GoldenEye Opening Scene - Tenero-Contra, TI, Switzerland
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The opening scene of GoldenEye in 1995 has been voted the greatest stunt scene ever performed. It was filmed at Contra Dam near Locarno.
Waymark Code: WMHTHD
Location: Ticino, Switzerland
Date Posted: 08/13/2013
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The opening scene of the 1995 James Bond movie GoldenEye shows James Bond jumping off a dam at a secret chemical factory in Northern Russia.
The scene became incredibly famous. It broke the world record for the highest bungee jump ever made from a fixed structure, it made bungee jumping popular all over the world, and it was voted as the best movie stunt of all time in a Sky Movies poll in 2002.
The scene was filmed at Contra Dam, commonly better known under the unofficial name Verzasca Dam, near Tenero-Contra in the South of Switzerland. The dam is the fourth highest dam in Switzerland with 220 meters / 760 ft.
Shortly after the movie was released, the location has become a regular commercial bungee jump site, offering the world's highest bungee jump that does not use auxiliary ropes.
Location type: Movie
Movie or Book Title: GoldenEye
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