In some cases the tower is the key plot element or a significant plot element. * 1949 In The Man on the Eiffel Tower, the tower plays a central role, and the climax involves a climbing chase that predates the Mount Rushmore scene in North by Northwest. * 1951 In The Lavender Hill Mob, models of the tower are central to the plot, and the climax takes place on the real tower. * 1960 In Zazie dans le Métro a chase scene takes place on the stairs and crossbars of the tower. * 1980 John Denis' novel The Hostage Tower (written under Alistair Maclean) features an audacious scheme to capture the tower and use the threat of its destruction to extort millions from the French government. The story was adapted into a telemovie of the same name. * 1985 The James Bond film A View to a