#Goldfinger DB5 Contination

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Aston Martin DB4 GT Continuation (1 of 25). 

In 2017, almost 60 years on from when the original cars were made, the DB4 G.T. Continuation was hand-built on the very same site in Newport Pagnell as its illustrious forebears. It marked the return of production to the historic home of Aston Martin for the first time since the last V12 Vanquish S was completed in 2007 to secure the status of the world’s oldest purpose-built car manufacturing facility.Capturing the spell-binding essence of Aston Martin’s illustrious heritage, the Continuation series has since seen the production of DB4 GT Zagato Continuation in 2019 and the Goldfinger DB5 Contination – complete with Bond-inspired – gadgets in 2020.Each of the handbuilt Continuation models combine the authenticity of the David Brown era cars with sympathetic application of modern engineering advancements and performance enhancements. A special series of 25 cars remaining faithful to eight original factory lightweights. Underlining the authenticity are the VIN numbers, which carry on from the last original DB4 G.T. for an unbroken bloodline and impeccable Newport Pagnell-built pedigree.

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Aston Martin is recreating James Bond′s ′Goldfinger′ DB5 | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW

Luxury auto group Aston Martin announced on Monday it will recreate 25 legendary DB5 cars. The original DB5 was used by secret agent James Bond in cinema classics such as “Goldfinger” (1964), “Tomorrow Never Dies (1997),” “Skyfall” (2012) and “Spectre” (2015).

The Aston Martin DB5 made its first appearance in 1964 with Sean Connery’s James Bond in ‘Goldfinger’

Functioning gadgets such as “revolving number plates and more,” will be included on the Aston Martin DB5 recreation, according to an Aston Martin press release. It did not specify whether the bulletproof screen at the rear of the prototype driven by Sean Connery in “Goldfinger” would be included. Nor did it mention the front-mounted guns, a passenger ejector seat, a nail spreader, or a smoke screen device at the rear.

Read more: James Bond actor Daniel Craig auctions Aston Martin

‘M’s orders, 007. You’ll be using this Aston Martin DB5, with modifications. Now, pay attention please…’

James Bond’s Aston Martin also had an oil slick sprayer and water jets, courtesy of MI6’s Q-Branch, but the fictional spy unit won’t be involved in the new DB5 creations. Instead, EON Productions, which makes James Bond movies, will work with Aston Martin and a special effects supervisor.

James Bond’s car at Oxford University while he has a lesson with Professor Inga Bergstrom in ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ (1997)

The original prototype uesd in the films was auctionedfor $4.6 million (€4.03 million at today’s exchange rate) in 2010. Each of the new Goldfinger DB5s will cost £2.75 million ($3.50 million, €3.07 million). The cars will not be road-legal. The first model is set to be ready for sale in 2020.

The silver screen Bond, perenially a Bentley man in the original novels by Iain Fleming, has driven many different brands of cars down the decades. However, ever since the DB5 made its 1964 debut, 007 and Q-branch have had a special relationship with Aston Martin. As well as using his DB5 in five films, Bond has been issued with five other tricked-out Astons. 

12 spy films set in Germany

Tom Hanks among spies in Berlin

Many parts of Steven Spielberg’s movie were shot in and around Berlin. It re-enacts the first of a series of spy swaps that took place on Glienicke Bridge, which became known as the “Bridge of Spies,” hence the title of the film. Spielberg isn’t the first filmmaker to portray secret agents in Germany. Here are more examples.

12 spy films set in Germany

‘5 Fingers’

The film “5 Fingers” (1952), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, is about a famous secret agent during World War II who worked for the Nazis – widely known by his code name, Cicero. Although other spy movies were filmed on location, this one was mainly shot in the studio.

12 spy films set in Germany

‘Spy for Germany’

This West German thriller, originally titled “Spion für Deutschland” (1956), also depicts the actions of a German secret agent during World War II. Starring Martin Held and Nadja Tiller, it was filmed both in Berlin and the US.

12 spy films set in Germany

‘The Dirty Game’

Werner Klinger, who directed “Spy for Germany,” was also among the four filmmakers who helmed this 1965 anthology spy film. It is made up of stories directed by a German, a French, an Italian, and a British filmmaker. Shot in Berlin, it starred Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan.

12 spy films set in Germany

‘Torn Curtain’

Alfred Hitchcock filmed his spy thriller “Torn Curtain” in the studio in 1966. However, some scenes were shot on location in Berlin. Camera crews filmed in the German capital and sent their footage to Hollywood so Hitchcock could use the material in his movie. The cast included German actors Wolfgang Kieling and Hansjörg Felmy, along with US stars Julie Andrews and Paul Newman.

12 spy films set in Germany

James Bond in Berlin: ‘Octopussy’

A large part of the 13th movie of the most popular secret agent in film history, James Bond, was shot in Berlin in 1983. Agent 007, depicted by Roger Moore, is seen at Checkpoint Charlie, in front of the Berlin Wall, and does a chase scene on the AVUS highway. Bond’s love scenes were filmed in the studio, though.

12 spy films set in Germany

‘The Innocent’

In 1993, John Schlesinger filmed on location in Berlin. “The Innocent” is based on the Cold War “Operation Gold,” where CIA and MI6 agents built a tunnel under the Russian sector of Berlin. Anthony Hopkins, Isabella Rossellini and Campbell Scott star in the film.

12 spy films set in Germany

‘Mission: Impossible III’

For the third film in the “Mission: Impossible” series, director J.J Abrams and star Tom Cruise initially planned to film in the German Reichstag. But the German government didn’t allow them to shoot in the building – a council decided it should not be used in commercial films. The crew had to build sets in Babelsberg Studio, just outside Berlin.

12 spy films set in Germany

‘The Good German’

“The Good German” (2006) by Steven Soderbergh also demonstrates how studio sets can replace actual locations. The story is set in post-war Berlin, but was filmed in Los Angeles. However, Soderbergh built in archive material of the actual war-torn city in his gloomy film shot in black-and-white.

12 spy films set in Germany

‘Spy Game’

This 2001 spy thriller starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt is set in Berlin, but it wasn’t shot in Germany either. Locations in Budapest were used to reproduce the German capital. This can actually be noticed in some scenes: Some elements in the background do not exist in Berlin.

12 spy films set in Germany

‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’

Currently in theaters, the secret agent comedy “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” contains many scenes set in Berlin in the 1960s. Henry Cavill depicts an American secret agent competing with a Russian spy. The film beautifully recreates the atmosphere of divided Berlin – yet everything was done by computer.

12 spy films set in Germany

‘Homeland’

The fifth season of the popular TV series “Homeland” was shot in Berlin, too. Agent Carrie Mathison is no longer working for the CIA and is hired by a German private security firm. Filming was also done in Babelsberg Studios and in Brandenburg.

12 spy films set in Germany

On location: Glienicke Bridge

Steven Spielberg filmed his spy movie on location in Berlin. After all, the legendary and mysterious Glienicke Bridge also inspired the title of his film, “Bridge of Spies.” Sometimes the actual location simply beats all studio sets and digital reproductions.

Author: Jochen Kürten / eg

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Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. It was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Steered from 1947 by David Brown, it became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a DB5 model in the 1964 film Goldfinger. Their sports cars are regarded as a British cultural icon. Aston Martin has held a Royal Warrant as purveyor of motorcars to HRH the Prince of Wales since 1982. It has over 150 car dealerships in over 50 countries on 6 continents making them a global automobile brand.

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