Maps of Movies
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Where The Man with the Golden Gun says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A Bangkok mansion filmed in Hong Kong, a flying car filmed in Dorset, and a secret MI6 base in a sunken ship
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Scenes and places
A golden bullet in Beirut (1974)
Bond sets out unofficially to find Scaramanga. In Beirut he retrieves a spent golden bullet from a belly dancer, the first clue to the hitman.
Set in Beirut — Where Bond retrieves a spent golden bullet from a belly dancer.
Beirut is where part of the film is set.
The gunmaker in Macau (1974)
Bond traces the bullet to a gun maker in Macau and forces him to reveal how the bullets are shipped. That points him on to Hong Kong.
Set in Macau — Where the gunsmith Lazar makes Scaramanga's golden bullets. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Macau is the former Portuguese enclave on the Pearl River estuary, known for its casinos.
Filmed at Macau (city level) — The article says filming took place in Macau; no specific site is named. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Anna's room at the Peninsula (1974)
Bond follows the shipment to Hong Kong and finds Andrea Anders, Scaramanga's girlfriend. In her hotel room he coerces her to talk about Scaramanga, his appearance and his plans.
Set in The Peninsula Hong Kong — The hotel where Bond questions Andrea Anders. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A grand colonial-era hotel on Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
The Bottoms Up Club (1974)
Anders directs Bond to the Bottoms Up Club. Outside it Scaramanga kills Gibson, and Bond, with his pistol drawn, is arrested by Lieutenant Hip.
Set in Bottoms Up Club — The club where Scaramanga's plan plays out outside. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Hong Kong nightclub that appeared in the film and was then in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Filmed at Bottoms Up Club, Tsim Sha Tsui — The real club appears in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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MI6's tilted ship in Hong Kong harbour (1974)
Instead of a police station, Bond is taken to the wreck of the RMS Queen Elizabeth in the harbour. There he meets M and Q and is assigned to work with Hip to recover the Solex.
Set in RMS Queen Elizabeth wreck, Victoria Harbour — MI6's secret Far East base inside the partly sunken liner. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The former ocean liner capsized in Hong Kong harbour in 1972 as Seawise University.
Filmed at RMS Queen Elizabeth wreck, Victoria Harbour — Filming began here on 6 November 1973. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Hai Fat's estate (1974)
Bond travels to Bangkok to meet Hai Fat, the entrepreneur suspected of arranging Gibson's murder. He poses as Scaramanga and is invited to dinner, but Scaramanga himself is at the estate.
Set in Hai Fat's estate, Bangkok — A wealthy Thai entrepreneur's estate; the film places it in Bangkok.
A Chinese-style private garden in the New Territories of Hong Kong.
Filmed at Hong Kong Dragon Garden — Stood in for Hai Fat's estate in Bangkok. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Muay Thai stadium (1974)
At a Muay Thai event the next day Bond meets Scaramanga, who introduces himself. Bond manages to pass the Solex to Hip, who hands it to Goodnight.
Set in Lumpinee Boxing Stadium (old site) — Where the Muay Thai event takes place. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Lumpinee Boxing Stadium was Bangkok's best-known Muay Thai venue until it moved in 2014.
Filmed at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium (old site, Rama IV Road) — A real Muay Thai fixture was filmed here; the stadium has since moved. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Bangkok car chase (1974)
Bond sees Scaramanga drive off and steals an AMC Hornet from a showroom to give chase, with J.W. Pepper in the passenger seat. The chase ends when Scaramanga's car hides in a building.
Set in Krung Kasem Road, Bangkok — A canal-side street in Bangkok where the chase is set. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Krung Kasem Road runs beside a canal (khlong) in central Bangkok.
Filmed at Krung Kasem Road canal, Bangkok — The Bangkok car chase was filmed near the khlong on this road; the exact stretch is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The flying car takes off (1974)
Scaramanga's AMC Matador hides in a building and then transforms into a plane that flies off. Bond is left behind and follows the trail of Goodnight's homing beacon.
Set in Scaramanga's flying car takeoff — The place in Thailand where the car turns into a plane.
Bovington Camp in Dorset is a British Army base that also houses the Tank Museum.
Filmed at Bovington Camp, Dorset — The article says the scene was shot at Bovington Camp; the coordinate is only camp-level. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Scaramanga's island (1974)
Bond flies a seaplane to Scaramanga's island and is shown around. Over lunch, Scaramanga proposes a pistol duel on the beach, with Nick Nack officiating.
Set in Scaramanga's island — A private island in Red Chinese waters in the story.
Ko Tapu and Khao Phing Kan stand in Phang Nga Bay and are now called James Bond Island.
Filmed at Ko Khao Phing Kan and Ko Tapu, Phang Nga Bay — Scaramanga's hideout is on Ko Khao Phing Kan. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Inside the island: solar plant and funhouse (1974)
Scaramanga shows Bond the solar power plant he has obtained from Hai Fat and plans to sell. Nick Nack later leads Bond into the manor and a funhouse built to put an opponent off balance.
Set in Scaramanga's island interior — The solar plant and manor inside the villain's island.
Pinewood Studios is a film studio in Buckinghamshire, England.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire — Scaramanga's solar plant and island interior were built as sets here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- James Bond — The MI6 agent who sets out unofficially to find the hitman Scaramanga.
- Francisco Scaramanga — The crack-shot hitman with a golden gun.
- Mary Goodnight — Bond's assistant, who follows Nick Nack to plant a homing device.