Spectre behind-the-scenes: ‘We’ve got 8,140 litres of kerosene’, watch the record-breaking explosion

'Largest explosion in the history of movies, exit frame, cut.'

Spectre was nothing if not visually spectacular, a film that was essentially a sequence of very beautifully-shot set pieces, and one of the biggest was the massive explosion at [spoiler]’s base, which earned a Guinness World Record for being the biggest bang in cinema history.

“We’ve got 8,140 litres of kerosene and 24 charges each of which has a kilogram of high explosive and a tiny micro-computer inside it so it’s really safe and reliable,” the film’s stunt team explain in the behind-the-scenes video.

SPECTRE has been awarded a Guinness World Records title for the Largest Film Stunt Explosion. The explosion was filmed in Erfoud, Morocco and used 8418 litres of fuel and 33kg of explosives.

Posted by James Bond 007 on Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Given the size and expense of the scene, it wasn’t one to accidentally cough in, but fortunately Daniel Craig and Lea Seydoux held it together during detonation, though Craig’s leg does noticeably twitch a little as the flames draw closer.

“All one shot - come up the stairs, line of dialogue, largest explosion in the history of movies, exit frame, cut.” director Sam Mendes brags at the video’s close.

Spectre is in cinemas now.