James Bond 007 at FORT KNOX | 60 years of GOLDFINGER | Locations then & now
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- In March 2023, we got the chance to visit Fort Knox Army Base in Kentucky USA, a filming location for the 1964 James Bond film GOLDFINGER. Armed with our screenshots we accepted the invitation and had a great time finding all the exact spots and camera angles. For the film's 60th anniversary, we now proudly present this adventure, as part of the 7 MINUTES OF BOND LOCATIONS serie!
This episode is hosted by Martijn Mulder, with a special guest appearance by Uwe Brosamle.
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Well done! I lived on Fort Knox on three separate occasions in my life. Once, when I was a kid, because my Army officer father was stationed there. Then I was posted there to train as a tank crewman in the U.S. Army in 1989. After a two year tour in Germany (with a deployment to the Gulf in 1991), I was re-assigned to a duty unit on Fort Knox until my time in the Army was over. Because it was the 1970's when I lived there as a kid, it hadn't changed much since "Goldfinger" was filmed. And the old wooden barracks were still there while I was in training, but they were in disuse. We called it "splinter village".
Fascinating! Would have loved to see it in the old days.
I became a school counselor in the dependent schools on post beginning in 1977. Just curious what school or schools you were in back then.
@@mikefrancais I attended Van Voorhis
Elementary School from 3rd through 5th Grades. 1976 to 1979. When I was re-assigned to Fort Knox from Germany, I went back to Van Voorhis to look around. My 3rd Grade teacher was still working there as the guidance counselor.
I remember Van Voorhes elementary very well. I was a school counselor on post 24 years. Part time at VV in 1999 through 2001. But I was in all 10 schools ultimately. Lots of good memories. You must’ve had Mrs. Applegate as the principal. A legend.
I was born and raised in Louisville and I now live in a house literally across the the street from the Bowman Field admin building. I was drafted in 1969 and sent to basic training at Fort Knox. We lived in the "yellow barracks building" from WWII. I was later told that after our training cycle the buildings were "policed up", army jargon for tearing down and hauling away. Watching GOLDFINGER it was neat to see Dixie Highway, famous for it's tacky businesses and as "Dixie Dieway" for all the traffic accidents.
Greetings from a Bon Air neighbor and fellow Bond fan. I get geek out every time I see Louisville Kentucky printed on that car door at Goldfinger's ranch.
Enjoyed your video of one of the (if not The) most iconic Bond-movies! Just found your channel. I'll have to check out what else tou've got.
Please do. There's lots of Bond location stuff!
Welcome to Louisville! I hope you had a nice stay.
I've always thought 'Goldfinger' is the best Bond movie.The plot is just genius. Buy up as much gold as you can, then make the largest deposit of gold in the world useless for the next 50 years, and increase the value of your gold. GENIUS!
Fun! I so happen to live on the flight line of Bowman Field: I'm listening to the planes right now. (Was born on Fort Knox too!) 007 always visits an exotic locale, I think it's great that it was Kentucky once!
Great locations video, thanks for sharing!!
Hi Mattijn, always enjoy your "on the tracks of 007" video presentations. Very interesting and well presented . Thank you.
Thanks!
Very cool! I'm from Kentucky and have been there many times. I was lucky enough to drive the Furka Pass this year so I've crossed 2 locations of my list.
Awesome!
Amazing, thanks for taking us with you👌
My pleasure!
Very cool video. I retired out of FT Knox & know a bit about the area. I even drove my wife past the depository.
Very good martjin,you are the best !
Incredible work locating the exact filming points, well done !
Thanks!
Splendid episode! Most underrated Bond channel on TH-cam, deserves so many more views!
That is very kind. And of course I fully agree 😃, but also realise this is a very niche subject in the world of 007
This is amazing! Fantastic editing with the fade ins and fade outs 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
My 1950 Dodge Power Wagon (featured prominently on my channel) was used at Fort Knox, bought as scrap by a Kentucky farmer, forgotten in a barn for forty years and then restored by me😉. I imagine it might be hidden somewhere in that flyover footage! I’ve also recently acquired an M10 ammo trailer built in 1944 and bought as scrap by the same farmer, now being restored.
Yours is one of the most comprehensive Goldfinger location vids I have seen....I really liked your work. Thanks.
Thanks!
I always enjoy the content from this channel, it deserves a bigger audience! :)
It does! 😆 Thanks
Much appreciated that answered a lot of questions for me
Excellent!
Thanks!
Interestingly, at 3:30 the convoy turns RIGHT, but Fort Knox is to the LEFT! As you say, the building remains. Great vid. Keep at it!
You are absolutely right!
Short and sweet.
I went to YMCA summer camp about 5 miles from Ft. Knox 1966-69. My dad would always complain about how ugly the drive down Dixie Highway from Louisville to Radcliff was.
I just got to visit some Thunderball and A View To A Kill locations in Paris France this past week.
I'm kind of a Bond aficionado myself, you actually left out one scene that was filmed going southbound on Dixie highway before you get to Muldraugh, they stopped right before you go up the hill, and you can see the rock walls of the hill behind them.
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Goldfinger is without a doubt the best of the James Bond features and made the character a household name. You might say it set the "gold standard" for the series that was later built on by Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and others. The three days a second unit spent in Kentucky filming three minutes of screen time makes the whole movie believable. Ken Adam visited the site and spoke with Victor Harkin but was not allowed inside. Adam took pictures of the outside which were used to construct two walls at Pinewood Studios. All the soldiers shown marching around , on the streets, was the same squad filmed at different locations. The airplanes flying over the Gold Vault were from a Louisville flying club, and since they did not have the Pussy Galore signs on the doors film editor Peter Hunt used scenes from above the planes so the doors would not be seen. Needless to say the Commanding General of Ft Knox was not very happy with having the film crew on post, but he had no say in it. Orders came down from higher up the command chain.
Great info!
I ate at a Kentucky Fried Chicken in London in 1969😉
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Great video as always! Any guess for the location at 4:42? I guess it's an area that has been developed now. Definitely filmed in the Fort Knox area though as the very yellow sand is evidenced today when you look at google satellite imagery of the area around it
Correct. It's most likely all in an area in the back, where they do not allow visitors.
Radcliff kentucky.
I know one of the people that has residences that are closest to Fort Knox. Civilian residences that are actually closer than any of the military residence facilities.
They are also unfortunately a licensed drone operator, but cannot operate any drone anywhere nearby that base.
Correct. We looked into renting a plane to fly over the base, but this was also a no-go.
And I started at Fort Knox schools in 1977 at King solver over by fifth Avenue.
It wasn't easy to make Goldfinger, so much money; efforts, and time needed.
True!
In your opening scene you weren't in Cincinnati. If you were at the Cincinnati airport you were in Kentucky already.
The two water towers shown are unfortunately gone, they were demolished over the course of just three days in October of 2024.
Oh no 😳
@@onthetracksof007yes it's a shame, I watched as they came down over the course of just three days. We all thought it would take weeks. Imagine our surprise.
You did NOT fly into Cincinnati. You flew into the NORTHERN KENTUCKY/Greater Cincinnati Airport…the airport is in Kentucky!!!
Bowman Field is NOT south of Louisville! It is in the east end of Louisville!
@@catherinetimmerman9107 I hope there was something you DID like 🥳
The joke is on Bond
There's no more gold in Ft Knox
T took it? 🤔
My grandfather who was in the Indiana National Guard, was down there on maneuvers when they were building it and then I have a picture standing on top of the building with his foot on the pinnacle of the building