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The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Where The World Is Not Enough says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A Bond chase that ends in Istanbul, shot mostly in England, Spain and France instead of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan
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Scenes and places
Bond squeezes the Swiss banker in Bilbao (1999)
Bond meets the Swiss banker Lachaise to hand back money for Sir Robert King, and presses him for the name of the assassin who killed an MI6 agent. Lachaise is killed before he gives it, and Bond has to escape with the money.
Set in Swiss bank, Bilbao — The Swiss bank in Bilbao where Bond hands back money for Sir Robert King. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Basque city on the Nervion river, known for the Guggenheim Museum.
Filmed at Guggenheim Museum area, Bilbao — Used briefly for the exterior of the Swiss bank and the flyover bridge next to the Guggenheim. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The money explodes at MI6 headquarters (1999)
At MI6 headquarters, M introduces Bond to Sir Robert King, an old friend. The money Bond brought back is revealed to be laced with explosives, and King is killed.
Set in MI6 headquarters, London — The MI6 building on the Thames, where the returned money turns out to be laced with explosives. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The headquarters of the UK Secret Intelligence Service, on the south bank of the Thames.
Filmed at SIS Building, Vauxhall Cross, London — Outdoor footage of the real SIS Building; a newspaper claimed the government blocked some filming in front of it, which a Foreign Office spokesperson denied. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The boat chase down the Thames (1999)
Bond chases the assassin by boat down the Thames, weaving through London on the way to the Millennium Dome.
Set in River Thames, London — The river where Bond chases the assassin by boat toward the Millennium Dome. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The river that runs through London, here with stunts shot in three separate dock areas.
Filmed at Wapping canal, London — The canal footage where Bond soaks the parking wardens. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Millwall Dock, Isle of Dogs — Boat stunts were filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Glengall Bridge, Isle of Dogs — Boat stunts under the bridge. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Chatham Dockyard, Kent — Used for part of the boat chase. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The balloon at the Millennium Dome (1999)
The chase ends at the Dome, where the assassin tries to escape by hot air balloon. Bond offers her protection and she refuses.
Set in Millennium Dome, Greenwich — The Dome where the assassin tries to escape in a hot air balloon. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A large dome-shaped exhibition building on the Greenwich peninsula, now an entertainment arena called The O2.
Filmed at Millennium Dome (The O2), Greenwich — Filmed at the real Dome. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The King family estate (1999)
Elektra King, daughter of the murdered oil magnate, appears at her father's funeral, where Bond first meets her.
Set in King family estate, Loch Lomond — The Scottish estate of the King family, set on the banks of Loch Lomond.
A loch in Scotland; the shoot happened far to the south in England.
Filmed at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire — Used as the King family estate; in the story it is on Loch Lomond, in reality it is in Buckinghamshire. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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MI6's Scottish base (1999)
Set in MI6 temporary operations centre 'Castle Thane' — A temporary MI6 operations centre in Scotland.
A castle on a small island in a Scottish sea loch.
Filmed at Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland — Exterior of the castle used as MI6's temporary operations centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Snowmobile attack on the pipeline route (1999)
During a tour of the pipeline's proposed route, Bond and Elektra are attacked by a hit squad on snowmobiles.
Set in Mountains of Azerbaijan — The mountains along the planned oil pipeline route in Azerbaijan.
The French Alpine resort stands in for the Caucasus.
Filmed at Chamonix slopes, France — The skiing chase was shot here; an avalanche delayed filming and the crew helped in the rescue. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The casino in Baku (1999)
Bond visits Valentin Zukovsky at a casino to learn who attacked Elektra. He grows suspicious when Elektra loses $1 million in a single card draw.
Set in L'Or Noir casino, Baku — Casino in Baku (coordinates are the city's) where Bond meets Zukovsky. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Azerbaijani capital on the Caspian Sea, a major oil city.
Filmed at Halton House, RAF Halton — Interior and a single exterior shot of the casino; it is an RAF officers' mess. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at RAF Northolt — Depicts the airfield runway in Azerbaijan (different scene). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The ex-Soviet missile base in Kazakhstan (1999)
Posing as a Russian scientist, Bond meets American nuclear physicist Dr. Christmas Jones, who is overseeing the dismantling of the site.
Set in ICBM base, Kazakhstan — A former Soviet missile base being dismantled.
A desert landscape in northern Spain, standing in for Kazakhstan.
Filmed at Bardenas Reales, Navarre, Spain — The exterior of the nuclear facility was shot in this desert badlands park. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The pipeline control centre (1999)
Back at the command centre, an alarm warns that a stolen bomb is attached to a scraper heading towards the oil terminal.
Set in Oil pipeline control centre — The command centre of the pipeline in Azerbaijan.
A business-park building in Swindon, England.
Inside the pipeline (1999)
Bond and Jones enter the pipeline to deactivate the bomb. Jones discovers half of the plutonium is missing, and they jump clear as a section of pipe is destroyed.
Set in Oil pipeline, Azerbaijan — The pipeline where Bond and Jones try to deactivate the bomb.
A Welsh mountain valley and a Surrey heath stand in for Azerbaijan.
Filmed at Cwm Dyli, Snowdonia, Wales — Exterior of the oil pipeline. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Hankley Common, Surrey — The pipeline explosion was shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Zukovsky's caviar factory (1999)
Bond accosts Zukovsky at his caviar factory, and they are attacked by Elektra's helicopters.
Set in Zukovsky's caviar factory, Caspian Sea — Valentin Zukovsky's quayside caviar factory on the Caspian Sea.
A film studio near London.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios outdoor water tank — The whole factory was shot at the outdoor water tank. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Elektra's villa in Baku (1999)
Set in Elektra King's villa, Baku — Elektra's villa in Baku (coordinates are the city's). Google Maps · Apple Maps
The villa is a Bosphorus pavilion in Istanbul; the interiors are in an English country house.
Filmed at Kucuksu Pavilion, Istanbul — Exteriors of the villa. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire — Interiors of the villa. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The signal leads to Maiden's Tower (1999)
Bond gets a signal from the locator card pointing to Maiden's Tower, but Zukovsky's henchman blows up the command centre. Bond and Jones are captured by Elektra's henchmen.
Set in Maiden's Tower, Istanbul — The tower on a small islet where Bond traces the locator card signal. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A small tower on an islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus, off Uskudar.
Filmed at Maiden's Tower, Istanbul — Filmed at the real tower, used as Renard's hideout. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The submarine in the Bosphorus (1999)
Bond dives after the submarine and boards it to free Jones, as its hull ruptures while it sinks into the Bosphorus.
Set in Bosphorus, Istanbul — The strait where the seized submarine is heading. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The strait that splits Istanbul between Europe and Asia.
Characters
- James Bond — MI6 agent sent to protect Elektra King.
- Elektra King — Daughter of oil tycoon Sir Robert King, who oversees an oil pipeline in Azerbaijan.
- Valentin Zukovsky — A Baku casino and caviar businessman who knows Bond.
- Dr. Christmas Jones — American nuclear physicist working at the Kazakhstan site.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the tower from the end of The World Is Not Enough?
- Where was the Thames boat chase really filmed?