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Stasi secret files: How James Bond was spied on by East Germany

Stasi files show that 007 violated the GDR border four times at Checkpoint Charlie in divided Berlin. The whole thing happened during filming for 'Octopussy.' A dangerous scandal in the middle of the Cold War, observed and documented by the Stasi.

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00:01Checkpoint Charlie, one of the most dangerous places during the Cold War, becomes the film
00:07set for the James Bond movie Octopussy, starring Roger Moore in August 1982.
00:21This is suggested by the Stasi files.
00:24These noted that from 7.30am to 8.30am, 12 vehicles drove to the Friedrichstraße-Zimmerstraße-Border
00:32crossing point, and preparations were made for filming.
00:381961, Westalliets are exactly here a borderline.
00:41This is one of the most alerted places in the Cold War.
00:44During the operation, a black Mercedes ran from the Kochstraße to the Checkpoint Charlie
00:49and crossed the border four times.
00:52Surprisingly, the Stasi did not react.
00:56The Stasi later learned that it was a film shoot by questioning a diplomat.
01:01According to the protocol, filming ends at 1.33pm.
01:06There were no effects on a cross-border trouble.
01:09After all, James Bond has the license to kill.
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