The Russia House
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Location:
MI6
headquarters
Century
House
Westminster
Bridge Road
Lambeth
London
UK
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Details:
Various scenes feature the interior of “The Russia House” – the department
specialising in spying on the Soviet Union - and the action in a number of the scenes
cuts back frequently to the Russia House, with MI6 staff: Ned, Clive, Walter etc,
monitoring and analysing events as they unfold in Moscow.
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Notes:
The SIS / MI6 headquarters was
located here from 1964 to 1994 before moving to its current Vauxhall Cross
building. I have not been able to
confirm that the interior shots of the Russia House department were filmed
here. There is a scene later in the film, which I think is
supposed to be Clive’s office on “the fifth floor” and therefore in the same
building as the Russia House – this scene was filmed in a building just off
Lambeth Bridge on the Albert embankment – on the opposite side of the bridge
from the current MI5 headquarters. However, the interior shots appear to be in an older building to the one where Clive's office is.
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Sunday, 24 March 2013
The Russia House
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