Goldfinger (1964)
- Documented locations
- 38
- Year
- 1964
- Directed by
- Guy Hamilton
- Cities
- Obergoms, Realp, Andermatt, Stans, Simplon, Airolo, Iver Heath, Wexham, Farnham Common, Stoke Poges, Ruislip, Stanwell, Harefield, Southend-on-Sea, Londres, Miami Beach, Miami, Opa-locka, Fort Knox, Muldraugh, Louisville, Lexington
Obergoms, Switzerland
Mountain hotel built in the 19th century on a hairpin turn of the Furkastrasse, facing the Rhône Glacier.
The scene : The most photographed bend in the Alps: the Aston Martin speeds past the yellow hotel hanging above the glacier, while Goldfinger's Rolls travels the same Valais slope.
Realp, Switzerland
A curve on the eastern slope of the pass officially bears the name "James Bond Strasse", with a sign and a viewpoint — a direct legacy of the film.
The scene : Tilly Masterson met Bond and aims with a rifle from the embankment; lower down, the Rolls comes to a stop and Bond scans the road.
Realp, Switzerland
The scene : At the thirty-third minute, the Aston Martin speeds past the Rolls in front of the mountain hotel facade.
Realp, Switzerland
The scene : At the thirty-sixth minute, Bond and Tilly Masterson finally cross paths on the mountain pass road.
Realp, Switzerland
The scene : Brief shot of the Aston Martin speeding down the road, leaving the hamlet.
Obergoms, Switzerland
Great Valais glacier, source of the Rhône, bordered by the road of the Furka Pass.
The scene : The Aston Martin drives along the glacier, the ice cap filling the entire background.
Andermatt, Switzerland
The scene : A flat tire further up the pass, and Tilly Masterson finds herself dropped off in front of the pumps of this village garage.
Stans, Switzerland
Swiss aerospace manufacturer based in Stans, at the foot of Pilatus.
The scene : The aircraft factory serves as Auric Enterprises, the Swiss headquarters of Goldfinger.
Simplon, Switzerland
The scene : The Aston Martin drives through the tunnel in the alpine driving sequence.
Airolo, Switzerland
The scene : One of the mountain roads taken by the Aston Martin between Geneva and Goldfinger's lair.
Iver Heath, United Kingdom
Large British film studio founded in 1936 in Iver Heath, birthplace of the James Bond saga.
The scene : The studio carries the essence of the film: all the 'American' scenes of Connery, the interior of the country club, and the Fort Knox vault recreated by Ken Adam.
Iver Heath, United Kingdom
Filming location of Pinewood Studios, in Iver Heath.
The scene : Everything that the film shows of Miami indoors fits on this set: the nightclub El Scorpio, Bonita's dressing room, the stud farm — and the completely gold-painted body of Jill Masterson.
Iver Heath, United Kingdom
The scene : Bond sneaks into Auric Enterprises at night; it is also on this set that Goldfinger ties him under the laser beam.
Iver Heath, United Kingdom
Filming stage (soundstage) of the Pinewood Studios complex in Iver Heath.
The scene : The interior of Goldfinger's private jet, where Bond wakes up facing Pussy Galore.
Iver Heath, United Kingdom
Victorian manor purchased in 1934 to establish the Pinewood studios, which has since housed its offices.
The scene : Oddjob decapitates a statue of a bowler hat thrower; it is also here that the parachute from the final scene lands.
Iver Heath, United Kingdom
The scene : The ranch and stables of Goldfinger, and the life-sized portion of Fort Knox built outdoors.
Iver Heath, United Kingdom
Pinewood's outdoor backlot features the Paddock Tank, a large open-air filming water tank.
The scene : Bond emerges from the pool, a fake seagull on his head, to open the pre-title sequence.
Wexham, United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire Forest Park adjacent to Pinewood Studios, frequently used in cinema for its groves.
The scene : These woods of Buckinghamshire serve as the Swiss forest during a nighttime chase, then as the outskirts of an American gold depot.
Farnham Common, United Kingdom
Ancient pollard beech forest of Buckinghamshire, national nature reserve.
The scene : Sources categorize this wood among the film's locations, but none specify which scene it corresponds to.
Stoke Poges, United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire country club and golf course, where the Georgian manor overlooks a park designed by Capability Brown.
The scene : Nine holes of mutual bad faith: Goldfinger cheats, Bond cheats better, and the matter is settled on the green.
Ruislip, United Kingdom
The scene : The Royal Air Force base is disguised as a Midwest airfield — the one where Goldfinger's jet lands and where the flying circus planes are stationed.
Stanwell, United Kingdom
The scene : Pre-credits sequence: Bond places his explosives in a refinery supposedly located in Latin America, then drives away before the explosion.
Harefield, United Kingdom
Former quarry of Springwell Lane, straddling the boundary between Harefield and Rickmansworth — hence the two names given to it by sources.
The scene : The Mercedes tumbles into the void from the edge of the quarry.
Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
The scene : On the tarmac, Bond watches Goldfinger's Rolls-Royce disappear into the hold of a cargo plane.
Londres, United Kingdom
Seat of the British Parliament on the banks of the Thames, whose clock tower (Elizabeth Tower) houses the Big Ben bell. This neo-Gothic building, designed by Augustus Pugin and Charles Barry Jr, is listed as a Grade I monument.
The scene : The clock tower punctuates the London shots of the film.
Londres, United Kingdom
The scene : The area of the Bank of England, where Colonel Smithers reveals to Bond the extent of Goldfinger's gold trafficking.
Miami Beach, United States
Collins Avenue Palace opened in 1954, a symbol of the coastal architecture of Miami Beach.
The scene : By the pool, Felix Leiter meets Bond on the trail of Goldfinger, who is cheating at cards from his balcony.
Miami, United States
The scene : At one thirteen, Felix Leiter and his colleague are having lunch at the counter while watching Bond's informant.
Miami, United States
The scene : Oddjob delivers the Lincoln Continental to the hydraulic press — with Mr. Solo still inside.
Opa-locka, United States
The scene : The Lincoln passes by the old drive-in, a few minutes before being delivered to the hydraulic press.
Fort Knox, United States
Federal Reserve Bank of the United States, built in 1936 within the military base of Fort Knox.
The scene : The real building, filmed from a plane during the passage of the flying circus; Goldfinger's convoy then enters its access driveway.
Fort Knox, United States
The scene : The large hangar at the military airfield stands out in the aerial shots of the sequence.
Muldraugh, United States
The scene : The Goldfinger convoy drives up Harris Street and then turns onto Main Street, heading towards the gold depot.
Muldraugh, United States
Motel-restaurant on the side of the US-60, disappeared since: the area has been completely redeveloped.
The scene : The Ford Ranchero parks in front of the motel, the compacted carcass in the back.
Louisville, United States
The scene : It was from this runway that the Piper Cherokees of the flying circus took off; the second unit shots filmed here did not survive the editing.
Lexington, United States
The scene : The crew spent a few days there for airport shots and two or three exterior shots of the stud farm.
Iver Heath, United Kingdom
Pinewood Plateau, now disappeared; it appears on the studio plans from 1961.
The scene : Bond embedded the Aston Martin into a wall while trying to escape Auric Enterprises.
Iver Heath, United Kingdom
Plateau initially called North Tunnel, then Long Process Stage during the transparency era; it is now designated with the letter H.
The scene : The interior shots of the Aston Martin, filmed transparently.