In the film: Bob Hoskins' big-time mobster Harold Shand is outplayed by his Irish enemies as he makes a celebratory visit to a top London hotel in this classic British gangster movie. All together now: "Da-na-NAH-NAH, da-na-NAH NAH..."
The Google view: The hotel is the Savoy in the Strand. The famous metal frontage appears in the film itself, but it's worth a wander around the corner to see the Savoy theatre, which the hotel was built to service using profits from Gilbert and Sullivan musicals.
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britmovietours
Oct 15th 2010, 14:41
This is pretty cool. A friend of mine recommende going on the London Film Locations bus tour which goes to all these places and shows clips from the films along with interesting anecdotes.
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sjones54
Nov 10th 2010, 10:22
Some good shots of London of then and now. Can also recommend going on a walk of London Film Locations I did with a mate recently. The guide Kevin made it a fun couple of hours.
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