Where was For Your Eyes Only filmed?
1981 film by John Glen
For Your Eyes Only (1981) was filmed at 3 places in Greece and the United Kingdom: London, Meteora and Pinewood Studios. Every place comes from Wikidata.
Part of the James Bond film series · the Eon James Bond series
Filming locations
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Landscapes & nature
Meteora
Greece
Rock formation with cluster of Greek Orthodox monasteries
“For the Meteora shoots, a Greek bishop was paid to allow filming in the monasteries, but the uninformed Eastern Orthodox monks were mostly critical of production rolling in their installations.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
London
England
Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
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Studios & sets
Pinewood Studios
England
British film studio and television studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
“The interiors were shot later in Pinewood Studios, as well as the ship's explosion, which was done with a miniature in Pinewood's tank on the 007 Stage.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's article
The Wikipedia article names 20 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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Towns & cities
Madrid
Spain
Capital of Spain
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Studios & sets 007 Stage
England
Sound stage located at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
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Landscapes & nature
Alps
Switzerland
Major mountain range system in central Europe
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Towns & cities
Stoke Poges
England
Village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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Landmarks & buildings
Beckton Gas Works
England
Major London gasworks
“The pre-credits sequence used the churchyard of the Church of St Giles, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire as a cemetery, while the helicopter scenes were filmed at the abandoned Beckton Gas Works in London.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Dolomites
Italy
Mountain range in the Alps
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Towns & cities
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Italy
Town and comune in the Province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy
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Landscapes & nature
Corfu
Greece
Greek island in the Ionian Sea
“On 15 September principal photography started on Corfu at the Villa Sylva at Kanoni, above Corfu Town, which acted as the location of the Spanish villa.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora
Greece
Monastery in Kalabaka Municipality, Thessaly Region, Greece
“The monastery was featured in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Corfu
Greece
Capital of the Greek island and municipality of Corfu
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Castles & palaces
Achilleion
Greece
Palace on Corfu island, Greece
“In October filming moved to other Greek locations, including Meteora and the Achilleion.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings Miramonti Majestic Grand Hotel
Italy
Hotel in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
“Filming locations in Cortina included the historic Grand Hotel Miramonti.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Eugenio Monti Olympic Track
Italy
“Bogner designed the ski chase on the bobsleigh track of Cortina d'Ampezzo hoping to surpass his work in both On Her Majesty's Secret Service and The Spy Who Loved Me.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings Church of St Giles, Stoke Poges
England
Church in South Bucks, UK
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Landscapes & nature
Pontikonisi
Greece
Islet of Pontikonisi, Corfu
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Landmarks & buildings
Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio
Italy
Ice stadium at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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Towns & cities
East Ham
England
Town in the London Borough of Newham, England
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Castles & palaces Old Fortress of Corfu
Greece
Fortress in Corfu, Greece
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Landscapes & nature
Kanoni
Greece
Hill in Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands municipality, Greece
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Towns & cities
Kalami (Corfu)
Greece
Village in Northern Corfu Municipality, Greece
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Places whose own article says it was shot there
8 places say on their own Wikipedia pages that this film was shot there. Not on the map: each quote is linked so you can check it.
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Landscapes & nature
Meteora
Greece
Rock formation with cluster of Greek Orthodox monasteries
“The monastery of Holy Trinity was a filming location for the 1981 James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Nassau
The Bahamas
Capital and largest city of the Bahamas
“In 1981, Nassau was used as a stand-in for Greece in an ocean scene in For Your Eyes Only.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Stoke Poges
England
Village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, UK
“In 1981, the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only filmed its opening sequence, when Bond visits his wife's grave, in the graveyard at St Giles' Church.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Beckton Gas Works
England
Major London gasworks
“The opening sequence of the 1981 James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only was filmed here.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Corfu
Greece
Greek island in the Ionian Sea
“The 1981 James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only has a number of scenes filmed in Corfu.” Wikipedia
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Castles & palaces
Achilleion
Greece
Palace on Corfu island, Greece
“The casino scene of the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981) was filmed at the Achilleion.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Eugenio Monti Olympic Track
Italy
“The week following the 1981 championships, the track was filmed as part of the movie For Your Eyes Only; one of the stuntmen involved, Paolo Rigon, was killed during the first day of filming.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings Miramonti Majestic Grand Hotel
Italy
Hotel in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
“The hotel served as a filming location for several scenes of the 1981 James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only.” Wikipedia
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Recorded only at country level
Also filmed in Greece, The Bahamas, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.
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