and an hour to take it off.

Was it only one day with makeup?

I think it was 2 or 3 days.

Did anybody forget to take off the makeup before going home?

No, thankfully that didn’t happen. (smiling)

I was wondering how much you knew about the plot of ‘Spectre’ and then ‘No Time to Die’ when you were filming.

I didn’t know anything about the plot as I didn’t get the script. I only got my scene.

So you didn’t know much about your character.

No, I made up my own background story.

Can you tell more about working with two different directors and their attitude to the character?

I think that, for Sam Mendes, Dr. Vogel was actually quite an important character, in the sense that she was one of the key figures in Spectre. He just let me get on with it and gave me only one note. Sam Mendes can look at an actor or actress and know whether they need direction or not. He’ll concentrate only on actors, who need directions. I also got on very well with Cary Fukunaga. My scene in NTTD was completely improvised. It was not in the script. Cary was trying out different things, which I enjoyed very much. He gave me a lot of useful advices and that was fantastic. I love working with both Cary and Sam, although they are very different directors. Sam Mendes is a theatre director and Cary Fukunaga is a film director. Two very different directors with very different approaches, but both really good and strong.

January 12th 2022

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‘No Time to Die’ at Whitehall Ct in London

07 Sunday Nov 2021

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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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Vienna as Bratislava in ‘The Living Daylights’

28 Sunday Mar 2021

Posted by Piotr Zając in The Living Daylights, Vienna

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Austria, filming location, James Bond, The Living Daylights, Vienna

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

Posted by Piotr Zając in Skyfall, Skyfall

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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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