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A View to a Kill (1985)
Where A View to a Kill says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Siberia was Iceland, and Zorin's California mine was a chalk pit in Sussex
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Scenes and places
The frozen opening in Siberia (1985)
Bond is sent across the ice to find the body of 003 and take back a Soviet microchip. The chip is the thread that pulls him toward Zorin Industries.
Set in Siberia — A snowfield where Bond goes to find the body of 003 and a Soviet microchip.
Siberia is the story's setting only; the scene was filmed in Iceland.
Filmed at Jökulsárlón, Iceland (Glacier lagoon, Jökulsárlón, Iceland) — The second unit shot the pre-title sequence in Iceland; the lake is the glacier lagoon there. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The races at Ascot (1985)
Bond goes to the races to take a look at Max Zorin, the owner of the company the stolen chip points to. Zorin's horse wins in the last furlong and a trainer says he has never seen anything like it.
Set in Ascot Racecourse — Bond watches Max Zorin and his horse Pegasus win a race that looks too good to be true. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A famous English racecourse west of London.
Filmed at Ascot Racecourse (Royal Ascot, Ascot, United Kingdom) — The horse-racing scenes were the first principal photography, on 1 August 1984. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Dinner at the Eiffel Tower (1985)
Bond meets the French detective Aubergine over dinner, who says Zorin will hold a horse sale soon and that the answer is there. The dinner ends in a sudden attack and a chase across Paris.
Set in Eiffel Tower and Jules Verne restaurant — Bond dines with the French detective Aubergine, who has been looking into Zorin's horses. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The iron tower on the Champ de Mars, with a restaurant on its second level.
Filmed at Eiffel Tower and Jules Verne restaurant (Champ de Mars, Paris, France) — The film shot at the tower and its Jules Verne restaurant. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Zorin's château and horse sale (1985)
Bond and his ally Tibbett go to the horse sale as guests, and Bond goes in under a false name. That night they slip into the laboratory to find out why Zorin's horses win.
Set in Zorin's château and stud near Paris — Bond arrives under an assumed name for the annual horse sale at Zorin's estate.
A château and horse-stable complex north of Paris, filmed here for Zorin's estate.
Filmed at Château de Chantilly (Château de Chantilly, Chantilly, France) — The film shot at the Château de Chantilly, with its great stables. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Meeting Chuck Lee in San Francisco (1985)
Bond arrives in San Francisco and meets CIA agent Chuck Lee at a fish stall. Chuck tells him that Zorin's vet, Mortner, was a wartime scientist, and Bond starts to guess what Zorin really is.
Set in A fish stall in San Francisco — Bond meets the CIA agent Chuck Lee, who tells him about Zorin's veterinarian.
San Francisco's waterfront district of piers and seafood stalls.
Filmed at Fisherman's Wharf (Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, United States) — The film shot at Fisherman's Wharf; which scene is not stated in the sources, so linking it to the fish-stall meeting is a guess. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Zorin's oil pumping station (1985)
Bond sneaks into Zorin's oil operation and finds another agent already there recording what Zorin's men say. The two escape together, and Bond keeps a tape that will point to Zorin's real plan.
Set in Zorin's oil pumping station on San Francisco Bay — A guarded pumping station where Zorin's men are pumping sea water into oil wells.
A fictional oil facility in the film; no filming location is named in the sources.
Fire at San Francisco City Hall (1985)
Bond and Stacey go to City Hall to look up how many wells Zorin has, only to find Zorin there before them. He sets a trap and sets the building on fire to frame Bond.
Set in San Francisco City Hall — Bond and Stacey go to the city records to check Zorin's plans, and Zorin turns up. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A domed civic building on the Civic Center plaza, and the seat of city government.
Filmed at San Francisco City Hall (Civic Center, San Francisco, United States) — The film shot at City Hall, including the burning building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The fire-engine chase (1985)
Wanted for a murder he did not commit, Bond takes a fire engine and drives off with Stacey. The police follow all over town while a drawbridge goes up.
Set in The streets of San Francisco — Bond and Stacey escape the police in a stolen fire engine.
A drawbridge over the channel at China Basin, named for a baseball player.
Filmed at Lefty O'Doul Bridge (China Basin, San Francisco, United States) — The film shot the fire-engine chase at this drawbridge. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Zorin's mine (1985)
Bond and Stacey slip into Zorin's mine and learn what is planned for the lakes above the faults. They have less than an hour to warn anyone.
Set in Zorin's abandoned silver mine by the San Andreas fault — A mine where Zorin's explosives are being moved in and a plan is taking shape.
A chalk pit in Sussex that is now a museum, here standing in for a California mine.
Filmed at Amberley Museum, West Sussex (Amberley Museum, Amberley, United Kingdom) — The mineshaft scene was shot in this former chalk pit in West Sussex. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The airship at the Golden Gate Bridge (1985)
Zorin flies off in his airship and Bond grabs the mooring rope. Bond ties the airship to the Golden Gate Bridge, and the last fight is on the bridge itself.
Set in Golden Gate Bridge — Zorin escapes in his airship and Bond hangs on to its rope. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The red suspension bridge across the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
Filmed at Golden Gate Bridge (Golden Gate, San Francisco, United States) — The film shot on the bridge; the first actual scenes atop it were filmed on 7 October 1984. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Dunsmuir House, Oakland (Dunsmuir Historic Estate, Oakland, United States) — A filming location named in the sources; which scene is not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- James Bond — The MI6 agent sent to find who is behind a stolen microchip.
- Max Zorin — The industrialist and horse owner whom Bond sets out to watch.
- Stacey Sutton — The state geologist Zorin tried to pay off over her family's oil business.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Siberian opening of A View to a Kill really filmed?
- Where was Zorin's California mine really filmed?
- Which French landmarks does Bond visit in A View to a Kill?