Villain (1971)

**Christopher Matheson** · 23-05-12 06:50 AM

This is supposedly the exterior of gambling club and perhaps the sign is real. Sadly as the car goes up the street the scene dissolves rather quickly but the location is the City of Westminster judging from the colour scheme on the lamp post. By the way the street dissolving into the scene is Curzon Street looking east.

**Alan F** · 23-05-12 07:48 AM

It looks like Chesterfield Gardens, a turning off of Curzon Street.

**Christopher Matheson** · 23-05-12 06:25 PM

Alan you are spot on, once again. Great work.

Here are some houses from Villain.

The next two are the same location.

**mariocki** · 23-05-12 10:26 PM

The second one is Hatchlands Park. I think Alan might knows the others.

Edit: Thought I'd seen some of these before, there's another thread for Villain here

http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/fi...locations.html

**Christopher Matheson** · 24-05-12 06:24 PM

Thank you Mariocki for the Hatchlands Park identification and thanks too for pointing out the other Villain thread. If I'd noticed the thread earlier I'd have saved myself a lot of time sussing out site which is now the New Covent Garden. Thanks.

**Alan F** · 24-05-12 07:46 PM

I thought that Villain was one of those films where everything had been found, but apparently not.
The fifth picture is the corner of Cunnington Street and Rothschild Road, Acton.

**mariocki** · 24-05-12 09:22 PM

Yes, I thought we'd had a thread either here or on The Sweeney forum where they'd all been identified but apparently not.

**harryshand** · 24-05-12 09:33 PM

Dakins Mum's house (Photo 1 on post 3) still not found - I thought maybe somewhere in Brighton on the other thread but nothing confirmed. Mind you Google streetview wasn't covering much of Brighton last time I searched.

The Lyon/Mellors house still remains the Grail.

**Alan F** · 24-05-12 09:44 PM

The last picture is Arundel Gardens, Notting Hill. I recognised the buildings in the background, in Lansdowne Road, having once identified them from an episode of Return Of The Saint.

**Christopher Matheson** · 27-05-12 04:08 AM

Many thanks once again, twice again!, to AlanF.

It looks there are lots of clues in this sequence:-
A shop called 'Cy's'? opposite a Westminster Bank.

Lots of names here.

And at the right a small British Railways sign pointing to a station.

BR sign at left.

And a crossed something sign at right.

**Alan F** · 27-05-12 11:49 AM

Erm.....from the IMDB

High Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
(police car escorts ambulance taking Edgar Lowis to hospital)

**harryshand** · 27-05-12 02:10 PM

Indeed it is - strange location, maybe library stock from something else?

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=hig...338.92,,0,0.18

John Colliers is now Evans and Cy's is a Pizza Hut

**Christopher Matheson** · 27-05-12 10:46 PM

I must admit that I frequently glance at the IMDB and I am certain that the location listings were nowhere near as thorough just a few days ago when I last looked. Anyway, thanks to AlanF and harryshand. I notice that the The Cross Keys has survived in Bedford.

**Steve Crook** · 27-05-12 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by Christopher Matheson

I must admit that I frequently glance at the IMDB and I am certain that the location listings were nowhere near as thorough just a few days ago when I last looked.

That'd be because many people, including those who read or contribute to threads here, contribute to the IMDb

Steve

**Christopher Matheson** · 21-09-12 06:52 PM

Well I suppose these could show one location for they both look like 19th century Gothic piles. They are obviously standing-in for the Houses of Parliament.

**mulberrybushfilmfan** · 22-09-12 02:20 AM

this is on my list of films to see along with otley which i think is along the same lines! great car chase on youtube of this film.

**Toscana** · 22-09-12 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by mulberrybushfilmfan

this is on my list of films to see along with otley which i think is along the same lines! great car chase on youtube of this film.

Both screenplays by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais with Clement directing Otley as well. Villian is a great picture, very good. Listened to Mcshane say that when it was released in the USA everyones voice was dubbed into a New York gangster accent except Burton. Just think what The Godfather would have been like if they had changed all the accents to cockney except Brandos.

**Christopher Matheson** · 22-09-12 04:04 PM

I think it would be real nice if people wanting to discuss Otley, Youtube, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenis, the USA, New York gangsters and The Godfather started a thread of their own and let this one discuss film locations concerning 'Villain'.

**mulberrybushfilmfan** · 23-09-12 03:52 AM

Originally Posted by Toscana

Both screenplays by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais with Clement directing Otley as well. Villian is a great picture, very good. Listened to Mcshane say that when it was released in the USA everyones voice was dubbed into a New York gangster accent except Burton. Just think what The Godfather would have been like if they had changed all the accents to cockney except Brandos.

cool cheers!

**mulberrybushfilmfan** · 23-09-12 03:54 AM

Originally Posted by Christopher Matheson

I think it would be real nice if people wanting to discuss Otley, Youtube, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenis, the USA, New York gangsters and The Godfather started a thread of their own and let this one discuss film locations concerning 'Villain'.

will do a thread for it! stay happy fella cheers lee

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