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Never Say Never Again ''Never Say Never Again'' is a 1983 spy film directed by Irvin Kershner. The film is based on the 1961 James Bond novel '' Thunderball'' by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, and Flemi ...
'' and '' Casino Royale (1967)'').


Locations depicted in films

Locations are listed in order of appearance. Studio sets are not included. * With ''You Only Live Twice'' and ''Licence to Kill'' being notable exceptions, James Bond is almost always seen at the HQ of
MI6 The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 ( Military Intelligence, Section 6), is the foreign intelligence service of the United Kingdom, tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligenc ...
(referred to as MI7 in ''Dr. No'') in
central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
. This has been the actual headquarters of MI6: the
Vauxhall Cross Vauxhall ( ) is a district in South West London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Vauxhall was part of Surrey until 1889 when the County of London was created. Named after a medieval manor, "Fox Hall", it became well known for ...
building on the
Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the R ...
from ''GoldenEye'' (1995) onwards. Prior to that it was a nondescript building near
Whitehall Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London. The road forms the first part of the A roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea, London, Chelsea. It is the main ...
, sometimes (''Dr. No'', ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'', ''The Living Daylights'') ostensibly the HQ of
Universal Exports The ''James Bond'' series of films contain a number of repeating, distinctive Motif (narrative), motifs which date from the series' inception with Dr. No (film), ''Dr. No'' in 1962. The series consists of twenty five films produced by Eon Produ ...
, the Secret Service's front company.


Shooting locations

This list shows which films were shot in which countries. * Other places in England – ''For Your Eyes Only'', ''Octopussy'', ''GoldenEye'', ''Die Another Day'', ''Happy and Glorious'' (London, RAF Odiham, Church Crookham, Hampshire, The Eden Project, Cornwall, Epsom Downs Racecourse, London, Holywell Bay, Newquay, Cornwall,
Ascot racecourse Ascot Racecourse ("ascot" pronounced , often pronounced ) is a dual-purpose British racecourse, located in Ascot, Berkshire, England, which is used for thoroughbred horse racing. It hosts 13 of Britain's 36 annual Flat Group 1 horse races and ...
, London) * France – '' Moonraker'' (Studios De Boulogne Paris Studios, Cinema Eclair Studios) * Bahamas – subaquatic scenes in ''You Only Live Twice'', ''The Spy Who Loved Me'', ''For Your Eyes Only'', ''The World Is Not Enough'', ''Casino Royale'' (Nassau, Coral Harbour)


Landmarks

A number of well-known international landmarks figure prominently in the film series.


See also

*
Outline of James Bond The following Outline (list), outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to James Bond: James Bond (literary character), James Bond is a fictional character created in 1953 by the journalist and writer Ian Fleming, who featured him i ...


References


External links


On the tracks of 007, a detailed listing of the many film locations used in the Bond films

BritMovieTours.com: Movie Locations

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