The 8 Bit James Bond actors, by Kristof Saelen – from left to right: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig
James Bond tracks Goldfinger through three countries – England, France and Switzerland – in Goldfinger (1964) – click the above image for the actual Google Map trip!
James Bond’s revolving number plates in his Q-assigned Aston Martin DB5 come in handy when he tracks Goldfinger across three countries eventually to the villain’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
A quick rundown of some stats of the trip:
Countries
- England
- France
- Switzerland
Cities
- London, England
- Dover, England
- Calais, France
- Rouen, France
- Orleans, France
- Bourges, France
- Geneva, Switzerland
Time & Distance (according to Google)
- 13 hours, 53 minutes
- 724 miles / 1166 kilometers
Alongside 007’s tracking and spy work throughout the trip, we see some beautiful shots of various countrysides:
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In this scene from Dr. No (1962), James Bond (Sean Connery) does his best crime scene investigator impression, and let’s just say – an episode of C.S.I. or The First 48 it is not.
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James Bond (Sean Connery) mentions this weird item in a saying I’ve never heard of in Diamonds Are Forever (1971).
Leading up to this quote, Bond is gassed and captured by Blofeld after breaking into his penthouse. Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd get a second shot of disposing of James Bond (hence their “try, try again” musing), transporting an unconscious 007 to a desert construction site. It’s another scene where Wint and Kidd just feel creepy, with odd mannerisms and curt interactions. They seem to be laughing and almost giddy as they drive to dispose of Bond’s body. Are they high?!
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James Bond (Sean Connery) kisses Miss Taro (Zena Marshall) while checking his watch in Dr. No (1962)
Looking good, looking good…
A headline announcing James Bond’s death is seen in a newspaper in You Only Live Twice (1967)
Shout out to the Gordon’s Gin cigar ash tray in the background! 🙂
Bond fans are weary too, 007.
The Daniel Craig introspective James Bond should be over. We know where he came from. We know how he got here. Now let’s have a true, formulaic James Bond movie in the Craig era.
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It seems to me that in Thunderball (1965), whenever there’s little to no dialogue or when the iconic hazy, lazy elevator music plays, it’s always an enjoyable scene. That’s not to say that the music in question here is poor – I actually think it’s catchy and I get the melody stuck in my head after a viewing and get a bit drowsy the more I hum it to myself. I think it perfectly encapsulates the laid-back Caribbean setting of the movie, alongside its sinister villain. And this scene is a perfect example of that.
It starts out with Bond arriving at his hotel, where the receptionist (like most) is smitten – so much so that they show a second shot of her adoring face as Bond leaves! Bond skips his room and heads to Paula Caplan’s, where he checks his previously set up hollowed-out book recording device. The harpsichord (I think that’s the instrument at least…) part of this music gets me every time! Love it!
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