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Swedes in the Bond films
Club James Bond France Event With 10 Of The Moonraker Girls
By: Anders Frejdh
Published:
2013-11-30
2013-11-30
Tickets are is 125 EUR each. The event kicks off at 11am and finish around 17pm. - THE EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT! (A few tickets excl. brunch is available.)
35 years ago, Château Vaux-Le-Vicomte was used as location for the start of principal photography on Moonraker. Director Lewis Gilbert and the rest of the production team filmed the movie almost entirely in France, every Parisian studio was used for the film, the biggest Bond up to that point.
Production notes (Source: MGM / Eon Productions)
• 11 Aug 1978: Principal photography began with scenes at Drax’s pyramid (built at Pinewood)
• 29 Aug 1978: Lewis Gilbert shot Bond trying out the centrifuge trainer
• 1 Sep 1978: The model unit shot space exteriors for the film on F Stage at Pinewood
• 11 Sep 1978: Lewis Gilbert filmed Bond’s arrival at Hugo Drax’s chateau (Vaux-Le-Vicomte)
• 6 Mar 1979: The exteriors of the space station were shot
• 30 Mar 1979: The scene of Drax being ejected into space, never to be seen again, was filmed
Schedule of events at Château Vaux-Le-Vicomte:
10:07 - Annual meeting for the members of Club James Bond France
11:00 - Tour of the Château and other locations used for Moonraker
12:00 - Brunch
13:30 - Interviews with the Drax girls (in French)
15:00 - Photo and signing session with the Bond girls
17:00 - End of events
(The event will be filmed)
VIP Guests:
• Anne Lonnberg (Museum Guide and one of Drax' girls, exclusive interview)
• Béatrice Libert (Mademoiselle Deradier, exclusive interview)
• Blanche Ravalec (Dolly)
• Catherine Serre (Drax girl)
• Chichinou Kaepler
• Corinne Cléry (Corinne Dufour)
• Diane Thierry-Mieg
• Françoise Gayat (Drax girl)
• Irka Bochencko (Blond beauty and Museum receptionist)
• Nicaise Jean-Louis (Drax girl)
The Bond guests will have a selection of photos available and will charge 10 euro per autograph.
(From Sweden with Love, James Bond Club Schweiz and 007 Admiral Club are official partners of the event.)
Teaser trailer for the event:
Photo above:
Page from the official event brochure. © 2013 Club James Bond France. All rights reserved.
More information on the official website of Club James Bond France.
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