Château de Vaux le Vicomte
Moonraker (1979)
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SCENE
James Bond is taken to the home of Hugo Drax by helicopter by Corinne.
ADDRESS
77950 Maincy, France
LOCATION
48.566189, 2.714101
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The Château de Vaux le Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometres (34 mi) southeast of Paris. The chateau was constructed from 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The movie suggests the house of Drax is in California, but actually it's near Paris in France.
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architecture, chateau, historic
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SYNOPSIS
After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.
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77950 Maincy, France
LOCATION
48.566189, 2.714101
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