A View to a Kill (1985)
Directed by John Glen
A microchip recovered in Siberia leads Bond to a horse-breeding industrialist, from Ascot and the Eiffel Tower to his château in France and finally San Francisco, where he plans to flood Silicon Valley.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Ski chase≈ 00:00:00SiberiaStated on screen
Bond recovers a microchip from 003's body and escapes Soviet troops on skis and a snowboard.
- 2MI6 and Ascot≈ 00:12:00London, EnglandInferred
After a briefing, Bond watches Max Zorin's horse win at Ascot.
- 3Eiffel Tower≈ 00:22:00Paris, FranceStated on screen
Bond's contact is killed at the Eiffel Tower restaurant and he chases May Day down the tower and through the streets.
- 4Zorin's château≈ 00:30:00InferredFictional
Posing as a horse buyer, Bond uncovers Zorin's doping operation and is dumped in a lake.
- 5City Hall and fire-truck chase≈ 01:00:00San Francisco, CaliforniaStated on screen
Bond meets geologist Stacey Sutton, escapes a burning City Hall and steals a fire truck.
- 6Main Strike mine≈ 01:45:00Stated on screenFictional
- 7Zorin's airship≈ 01:58:00Golden Gate BridgeStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 14,558 km
- Places
- 7
- Countries
- 4
- Stops
- 7
- Not shown: 14,469 km
- Car: 90 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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