In Memoriam: Gabriele Ferzetti

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007 Travelers is saddened to hear that Gabriele Ferzetti has passed away.


Who: Gabriele Ferzetti
Born: 17 March 1925 (Rome, Italy)
Died: 2 December 2015 (Rome, Italy)


He was an Italian actor. Bond fans remember him as Marc-Ange Draco in film "On Her Majesty´s Secret Service" (1969).



Gabriele Ferzetti as Marc-Ange Draco – Head of the Union Corse, a major crime syndicate and Tracy's father (uncredited voice by David de Keyser). A year before he appeared as Draco, Ferzetti played the railroad baron Morton in Sergio Leone's celebrated "Once Upon a Time in the West".


Gabriele Ferzetti will be in memories of all James Bond fans. His photo, handprint and autograph can be found on the 007 Walk of Fame, located on Piz Gloria mountain, where he made many scenes in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".

Gabriele Ferzetti on 007 Walk of Fame in Piz Gloria, Switzerland

The costumes of SPECTRE

Costume Designer Jany Temime, who was awarded the Costume Designers Guild (USA) for Excellence in Contemporary Film in 2013 for "Skyfall" (2012), talks through her designs for "SPECTRE" (2015).

Source and photos: 007.com

Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) green evening dress
“I didn’t want a red carpet dress but something that could be rolled up in a suitcase, dressed up or dressed down. Something sexy and simple.”

Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) blue lace dress
“This is the dress that she is given by Oberhauser. It is not her personal choice. It had to be intriguing and powerful – like him.”

Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci) black jacket and hat
“She had to be dressed like an iconic Italian star; elegant and sculptural against the clean ‘30s architecture.” 

Bond (Daniel Craig) funeral coat and suit
“Bond is in disguise and has to fit in with gangsters moving in a daring way. The details in the shirt for example, the collar is more Italian style: it is Bond in disguise.”

Bond (Daniel Craig) ski outfit
“This outfit has an army background and was inspired by “Chasseurs Alpins”, a French regiment. The vintage trousers and jacket were then remade by Tom Ford.”

Bond (Daniel Craig) white tuxedo
“It was very hard to do better than the "Skyfall" blue tuxedo but I took my inspiration from Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca” the film and Morocco. Daniel added the red carnation buttonhole and it looked absolutely sublime.”

 

Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz) green velour jacket
“It is soft like the cat and the shape is so simple it is frightening. He is such a powerful villain, he does not need unnecessary details.”

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007 Filming location: Swimming pool in Shanghai, China / Skyfall (2012)

Bond movie: "Skyfall" (2012)
Place and location in the movie: Shanghai, China
Actual place and location: Virgin Active Canary Riverside Club, West Ferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London, England
What happens here in the movie: Bond swimming
Visited by 007 Travelers: 2014

In "Skyfall" pool is on top of a scyscraper in Shanghai, China
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Is it Mr. Bond there?

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This is what you actually see when you look at the swimming hall window

But in the movie background of Shanghai is done with CGI technique
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The audience of Bond movies in Finland

The audience of Bond movies in Finland. 

        

The list is incomplete before the year 1972.
Bond films from the 1960s specified in the tables include only the audience from the 1970s.

# = ranking of the year's most watched film premieres

Original source for Finnish text: Elokuvauutiset.fi
SPECTRE statistics: Finnkino / SF Film Finland
English version by: 007 Travelers
Picture: whatculture.com

FILM	YEAR	PREMIERE	DIRECTOR	BOND	AUDIENCE	#
Skyfall	2012	26.10.2012	Sam Mendes	Daniel Craig	647 770	1.
Octopussy	1983	12.08.1983	John Glen	Roger Moore	534 512	1.
Casino Royale	2006	24.11.2006	Martin Campbell	Daniel Craig	501 246	1.
Live and Let Die	1973	21.12.1973	Guy Hamilton	Roger Moore	484 865	4.
For Your Eyes Only	1981	21.08.1981	John Glen	Roger Moore	469 341	2.
The Living Daylights	1987	31.07.1987	John Glen	Timothy Dalton	468 381	1.
Quantum of Solace	2008	07.11.2008	Marc Forster	Daniel Craig	467 491	1.
The Spy Who Loved Me	1977	23.09.1977	Lewis Gilbert	Roger Moore	434 618	2.
The Man with the Golden Gun	1974	20.12.1974	Guy Hamilton	Roger Moore	420 450	3.
The World Is Not Enough	1999	03.12.1999	Michael Apted	Pierce Brosnan	385 412	3.
Moonraker	1979	17.08.1979	Lewis Gilbert	Roger Moore	382 431	5.
Licence to Kill	1989	21.07.1989	John Glen	Timothy Dalton	380 034	5.
Diamonds Are Forever	1971	25.12.1971	Guy Hamilton	Sean Connery	370 296	1.
A View to a Kill	1985	09.08.1985	John Glen	Roger Moore	376 687	3.
Never Say Never Again*	1983	16.12.8193	Irvin Kershner	Sean Connery	369 084	3.
GoldenEye	1995	15.12.1995	Martin Campbell	Pierce Brosnan	367 014	1.
Tomorrow Never Dies	1997	19.12.1997	Roger Spottiswoode	Pierce Brosnan	355 824	2.
Die Another Day	2002	29.11.2002	Lee Tamahori	Pierce Brosnan	320 931	3.
				TOTAL:	7 736 387
STATISTICS INCOMPLETE:
Thunderball	1965	24.12.6195	Terence Young	Sean Connery	243 233	-
You Only Live Twice	1967	15.09.1967	Lewis Gilbert	Sean Connery	195 329	-
Goldfinger	1964	29.01.1965	Guy Hamilton	Sean Connery	181 017	-
From Russia with Love	1963	14.08.1964	Terence Young	Sean Connery	174 464	-
Dr. No	1962	29.03.1963	Terence Young	Sean Connery	171 546	-
Casino Royale*	1967	22.12.1967	Ken Hughes John Huston Joseph McGrath Robert Parrish	Peter Sellers Ursula Andress David Niven Daliah Lavi Terence Cooper	149 870	-
On Her Majesty´s Secret Service	1969	19.12.1969	Peter R. Hunt	George Lazenby	139 225	-
				TOTAL:	1 254 684
				..........
				ALL TOGETHER:	8 991 071

*) Not part of official Bond series


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Film: SPECTRE 
Year: 2015 
Premiere: 30.10.2015
Director: Sam Mendes
Bond: Daniel Craig
Viewers: 678 396 (19th January 2016)
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Bond arrives in Austria in SPECTRE

Bond (Daniel Craig) arrives in Austria in "SPECTRE" (2015).

Source and photo: 007.com

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