Games, The

Windsor, Berkshire, adjacent to the Great Park.

Now. Yes, confirmed, Queen's Terrace, King's Road, Windsor, Berks.

Windsor, Berkshire, adjacent to the Great Park.

Now. Yes, confirmed, Queen's Terrace, King's Road, Windsor, Berks.

The building stands on Queen's Terrace, King's Road near the junction with Osborne Road in Windsor.

Malcolm Tinnelly proves the location.

Windsor, Berkshire, adjacent to the Great Park.

King's Road in Windsor, Berkshire, opposite to the Great Park.

Now. Yes, confirmed, Queen's Terrace, King's Road, Windsor.

King's Road, Windsor with The Long Walk behind the trees to the right.

A similar view from Malcolm Tinnelly.

A stadium. Windsor? Paul Enticknap tells us that this, and Captures 8 and 9 is the former University of London Athletics ground, Motspur Park KT3 6PT. It is now owned and used by Fulham Football Club as their training ground. This was, says Paul, also one of the locations used in 'Chariots of Fire'. (RL)

A stadium. Windsor? See Capture 7 (RL)

Another shot from Paul that reveals the crowd size. (RL)

A stadium. Windsor? See Capture 7 (RL)

Having provided the location Paul now sends us a shot to support and reveal the changes that have been made. (RL)

Has a more Oxfordy feel.

Has a more Oxfordy feel.

Has a more Oxfordy feel.

Windsor, centre, near where the Queen lives, sometimes.

Castle Hotel, Windsor.

Windsor, centre, near where the Queen lives, sometimes.

Church Lane, Windsor, Berks.

Windsor, centre, near where the Queen lives, sometimes.

Windsor Castle.

Near Windsor?

Near Windsor? And in the background, a chimney?

A village??..nearby?

Village Road in Denham with The Falcon Inn on the left. (PW)

A village??..nearby?

Looking towards The Pyghtle in Denham. (PW)

Ben Walker identifies this as the south west corner of Prospect Park in Reading, Berkshire, looking south across the A4 towards tower blocks between Granville Road and Gainsborough Road.

Replacing Ben's Google capture, Andrew Price provides this original of the location.

Possibly near the milk depot in the Vale Road area of Windsor.

The tree in the capture is by the bend in Hanover Way, Windsor. (SR)

A milk depot. Phil adds; - the dairy depicted in the film is/was the Medina Dairy.

Major changes occured in Hanover Way in 2018 as the comparison shots show. (SR)

A milk depot.....and Phil says; the dairy on Vale Road in Windsor used to be an Express Dairies depot.

The old buildings in Hanover Way have been replaced by an imposing housing development. (SR)

A milk depot,and the office block is/was their head office on Vale Road. The actors are walking out of Hanover Way. Phil Wilkinson

The Medina Dairy merged with Freshways in 2022, and the old depot now houses a used car dealership. (SR)

Approaching the church and heading north west on Village Road in Denham located by Antony Blair.

And here's Antony's comparison shot.

Denham village. See http://www.radios-uk.com/denham/denham1small.jpg, their copyright, spotted by Roger Cullingham, thanks to him.

Village Road, Denham (PW)

Denham village. See http://www.radios-uk.com/denham/denham1small.jpg, their copyright, spotted by Roger Cullingham, thanks to him.

Village Road, Denham (PW)

When we first loaded 'The Games' we were admitting only British locations, so we omitted a considerable number of foreign scenes that were used in this film. Australia, Japan, France and Italy were all featured. We start with a scene set in a Belgium barracks, we surmised, but no, Dimitri Yarnault says not Belgium.

Soldier and trucks. But the trucks are not Belgian says Dimitri, so not the Belgian army. Manuel Gurtner adds that the scenes set behind the iron curtain were shot in Vienna and the surrounding area. That is why Austrian Steyr military trucks can be recognized in the background of this capture.

Aznavour has a lion on his cap, Belgian I imagine. Wrong again says Dimitri, not Belgian, so probably the director's make-believe! Manuel gives us the additional information that, at the age of 45, Charles Aznavour plays the competitor Pavel Vendek and apparently wears the uniform of the Czechoslovak People's Army.

A chateau. In France, Belgium or Germany, Dimitri opines. Certainly none of this Manuel Gurtner tells us, because this is Burg Liechtenstein, a castle located above the village Maria Enzersdorf in Lower Austria bordering Vienna.

A slightly different angle of Burg Liechtenstein. Manuel Gurtner adds to the description "Originally built in the 12th century, the castle was twice destroyed by the Ottomans and rebuilt in 1884. Well-known also as filming location for the feature films 'A Walk with Love and Death', 'The Vampire Happening', 'The Fifth Musketeer', 'The Three Musketeers' and the TV Mini-Series 'The Pillars of the Earth'."

Sydney, Australia. GWWD identifies this as Cremorne with the action over the next few captures moving up Spofforth Street, starting from the junction with Boyle Street.

And a bit to the left. More of Spofforth Street moving towards Fleet Lane, located by GWWD.

Sidney Street, no no, Sydney street, a street in Australia.

Ray Glenister in OZ places this as Spofforth Street, Cremorne and supports with this shot from Google Earth. (RL)

Hallo Sid! G'day mate!

New roof but very much as it was, also in Spofforth Street, Mosman courtesy of Ray and Google. (RL)

Spofforth Street in Cremorne, Sydney confirmed by GWWD.

Sid . . . .

. . . here on Spofforth Street, Cremorne, Sydney as well, identified by Ray and supported by Google.

Trinity Place in Windsor, Berkshire confirmed by Malcolm Tinnelly.

Malcolm Tinnelly's comparison has an overkill of signage as proof.

Back in Belgium? Certainly not, says Manuel, because this is in Vienna, maybe at the Volksgarten (People's Garden), a large public park in the first district.

Another large building, a palace?

Sydney Harbour.

..........panning......... Phabulous Phil.........Wilkinson, has come up with; looking from the north at Sydney Harbour Bridge with Milsons Point railway station just right of centre. Looks like the shot was taken from the top of a building in the Pacific Highway / Miller Street area.

...and the bridge and the opera house.

.....and a pretty girl.

Japan? Tokio?

Tokio?

Tokio?

Tokio?

Tokio?

Tokio?

Roma, mmmmmmmm? Could it be Via di San Gregorio, leading to the Colloseum?

Roma. Piazza del Popolo? ... neither of the two Santa Marias seems to fit here to make it that piazza, but it's very similar. SJ

Spanish Steps, again.

For a sunnier picture, go in the afternoon. SJ

Oz, Sydney?

Another part of the pool.

Colosseum, Rome

South side. SJ

Possibly Via dei Fori Imperiale leading to the Coloseum.

Probably the Olympic Stadium, north west of the city.

Photo taken from 180 degrees in the wrong direction! Still, it does identify the site, Stadio dei Marmi, Foro Italico, Roma. But it does show how important it is to take a copy of the "then" pics from the site before you go sleuthing.

Constantine's arch, near the Colloseum, with the Vittorio Emanuelle monument in the background. Or is it Tito's arch?

Couldn't get the same elevation. Tito's, or Titus's in Latin, arch at the top of the Roman forum. SJ

Could that be the Forum behind the flag?

The three pillars of the temple of Castor and Pollux would confirm the Forum, with Jeremy Kemp obscuring some of the Palatine. SJ

Ah! But possibly just at the back of Constantine's Arch.

Actually Kemp and co. are standing between the side of Titus' arch and the south side of the Basilica Francesca Romana. SJ

Mmmm again

No more mmms. The Basilica Francesca Romana as above. SJ

Yes, that seems to be the place, Arco di Constantino, he who invented Constantinople before it became Istanbul.

It's Titus's arch. It has more pronounced fascia (or do I mean cyma?) than Constantine's. This replaces my effort from August 2011 where I had the wrong side. SJ

Think this is Tito's Arch, just a tad to the west of Constantine's one.

Confirmed. SJ

This is the little street leading from Tito's arch to the Colloseum down which the Girls of St Trinians stormed.

via Sacra. SJ

Tito's approach.

via Sacra again with rather too much clutter. SJ

Yes, Tito in the back row, Constantine in the front stalls.

Now. SJ

Connie's arch.

Arch of Con. SJ

Coming round the Colloseum, heading east.

Now. SJ

Is that Santa Maria Maggiore? Big Mary's church. And the street might be Via Carlo Alberto.

Even greater than that. Il Papa's place, St Peter's, Vatican and Castel Sant'Angelo to the right. SJ

And then we zip off to Castel San Angelo, north west of the center of Rome.

Ponte Sant'Angelo/Pons Aelius. SJ

San Angelo again.

Further south. SJ

Not much to go on here. The runner is going in southern or western direction, his shadow is behind him and there are six arched doorays on the right. Need a Roman specialist location sleuth for this one.

Easy in the end as it's a reverse POV of gs038. via del Banco di San Spirito. SJ

Castel Sant' Angelo

And down the via del Banco di S. Spirito. The big door belongs to the palazzo Alberini. SJ

Piazza Navons, often appears in films in, on or around Roma.

Now. SJ

Is this still Piazza Navona?

It is: the east side. SJ

......and again, from the other end.

Looking south. SJ

This might be the Trevi Fountain on the left, remember La Doce Vita?

Still the piazza Navona: the Trevi's to the east and comes up later. SJ

Yup, Trevi it is. No 'tisn't says Simon, "I reckon that's not the Trevi but the Fontana dei Quattro Fiume by Bernini: a dead cardinal ends up here in the water in Angels and Demons.

The middle and most celebrated of the three fountains in the piazza. This piazza was where "agones" were held in Roman times. And "agones" means "Games". SJ

A wide street, so not city centre, but where?

Another street, a bit narrower, maybe a hill or a slope. Manuel Gurtner recognised Trastevere in the 13th district of Rome, facing towards Via Luciano Manara at the corner with Via di San Francesco a Ripa.

Looking north. SJ

. . . . and another street, shops and offices. Manuel located Via di San Francesco a Ripa facing the corner of Via Natale del Grande. At the end of the street in the very background the Chiesa di San Francesco a Ripa, dedicated to Francis of Assisi, can be seen.

The church can just be seen on the left. SJ

Greenery in the distance, uphill, and an archway or fountain or monument? Back to Via Luciano Manara near the corner with Piazza di San Cosimato advises Manuel Gurtner. "In the very background at the intersection with Via Goffredo Mameli the Fontana del Prigione (Prison Fountain) can be recognised."

Replacing Manuel's Google shot from June 2019. SJ

Shops, a hill, narrow street . . . . Via Luciano Manara, near the intersection with Via di San Cosimato identified by Manuel.

From a little further back compared with the previous shot. SJ

A church in the background, Cine Foto on the right, not much to go on. Not so, Manuel Gurtner found that this is a reverse view from the end of Via Luciano Manara towards the Chiesa dei Santi Quaranta Martiri e San Pasquale Baylon, located on the corner of Via di San Francesco a Ripa and Via delle Fratte di Trastevere.

Replacing Manuel's google shot from June 2019. SJ

Corner of Piazza Trevi.

Now, minus elevation. SJ

Trevi Square.

And again. SJ

Fountain on the left.

Rather crowded, as usual. SJ

Ristorante Trevi, a clue if ever there was one. Trevi Tuck Shoppe. And a bit of the fountain, missing only Anita Ekberg.

Again. SJ

Another narrow and sloping thoroughfare. Of course, says Manuel Gurtner, because Ryan O'Neal as Scott Reynolds is running in the direction of the Trevi Fountain and has just passed the corner of Via di San Vincenzo and Vicolo dei Modelli, next to the church Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi.

From the same angle, Manuel provides this comparative view. Image copyright Google.

It says --FATINA on the wall, corner of Trevi Square.

Perhaps it was infatina. SJ

We've been here before.

I feel as though I have. SJ

...SORE', corner of Trevi Square.

Aznavour is running west into the piazza dei Crociferi. SJ

Is this the monument to Mussolini, near the stadium, NE of Rome? Inscribed like an Egyptian pylon DUX, Duce, Mussolini's title.

Yes it is. Still there as a monument, a warning, and a reminder, against Fascism. View from the bridge across the Tiber, Ponte Duca d'Aosta, leading towards the Olympic Stadio dei Marmi, Stadium of the Marble Statues, rather than Stadium of the Marbles.

Could the imposing building on the right be the one that was in the left distance in the last photo?

Not a building, but a monumental block showing and commemorating the Italian fight against the Germans in the First World War. One of four on the Ponte Duca d'Aosta. Perhaps a wide-angle rather than a telephoto lens might have been better, and a 180 degree swivel!

Bet this is still there. This scene, says Manuel, shows Stanley Baker as Bill Oliver amid of the crowd on the Ponte Duca d'Aosta, while in the background the facades of the office building at Lungotevere Flaminio, 80, and the apartment buildings along Via Antonazzo Romano can be made out.

DUCE! DUCE! DUCE!

Monument to Mussolini's folly. Lest we forget.

The stadium. Entry to the stadium, many 1930's statues remain. But no, the stadium ramp is marble lined, so this was a fudge perhaps shot against one of the walls of Roma.

See, marble walls. They try it on, these film directors, but they can't fool us!