John in front of the International Hotel and Casino (later the Las Vegas Hilton, LVH and Westgate) and at a Shell gas station on Thursday, May 20, 1971. Production of the James Bond movie 'Diamonds Are Forever' starring Sean Connery, center, and Jill St. John) whizzed past in her red Ford Mustang Mach 1 years before Fremont Street got Experienced. You won’t be able to see the Riviera, the Landmark, the Dunes or several of the glimmering downtown casinos Bond and smuggler Tiffany Case (Jill St. Many of the sites visited by Sean Connery while filming “Diamonds Are Forever” have been lost to redevelopment. With the opening of “No Time to Die,” the 25th film in the storied franchise, we’ve compiled a James Bond fan’s guide to Las Vegas: Las Vegas has made its mark on 007, though, serving as the main location of 1971’s “Diamonds Are Forever.” In return, the legendary spy can be celebrated throughout Southern Nevada. In terms of frequency, it’s a far cry from Jamaica and the former Soviet Union, both of which turn up in the movies nearly as often as impossibly gorgeous women with ridiculous names. When it comes to international destinations associated with James Bond, our fair city isn’t exactly his home base of London. One of several James Bond-themed slot machines from Scientific Games.
