The actress became popular in the 1960s playing heroines in Edgar Wallace and Karl May movies. 11, in the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice (1967). Even though a German actor Clemens Schick follows in a long tradition of German Bond foes, unlike his predecessors, he's no longer 007's main enemy.Īside from German villains, there was Karin Dor, who played Helga Brandt, SPECTRE's no. Casino Royale (2006), however, broke this tradition.

But, unpredictable, dangerous and utterly ruthless, Blofeld, portrayed by Austrian-German actor Christoph Waltz, is definitely our favorite baddie. The most despicable Bond villain has to be Goldfinger who was played by the German actor Gert Fröbe. Out of 21 Bond movies, about 10 of the bad guys have been played by German or Austrian actors. Germanic actors, too, have left their mark on Bond, both figuratively and literally. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) was also shot in Germany, and it also appears in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and The Living Daylights (1987). You’d recognize many familiar locations on the set, like Checkpoint Charlie, Spandau Prison, the Brandenburg Gate, and Potsdamer Platz. The film crew didn’t get a permission to enter East Berlin, therefore, they were working in West Berlin only.

The filming of Octopussy (1983) partially took place in Berlin and began in 1982 during Cold War, when the city was still divided.

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