John Clark on Instagram: "Filming of Octopussy began on August 10, 1982. The first scene shot was James Bond (Roger Moore) and M (Robert Brown) arriving at Checkpoint Charlie and 007 crossing into East Berlin. The famous crossing point during the Cold War didn’t grant permission to the film crew to enter East Berlin, so they only worked on the West Berlin side. As the Mercedes carrying Bond towards Checkpoint Charlie, the camera zooms in on the famous warning sign indicating you are leaving the