Moonraker (1979)
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Sent to find out who stole a space shuttle, Bond investigates its billionaire builder from his California estate to Venice, Rio de Janeiro and a hidden launch site deep in the Amazon, before the chase leaves Earth altogether.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1MI6 headquarters≈ 00:10:00London, EnglandInferred
M assigns Bond to look into the hijacked Moonraker shuttle.
- 2Drax Industries and château≈ 00:12:00Drax's estate, CaliforniaStated on screenFictional
Bond meets Hugo Drax and astronaut Holly Goodhead, survives the centrifuge and a sniper on a pheasant shoot.
- 3Glass factory and canals≈ 00:33:00Venice, ItalyStated on screen
Bond survives an attack on a gondola, finds a nerve-gas lab behind a glass museum and learns Holly is a CIA agent.
- 4Carnival≈ 00:54:00Rio de Janeiro, BrazilStated on screen
Bond follows Drax's trail to Rio during Carnival and finds Holly there.
- 4Cable car≈ 01:04:00Sugarloaf MountainStated on screen
- 5River chase and jungle temple≈ 01:15:00Drax's jungle baseInferredFictional
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 31,059 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 4
- Stops
- 6
- Not shown: 28,095 km
- Boat: 2,965 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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