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Octopussy (1983)

Where Octopussy says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Bond's India is Udaipur, but the East German railway is a heritage line in England

Scenes and places

The hangar fly-through (1983)

Bond, disguised as a cavalry officer, steals away in a small jet as the alarm goes up. He flies it straight through an open hangar to get clear of the guns.

Set in Military base hangar, unnamed South American country — The airbase hangar Bond's mini jet escapes through in the pre-title sequence.

A military hangar in the pre-title chase; the explosion afterwards was filmed with a miniature.

Filmed at RAF Northolt, England — Where the hangar fly-through stunt scene was filmed; base personnel appeared as extras. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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East Berlin: agent 009's last run (1983)

Agent 009, dressed as a circus clown, is chased through East Berlin by knife-throwing twins. He stumbles into the British ambassador's residence with a fake Fabergé egg and dies.

Set in East Berlin — Where agent 009 is hunted by knife-throwing twins before reaching the British ambassador's residence.

A divided city where a spy chase between the two halves was staged.

Filmed at Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin — One of four West Berlin locations listed for the shoot (with the Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz and Spandau Prison); the source does not say which scene was filmed where. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Fabergé egg auction (1983)

Bond attends the sale to spot the anonymous seller. He swaps the fake egg for the real one and pushes Kamal Khan into paying £500,000 for the fake.

Set in Sotheby's, London — The auction house where the real Fabergé egg is sold and Bond bids against Kamal Khan. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A London auction house; no filming location is given in the sources.

The hotel and the backgammon table (1983)

Bond follows Kamal Khan to India and checks into a hotel. He beats Khan at backgammon using Khan's own loaded dice.

Set in Bond's hotel, India — The hotel where Bond checks in and plays backgammon against Kamal Khan in the casino.

A palace turned hotel on the shore of Lake Pichola.

Filmed at Shiv Niwas Palace, Udaipur — Bond's hotel in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The taxi chase (1983)

Bond and his MI6 contact Vijay are chased by Khan's bodyguard Gobinda. They escape in a taxi through a busy marketplace.

Set in Marketplace and harbour, India — The streets where Bond and Vijay escape Gobinda by taxi.

The waterfront by Udaipur's City Palace.

Filmed at Harbour near the City Palace, Udaipur — The harbour scene was filmed near the City Palace; the source does not place the marketplace. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Kamal Khan's palace (1983)

Bond is knocked out and taken to Khan's palace. After he escapes, he listens to the bugged egg and learns that Khan works with a Soviet general.

Set in Kamal Khan's palace (Monsoon Palace) — The palace on the hill where Bond is taken unconscious and later escapes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A hilltop palace above Udaipur, built as a monsoon-watching retreat.

Filmed at Monsoon Palace (Sajjangarh), Udaipur — Used as the exterior of Kamal Khan's palace; interiors were not shot there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Octopussy's floating palace (1983)

Bond slips into the floating palace and meets Octopussy, a smuggler with a personal link to him. Khan's assassins break in to kill Bond, and he and Octopussy fight them off.

Set in Octopussy's floating palace, Udaipur — The island palace where Bond meets Octopussy. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A palace that seems to float on Lake Pichola.

Filmed at Lake Palace, Udaipur — Used for Octopussy's palace. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Jag Mandir, Udaipur — Also used for Octopussy's palace scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The circus train (1983)

Bond drives Orlov's car along the railway tracks and boards the circus train. Orlov's men give chase.

Set in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany — Where the circus is scheduled to perform and Bond boards its train.

A heritage steam railway in England standing in for East Germany.

Filmed at Nene Valley Railway, Wansford, Peterborough — The Karl-Marx-Stadt railway scenes were shot here, in England, not in East Germany. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The circus at the airbase (1983)

Bond infiltrates the circus and discovers a nuclear warhead hidden among the jewels, set to explode during the show at a US base. He disguises himself as a clown to get past the police.

Set in US Air Force base, West Germany — The base where the circus is due to perform.

A US airbase in West Germany; the sources name RAF Upper Heyford as a main UK location but do not link it to this scene.

Characters

• James Bond — The MI6 agent sent to find who is selling Soviet treasures.
• Octopussy — A businesswoman and smuggler who leads the Octopus cult and has a personal link to Bond.
• Kamal Khan — An exiled Afghan prince who bids against Bond for the Fabergé egg.