SPECTRE–cular! Secret Mission In The Ötztal Alps
Sölden, the undisputed #HotSpotintheAlps, is a shooting location of the 24th James Bond movie “Spectre”.
From January to February 2015, the upper Ötztal valley was the place where Agent 007 met the mountains with heaps of snow and action.
Top Secret? Top Secret!
On 15 days a 500-people film crew got together in Sölden, including also James Bond (Daniel Craig), the Bond Girl (Léa Seydoux), Q (Ben Whishaw) and the Killer Mr. Hinx (Dave Bautista). Of course, the entire “Spectre” shooting was classified top secret – typically 007.
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Bond Movie Shooting Locations
Sölden made the perfect setting for varied action scenes in the snow, the film producer himself called it the movie’s centerpiece.
Film location
Glacier Road
The very spectacular and thrilling chase with a Britten Norman plane and range rovers, ranking among the main action scenes of “Spectre”, started on the Glacier Road leading from Sölden up to Rettenbach Glacier.
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Film location
Glacier Tunnel
Other parts of the action-packed chase were filmed in Austria’s highest road tunnel – the glacier tunnel in Sölden, which links the ski mountains of Rettenbach Glacier and Tiefenbach Glacier.
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Film location
Ice Q
The ultimate ice Q, an eye-catching glass cube on top of Gaislachkogl peak at 3048 m, hosts the futurist Hoffler Private Hospital. Here James Bond (Daniel Craig) meets psychologist Dr. Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) for the very first time.
Breathtaking panoramic views of the Ötztal Alps an its mountain scenery plus puristic architectural features and a 900 m² glass facade – simply spectrecular!
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Impressions of ice Q
Film location
Gaislachkogl Gondola
Several times, the middle and the top station of the ultra-modern mountain gondola can be seen in the latest Bond movie. All actors taking part in the film shooting at the Hoffler Hospital (ice Q) also used this state-of-the-art gondola for uphill and downhill rides.
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Behind the Scenes
Film director Sam Mendes
He was enthusiastic about the fabulous architecture of the ice Q right from start, and he appreciated the huge choice of possibilities and backgrounds close to Gaislachkogl peak and the glacier road.
He called Sölden a “fantastic place” and gave special thanks to his main contact person Jack Falkner (managing director of Bergbahnen Sölden Mountain Lift Company) and his expert team in the closing titles.
Film producer Barbara Broccoli
… was totally enchanted by the prime “5-star infrastructures available in the valley and up to 3000 meters above sea level.” A very important fact for herself and the untiring team.
Sölden – the place too good to be bad!
On a final note…
Recommendation
Enjoy watching the hilarious Spectre movie on big or small screen, afterwards explore the original film shooting locations at the #HotSpotintheAlps on skis – … and action!
If you are looking for great action then the #HotSpotintheAlps is absolutely the right place. What’s best, Sölden also boasts pristine mountain areas amidst landscapes of awesome natural beauty.
