Maps of Movies

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Where Diamonds Are Forever says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Bond's Amsterdam diamond trail runs to Las Vegas, where the casinos, funeral home and desert mansion were mostly other places

Scenes and places

The hunt for Blofeld (1971)

Bond hunts Blofeld to avenge Tracy, and runs into a facility where lookalikes of Blofeld are being made.

Set in (story location not named) — The opening scenes: Bond is on the trail of Blofeld, with a facility where Blofeld lookalikes are made.

A headland on the French Riviera between Nice and Cannes.

Filmed at Cap d'Antibes, France — Named as the location of the opening scenes; the exact spot is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The South African diamond trail (1971)

M suspects the diamonds are being stockpiled and assigns Bond to uncover the smuggling ring.

Set in South Africa (diamond pipeline) — M suspects South African diamonds are being stockpiled to depress prices, and sends Bond to find the smuggling ring.

Moneypenny at the port (1971)

Bond is handed his travel documents by Moneypenny, disguised as a customs officer. It was a last-minute scene added so that Lois Maxwell was in the film.

Set in Port of Dover, England — Moneypenny, disguised as a customs officer, gives Bond his travel documents. Google Maps · Apple Maps

England's busiest ferry port, on the Strait of Dover.

Filmed at Port of Dover, England — Dover is listed among the English filming locations; the scene is the Moneypenny cameo. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Meeting Tiffany Case in Amsterdam (1971)

Posing as the smuggler Peter Franks, Bond meets the contact Tiffany Case. He then kills the real Franks and takes his identity.

Set in Amsterdam, Netherlands — Impersonating the smuggler Peter Franks, Bond meets the contact Tiffany Case. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Dutch capital, built around concentric canals.

Filmed at Amsterdam — Amsterdam is named as a filming location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Felix Leiter at the airport (1971)

Bond and Tiffany land in Los Angeles with diamonds hidden in Franks's corpse. At the airport Bond meets his CIA contact Felix Leiter before heading to Las Vegas.

Set in Los Angeles airport — Bond and Tiffany arrive in Los Angeles and Bond meets the CIA contact Felix Leiter. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The main airport of Los Angeles, on the coast west of downtown.

Filmed at Los Angeles International Airport — Named as a filming location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Slumber funeral home (1971)

Franks's body is cremated here and the diamonds pass to Shady Tree. Slumber double-crosses Bond, and Wint and Kidd try to cremate him alive.

Set in Slumber Mortuary, Las Vegas — A funeral home operating in the smuggling ring, run by Morton Slumber.

A gaudy funeral home whose design drew on Ken Adam's visits to real Las Vegas funeral homes.

The Garden of Remembrance (1971)

A scene set in the funeral home's memorial garden; the Wikipedia plot summary does not describe it, so only the location is recorded.

Set in Garden of Remembrance (funeral home grounds) — A memorial-garden scene tied to the funeral home.

A Las Vegas cemetery.

Filmed at Palm Downtown Cemetery, Las Vegas — The Garden of Remembrance scene was shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Whyte House casino (1971)

Shady Tree is killed here by Wint and Kidd. Bond meets Plenty O'Toole at the craps table and brings her to his room, where she is thrown out of the window into the pool.

Set in Whyte House, Las Vegas — The hotel and casino owned by the billionaire Willard Whyte.

A Las Vegas hotel used as a stand-in; filming mostly used hotels owned by Howard Hughes.

Filmed at Landmark Hotel and Casino site (former International Hotel), Las Vegas — The International Hotel doubled for the Whyte House; it was later renamed and demolished. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Tiffany and the diamonds at Circus Circus (1971)

Bond sends Tiffany to collect the diamonds, but she reneges and passes them to the next smuggler.

Set in Circus Circus casino, Las Vegas — Bond tells Tiffany to retrieve the diamonds at the Circus Circus casino. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A Las Vegas casino with a circus theme.

Filmed at Circus Circus Las Vegas — Filmed here; the owner, a Bond fan, allowed it and made a cameo. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Tiffany's house (1971)

A scene at Tiffany's house; the Wikipedia plot summary does not describe it, so only the location is recorded.

Set in Tiffany Case's house — The house where Tiffany lives.

Willard Whyte's desert home (1971)

Bond tracks down Whyte's desert home, beats the bodyguards and rescues him. Blofeld has meanwhile taken Tiffany.

Set in Willard Whyte's desert home — Bond locates Whyte's desert home, defeats the bodyguards and rescues Whyte.

A 1968 house in Palm Springs built into the rock by John Lautner.

Filmed at Elrod House, Palm Springs, California — Designed by John Lautner; it became Willard Whyte's house. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The oil rig base (1971)

Bond and Whyte move against Blofeld's laser satellite plan, and the action moves to a rig out at sea.

Set in Oil rig off Baja California (approx.) — A research platform at sea, used as a base. The story coordinates are not fixed.

A platform at sea; the film has no fixed place for it.

Filmed at Off Oceanside, California — The climactic oil rig sequence was shot off the shore of Oceanside; the point shown is the city, not the sea location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The ocean liner (1971)

The film's last act is set aboard an ocean liner. Only the filming location is recorded here.

Set in Ocean liner to England — The finale on board the SS Canberra.

A passenger liner in service from the 1960s, filmed in port.

Filmed at Port of Southampton, England (SS Canberra exteriors) — The exteriors were filmed when the liner was at the Port of Southampton; the point shown is the port. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• James Bond — MI6 agent 007, sent to uncover a diamond-smuggling ring while hunting Blofeld.
• Tiffany Case — The diamond smuggler Bond meets in Amsterdam.
• Ernst Stavro Blofeld — Bond's archenemy.