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The Living Daylights (1987)
Where The Living Daylights says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A Bratislava concert hall that is really in Vienna, Whitaker's villa that was a museum, and Afghanistan shot in Morocco
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Scenes and places
The training exercise on the Rock of Gibraltar (1987)
Bond and two fellow agents run a training exercise that turns deadly when a real assassin kills 004. Bond chases the killer in a vehicle pursuit that sets up the whole plot.
Set in The Rock of Gibraltar — Bond and two other 00 agents take part in a training exercise on the Rock. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Rock is a British outpost at the mouth of the Mediterranean, and the film's road scenes used only its summit.
Filmed at Road at the top of the Rock of Gibraltar (The Rock, Gibraltar) — Most of the Land Rover chase reuses one short stretch of road at the very top of the Rock, shot from many angles. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Beachy Head, East Sussex, UK (Beachy Head, Eastbourne, United Kingdom) — The shot of the Land Rover actually flying off the cliff was filmed here, not on Gibraltar. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Bratislava concert hall (1987)
Bond is on a rooftop to cover the defection when he spots the KGB sniper, who turns out to be the cellist from the orchestra. He disobeys the order to kill her and shoots the rifle from her hands instead.
Set in Bratislava concert hall — A concert hall in Bratislava, where a KGB general is to defect during the interval. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Bratislava hall in the story was shot in two Vienna buildings, one for the outside and one for the inside.
Filmed at Vienna Volksoper (exterior) (Währing, Vienna, Austria) — The outside shots of the Bratislava hall show this Vienna opera house. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Sofiensäle, Vienna (interior) (Landstraße, Vienna, Austria) — The interiors of the concert hall were shot in this Vienna ballroom. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Blayden safe house (1987)
Koskov tells MI6 the KGB's 'Death to Spies' policy has been revived under General Pushkin. Bond is then ordered to find Pushkin in Tangier.
Set in Blayden estate (MI6 safe house) — The English country house where Koskov is debriefed and later taken from.
A fictional safe house in the story; the real one is a long-standing English country house.
Filmed at Stonor House (Stonor Park), Oxfordshire (Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom) — Stonor House doubled for Blayden's safe house; the first scene Jeroen Krabbé filmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The tram and the cellist (1987)
Back in Bratislava, Bond looks for the cellist he spared. He learns she is Koskov's girlfriend and that the defection was faked, and he wins her trust by posing as Koskov's friend.
Set in Bratislava street and tram — A street in Bratislava where KGB officers take the cellist off a tram. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Bratislava streets in the film were shot in a district of Vienna.
Filmed at Währing, Vienna (18th district) (Währing, Vienna, Austria) — The tram scene was filmed in this Vienna district; the exact street is not named. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The border chase to Austria (1987)
Bond and Kara leave Bratislava with the KGB and Slovak police on their tail. The chase ends with a dash over the Austrian border.
Set in Czechoslovak–Austrian border — Bond and Kara flee Bratislava by car, with the KGB and police behind them, towards the Austrian border.
The 'Czechoslovak' border was filmed on the Austrian side, in the Alps of Carinthia.
Filmed at Nassfeld Pass, Carinthia, Austria (Nassfeld, Carinthia, Austria) — The border chase was filmed in Carinthia, including near Nassfeld on the Austrian-Italian border. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Weissensee, Carinthia, Austria (Weissensee, Carinthia, Austria) — The film shot part of its action on the frozen Weissensee; which scene is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Whitaker's villa in Tangier (1987)
General Pushkin visits arms dealer Brad Whitaker and tells him the KGB is cancelling the arms deal. Bond is not in this scene, but it ties Whitaker to Koskov's scheme.
Set in Whitaker's villa, Tangier — The home of American arms dealer Brad Whitaker in Tangier, where General Pushkin cancels a deal. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A museum of historic battles that was turned into a villain's home for the film.
Filmed at Forbes Museum (Mendoub's Residence), Tangier (Mendoub's Residence, Tangier, Morocco) — The Forbes Museum was used as Whitaker's lair. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Prater and the giant Ferris wheel (1987)
In Vienna, Bond takes Kara onto the Ferris wheel while his MI6 ally Saunders digs into Koskov's money. Saunders finds a link between Koskov and Whitaker, and Bond decides they must leave for Tangier.
Set in Wurstelprater and the Riesenrad, Vienna — The Vienna amusement park where Bond meets his MI6 ally and rides the Ferris wheel with Kara. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Vienna's old amusement park, with the giant wheel from 1897 as its landmark.
Filmed at Wurstelprater, Vienna (Leopoldstadt · Prater, Vienna, Austria) — The film's Prater scenes were shot around the Ferris wheel. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Wiener Riesenrad, Vienna (Leopoldstadt · Prater, Vienna, Austria) — The giant Ferris wheel has a long romantic scene in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Soviet air base in Afghanistan (1987)
Drugged and flown to Afghanistan, Bond wakes in a Soviet cell with Kara. They escape and free a prisoner, Kamran Shah, a leader of the local mujahideen.
Set in Soviet air base, Afghanistan — A Soviet air base in the Afghan desert, where Koskov has Bond and Kara locked up.
The story's Afghan mountains and bases were filmed in Morocco's Atlas desert.
Filmed at Ouarzazate, Morocco (Atlas Studios area, Ouarzazate, Morocco) — The desert scenes were shot around Ouarzazate in Morocco; the city centre is used here, not a film site. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The concert in Vienna (1987)
Some time later, Kara plays solo in a Vienna concert. Kamran Shah and his men turn up during the interval and are introduced to the Soviets.
Set in Vienna concert hall — A Vienna concert where Kara is the solo cellist and Kamran Shah and his men appear during the interval. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Vienna's former imperial summer palace, a world heritage site.
Filmed at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna (Hietzing, Vienna, Austria) — The film's conclusion was shot at the palace and at Elveden Hall, Suffolk; which scene is where is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- James Bond — An MI6 agent who disobeys an order to kill a sniper and then follows her trail.
- Kara Milovy — A cellist and Koskov's girlfriend, who is pulled into the plot.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Bratislava concert hall in The Living Daylights really filmed?
- Where is Whitaker's villa in The Living Daylights?