007 Stage

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The Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage (originally known as and currently often shortened to simply the 007 Stage) is one of the largest sound stages in the world. Located at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, its current name stems from James Bond film producer Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli. The stage was originally conceived in 1976 by production designer Ken Adam to house the set he had designed for the interior of the Liparus supertanker in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. The stage's construction cost $1.8 million. The Rank Organisation, owner of the studio lot, agreed to allow the stage's construction, although Eon Productions and United Artists owned it as their only film production property, and hoped to recoup the cost by renting it to others; in contrast to the volcano crater set Adam had built for You Only Live Twice in 1966, the 007 Stage was to be a permanent structure. The film stage was the first built in the western world in eight years, and larger than...

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