Location for a classic movie

Connected Sites: 100

WHS that have been used as a location for films of high public and/or critical acclaim. James Bond, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Alfred Hitchcock and the Marvel Studios have their own connections and are not repeated here.

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Connected Sites

Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou
Inscribed: 1987
3.49
268
8
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962, Best Picture At Academy Awards, Preserved In The Us National Film Registry; In 1999, The British Film Institute Named The Film The Third-Greatest British Film Of All Time), Gladiator (2000, Best Picture At Academy Awards, Best Film At Bafta)
Iguazu National Park
Inscribed: 1984
4.36
271
9
The Mission (1986, Won The Cannes Film Festival Palme D'Or)
Cartagena
Cartagena
Colombia
Inscribed: 1984
3.37
177
5
The Mission (1986, Won The Cannes Film Festival Palme D'Or)
Iguacu
Iguacu
Brazil
Inscribed: 1986
4.27
269
10
The Mission (1986, Won The Cannes Film Festival Palme D'Or)
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Inscribed: 1984
4.42
243
9
Dr Zhivago (1965, Best Motion Picture At Golden Globe Awards)
Summer Palace
Inscribed: 1998
3.92
420
9
The Last Emperor (1987, Best Picture At Academy Awards, Best Film At Bafta, Best Foreign Film At César Awards)
Imperial Palace
Inscribed: 1987
4.19
481
11
The Last Emperor (1987, Best Picture At Academy Awards, Best Film At Bafta, Best Foreign Film At César Awards)
Xidi and Hongcun
Inscribed: 2000
3.42
102
6
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, Won Best Foreign Language Film Awards At Bafta, Academy Awards And Golden Globes)
Tongariro National Park
Inscribed: 1990
3.67
151
6
The Lord Of The Rings (2001, 2003)
Auschwitz Birkenau
Inscribed: 1979
4.08
453
14
Schindler's List (1993, Won Best Picture At Academy Awards, Best Movie At Bafta, Best Motion Picture Golden Globes)
Kraków
Kraków
Poland
Inscribed: 1978
4.05
576
19
Schindler's List (1993, Won Best Picture At Academy Awards, Best Movie At Bafta, Best Motion Picture Golden Globes)
Amphitheater of El Jem
Inscribed: 1979
3.47
195
9
Life Of Brian (1979)
Kandy
Kandy
Sri Lanka
Inscribed: 1988
2.98
251
5
The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957, Best Picture At Academy Awards, Best Film At Bafta, Preserved In The National Film Registry By The United States Library Of Congress)
Red Fort
Inscribed: 2007
3.10
317
4
Gandhi (1982, Best Picture At Academy Awards, Best Film At Bafta)
Alcala de Henares
Inscribed: 1998
2.57
235
10
Spartacus (1960, Best Motion Picture – Drama At The Golden Globes)
Rome
Rome
Holy See, Italy
Inscribed: 1980
4.57
928
13
Roman Holiday (1953, Preserved In The United States National Film Registry) / "L'Age D'Or" (Bunuel & Dali/1930) With Various Shots Of Rome / "La Dolce Vita" (Fellini/1960) At Fontana Di Trevi And Others Palme D'Or At Cannes Ff. / "Satyricon" (Fellini/1969) At Colosseum Best Italian Film At Venice Ff. / "Nostalghia" (Tarkovsky/1982) At Campidoglio And On Via Condotti Best Director & Fipresci Award At Cannes Ff.
Salzburg
Salzburg
Austria
Inscribed: 1996
3.75
605
17
The Sound Of Music (1965, Best Picture At Academy Awards And Preserved In The Us National Film Registry)
St. Petersburg
Inscribed: 1990
4.22
356
9
Oktyabr (Ten Days That Shook The World) (Eisenstein 1928)
Isole Eolie
Inscribed: 2000
3.67
151
8
Il Postino (1994, Won Bafta Award For Best Film Not In The English Language)
Vienna
Vienna
Austria
Inscribed: 2001
4.03
812
20
The Third Man (1949, In 1999 The British Film Institute Voted The Third Man The Greatest British Film Of All Time), Amadeus (1984, Best Picture At Academy Awards)
Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz
Inscribed: 1998
2.75
191
10
Amadeus (1984, Best Picture At Academy Awards)
Prague
Prague
Czechia
Inscribed: 1992
4.27
789
16
Amadeus (1984, Best Picture At Academy Awards)
Maritime Greenwich
Maritime Greenwich
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1997
3.15
533
10
Sense And Sensibility (1995, Best Film At Bafta, Golden Bear At The 46th Berlin International Film Festival)
Dong Phayayen
Inscribed: 2005
2.84
107
8
Khao Yai's Waterfalls Heo Narok And Haeo Suwat Featured In The Beach (2000).
Huangshan
Inscribed: 1990
3.79
111
6
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000, Won Best Foreign Language Film Awards At Bafta, Academy Awards And Golden Globes)
Valletta
Inscribed: 1980
3.76
493
10
Fort St Elmo - Midnight Express (1978, Best Motion Picture At The Golden Globes)
Schönbrunn
Inscribed: 1996
3.49
660
14
Sissi (1955)
Mycenae and Tiryns
Inscribed: 1999
3.54
294
10
Mycenae: Ilektra (Elektra) - 1962 B+W, Dir - Kakogiannis, Nominated For Oscar And Cannes Palm D'Or
Taj Mahal
Inscribed: 1983
4.24
351
7
Slumdog Millionaire (2008, Best Picture At Academy Awards And Golden Globes, Best Film At Bafta), Shiraz (Silent Film From 1928)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Inscribed: 2004
2.99
167
10
Slumdog Millionaire (2008, Best Picture At Academy Awards And Golden Globes, Best Film At Bafta)
San Gimignano
Inscribed: 1990
3.73
414
10
Tea With Mussolini (1999); Where Angels Fear To Tread (1991) With Helena Bonham Carter, Directed By Merchant Ivory.
Angkor
Angkor
Cambodia
Inscribed: 1992
4.71
492
30
Lara Croft Tomb Raider (2001), Lord Jim (1965)
Durham Castle and Cathedral
Inscribed: 1986
3.10
266
18
Durham Cathedral (Hogwarts - "Views Of The Exterior Of The Entire School Were Created From Shots Of Durham Cathedral With A Digital Spire Added To The Towers. Durham Cathedral Also Served As A Set For Hogwarts Interiors." In The Harry Potter Movies )
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Inscribed: 1991
4.19
956
20
La Traversée De Paris (Claude Autant-Lara 1956), Á Bout De Souffle (Jean-Luc Godard 1960), Paris Brûle-T-Il? (René Clément 1966) And Others
Medina of Essaouira
Inscribed: 2001
3.13
240
6
Othello Directed By (And Starring) Orson Welles (1951, Winner At Cannes Film Festival). A Bust Of Welles Is Situated Just Outside The Medina.
Robben Island
Robben Island
South Africa
Inscribed: 1999
2.63
149
9
Invictus (2009)
Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum
Jordan
Inscribed: 2011
3.98
299
8
Lawrence Of Arabia -Much Of The Movie Directed By David Lean (1962, Best Picture At Academy Awards, Preserved In The Us National Film Registry; In 1999, The British Film Institute Named The Film The Third-Greatest British Film Of All Time)
Te Wahipounamu
Te Wahipounamu
New Zealand
Inscribed: 1986
4.19
158
11
Lord Of The Rings (2001, Best Motion Picture At Academy Awards For The Return Of The King), Oldboy (2003)
Himeji-jo
Inscribed: 1993
3.50
285
10
Shogun (European Theatrical Film Remake Of The Miniseries, 1980), Ran (1985, "Despite Its Limited Commercial Success At The Time Of Its Release, The Film's Accolades Have Improved Greatly, And It Is Now Regarded As One Of Kurosawa's Masterpieces.")
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Ancient Kyoto
Inscribed: 1994
4.45
460
19
Rashomon (1950, Won The Golden Lion At The Venice Film Festival In 1951)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Ancient Nara
Inscribed: 1998
4.00
380
14
Rashomon (1950, Won The Golden Lion At The Venice Film Festival In 1951)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Ancient Thebes
Inscribed: 1979
4.39
341
11
The Ten Commandments (1956, Preserved In The United States National Film Registry)
See Www.Imdb.Com
Wulingyuan
Inscribed: 1992
4.04
73
5
Wulingyuan (Known As Zhangjiajie In Wiki), Many Scenic Areas Have Been Used As Pandora Planet's Hallelujah Mountains In Avatar (2009)
Redwood
Redwood
United States of America
Inscribed: 1980
4.01
259
7
Scenes For The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) As Well As The Movie Outbreak (1995) Were Filmed At The Nearby Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. (Wiki)
Rio de Janeiro
Inscribed: 2012
3.61
263
6
Christ The Redeemer: As Early As The 1940s, Hollywood Captured The Structure's Iconic Appeal In Such Cinematic Vehicles As The 1942 Bette Davis Film Now, Voyager And Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 Film Notorious Starring Ingrid Bergman. (Wiki) + That Man From Rio (French Adventure Film 1964)
Villa d'Este
Inscribed: 2001
3.26
298
9
Three Coins In The Fountain, A 1954 American Romantic Comedy Film (Won 2 Oscars In 1955)
See Www.Imdb.Com
Kasbah of Algiers
Inscribed: 1992
2.52
63
4
La Battaglia Di Algeri (Dir - G Pontecorvo, 1966, B+W). Won Venice "Leone D'Oro" And "Occupies The 120th Place On Empire Magazine's List Of The 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time" (Wiki). Shot On Location In The Algiers Kasbah, It Tells The Story Of The Organisation Of The Fln Guerilla Movement There Between 1954-57 During The Algerian War Against France. Once Banned In France And Elsewhere It Has Been Accused Of Inspiring Political Violence And Spreading Guerilla Tactics Around The World.
Stralsund and Wismar
Inscribed: 2002
2.80
265
11
The 1922 Version Of Nosfaratu ("One Of The Silent Era's Most Influential Masterpieces") Is Set And Filmed In Wismar
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Fujisan
Fujisan
Japan
Inscribed: 2013
3.57
256
8
Throne Of Blood (1957)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Central Sikhote-Alin
Inscribed: 2001
2.98
7
1
Dersu Uzala (1975, Winner Of The Critics' Prize At Moscow International Film Festival)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Kilimanjaro National Park
Inscribed: 1987
3.92
103
7
The Snows Of Kilimanjaro (1952)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Margravial Opera House
Inscribed: 2012
3.16
208
8
Scenes For Farinelli (1994, Won Golden Globe For Best Foreign Language Film), About The Life And Career Of The 18th-Century Italian Opera Singer Carlo Broschi, Were Filmed Here
Hatra
Hatra
Iraq
Inscribed: 1985
3.40
21
5
Director William Friedkin Filmed In Hatra For The First Scene In The Exorcist (1973, Best Motion Picture At The Golden Globes), In Which A Priest At An Archaeology Dig Unearths An Ancient Talisman Belonging To Pazuzu, An Ancient Mesopotamian Demon.
See Www.Telegraph.Co.Uk
Teide National Park
Inscribed: 2007
3.81
231
7
This Dramatic Scenery Has Been Featured In Films Such As One Million Years B.C. (1966), Clash Of The Titans (2010),[22] And Wrath Of The Titans (2012).
Ancient Ksour
Ancient Ksour
Mauritania
Inscribed: 1996
3.05
30
3
Timbuktu (2014, Winner Of Amaa 2015 Prize For Best Film), Filmed In Oualata
See Www.Imdb.Com
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
Inscribed: 1981
3.01
175
7
Cyrano De Bergerac (1990, Best Film At César Awards, Golden Globe Award For Best Foreign Language Film, And Held Oscar & Bafta Nominations)
See Www.Abbayedefontenay.Com
Le Havre
Le Havre
France
Inscribed: 2005
2.62
251
10
Le Havre (2011, Prize Of The Critics At Cannes Film Festival)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Versailles
Inscribed: 1979
4.00
721
11
Various, Such As A Little Romance (1978) And Dangerous Liaisons (1988, Best Foreign Film At The César Awards)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Rjukan / Notodden
Inscribed: 2015
2.43
86
6
The Heroes Of Telemark (1965)
See Www.Thelocal.No
San Antonio Missions
San Antonio Missions
United States of America
Inscribed: 2015
2.97
223
7
The Alamo (1960): An American Historical Epic Film About The 1836 Battle Of The Alamo Produced And Directed By John Wayne And Starring Wayne As Davy Crockett
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Venice and its Lagoon
Inscribed: 1987
4.51
828
18
Venice Is The Location Of "Summertime" (1955) With Katherine Hepburn, Directed By David Lean
Glacier parks
Glacier parks
Canada, United States of America
Inscribed: 1979
4.08
150
5
The Shining (1980, Preserved In The United States National Film Registry)
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
United States of America
Inscribed: 1979
4.40
523
21
Into The Wild (2007)
Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty
United States of America
Inscribed: 1984
3.28
711
19
On The Town (1949, Preserved In The United States National Film Registry)
Great Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains
United States of America
Inscribed: 1983
3.36
237
11
Davy Crockett: King Of The Wild Frontier (1955)
Independence Hall
Independence Hall
United States of America
Inscribed: 1979
2.99
438
17
Rocky Ii (1979)
Bam Cultural Landscape
Inscribed: 2004
2.82
35
2
The Desert Of The Tartars (1976, It Won The Italian Film Prize David Di Donatello And Was One Of The Selected Classics At The Cannes Film Festival)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
Lesotho, South Africa
Inscribed: 2000
3.32
104
5
In 1964, Film Director Cy Endfield Shot The Exterior Locations In The Mountainous Drakensberg National Park For The Epic War Film Zulu Starring Michael Caine And Stanley Baker (Wiki)
Machu Picchu
Inscribed: 1983
4.62
355
8
"Aguirre, The Wrath Of God" . Herzog/Kinski 1972. On The Steps Of Huayna Picchu
Hallstatt-Dachstein
Inscribed: 1997
3.59
295
16
The Sound Of Music (1965, Best Picture At Academy Awards And Preserved In The Us National Film Registry)
Wudang Mountains
Inscribed: 1994
3.42
43
3
The Assassin (2015, Released On Dvd Without Cinematic Release)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Brugge
Brugge
Belgium
Inscribed: 2000
3.95
670
21
In Bruges (2008)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Namib Sand Sea
Inscribed: 2013
4.08
139
4
2001: A Space Odyssey - "A 1968 Epic Science-Fiction Film Produced And Directed By Stanley Kubrick" (According To Nom File) (Preserved In The Us National Film Registry)
See Www.Movie-Locations.Com
Belfries
Belfries
Belgium, France
Inscribed: 1999
2.96
555
17
Welcome To The Sticks (Bienvenue Chez Les Ch’Tis, 2008) : One Of The Most Famous Scenes Sees The Hero Playing "I Just Called To Say I Love You" On The Carillon Atop The Bergues Belfry.
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
United States of America
Inscribed: 2019
3.32
364
13
Various, Including Guggenheim Museum In Manhattan (1979, Preserved In The National Film Registry.)
See Franklloydwrightsites.Com
Babylon
Inscribed: 2019
3.13
35
3
Intolerance (1916, Preserved At The United States National Film Registry)
Vatnajökull National Park
Inscribed: 2019
4.14
211
7
Interstellar, A 2014 American Science Fiction Film
Mexico City and Xochimilco
Inscribed: 1987
3.83
373
8
Los Olvidados (1950), By Luis Buñuel, Ranked As The Second-Best Mexican Movie In History, Published In 1994; And That (After Public Scorn In Mexico For Its Content And Subject Matter) Won The Palme D'Or For Best Direction At Cannes. The Film's Negatives Were Added To The "Memory Of The World" List By Unesco. Example: • The Exact Filming Locations Are Pretty Unclear To Me. Many Scenes Are Shot In Slums Outside The City Center, And In Areas That There Were Just Starting To Be Urbanized. However, Some Scenes Do Clearly Happen In The Historic Center, And At The Very Start, The Image Of The Zocalo (After Those Of Paris, London And New York) Is Shown.
Lübeck
Lübeck
Germany
Inscribed: 1987
3.17
349
8
The Salzspeicher In Nosferatu (1922, "One Of The Silent Era's Most Influential Masterpieces")
See Www.Imdb.Com
Qinghai Hoh Xil
Inscribed: 2017
2.98
18
2
Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (2004, Best Film At Golden Horse Film Festival)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Old Havana
Inscribed: 1982
3.82
246
6
Our Man In Havana (1959)
Brasilia
Brasilia
Brazil
Inscribed: 1987
3.36
92
10
That Man From Rio (With Jp Belmondo) (1964), Where Brasilia During Its Construction Can Be Seen.
Istanbul
Istanbul
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1985
4.38
665
12
Hagia Sophia And Blue Mosque In Argo (2012, Best Picture At Academy Awards, Best Film At Bafta, Best Foreign Film At César Awards)
See Www.Istanbulview.Com
Göreme NP and Cappadocia
Inscribed: 1985
4.28
282
6
Winter Sleep (2014, Won The Palme D'Or And The Fipresci Prize In Cannes)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Great Spa Towns of Europe
Great Spa Towns of Europe
Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Inscribed: 2021
3.28
508
15
Many Films Have Been Shot On Location In Montecatini Terme, Some Examples Including Scenes From Franco Zeffirelli's "Camping" (1957), Anthony Asquith's "The Yellow Rolls Royce" (1964), Mario Monicelli's Follow-Up To "My Friend" (1982), And Nikita Michalkov's "Oci Ciornie" (1987). (Nomination File, P. 268) Marcello Mastrioanni Won The Award For Best Actor At The 1987 Cannes Film Festival And Was Nominated For The Academy Award For Best Actor For "Oci Ciornie".
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Mazagan
Mazagan
Morocco
Inscribed: 2004
2.55
113
7
Othello By Orson Welles (1952): "Portuguese Cistern.... Several Movies Have Been Filmed There, Of Which Orson Welles' Othello Is The Best Known Internationally" (Wikivoyage El Jadida)
Forts and Castles Gold Coast
Inscribed: 1979
2.87
69
8
Elmina. "Cobra Verde" - Herzog/Kinski 1987
Salvador de Bahia
Inscribed: 1985
3.35
94
4
Church Of The Blessed Sacrament At Rua Do Passo: O Pagador De Promessas, A 1962 Drama Film By Anselmo Duarte, Was Filmed On The Staircase Of The Church. The Film Won The Palme D'Or At The 1962 Cannes Film Festival (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Odesa
Odesa
Ukraine
Inscribed: 2023
3.17
68
2
The Potemkin Stairs, Made Famous By Sergei Eisenstein In His Film, Battleship Potemkin.
Val d'Orcia
Inscribed: 2004
3.23
238
11
"Nostalghia" (Tarkovsky/1982) At Bagno Vignoni. Best Director & Fipresci Award At Cannes.
Santiago de Compostela
Inscribed: 1985
3.54
299
7
"The Milky Way" (Bunuel/1969) At The Cathedral Milky Way / La Voie Lactée Refers To The Route Itself. It Is About Two Pilgrims Walking On The Routes In France And Spain To Santiago De Compostela.
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
Inscribed: 1992
3.35
99
6
"Andrei Rublev" (Tarkovsky/1966). Most Of The Movie Was Shot On Locations At Vladimir And Suzdal. Fipresci Award At Cannes. There Is Even A Tarkovsky Monument In Suzdal For Making This Movie There.
Trinity Sergius Lavra
Inscribed: 1993
3.08
117
5
"Andrei Rublev" (Tarkovsky/1966) At The Trinity Cathedral. Fipresci Award At Cannes.
Nice
Nice
France
Inscribed: 2021
2.79
400
5
"La Nuit Américaine" (1973), Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film (Nomination File, P. 207)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Ferrara
Ferrara
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
3.20
278
10
"The Garden Of The Finzi-Continis" Is Set In Ferrara And Used The City For Exterior Shots. The Film Won The Golden Bear And 1972 Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film.
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Assisi
Assisi
Italy
Inscribed: 2000
3.75
327
8
Some Scenes Of The Film "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" From 1972, Directed By Franco Zeffirelli, Were Filmed Inside The Sacro Convento. The Film Won The David Di Donatello Award For Best Director And Was Nominated For An Oscar For Best Art Direction.
See It.Wikipedia.Org
Cultural Landscape of Kenozero Lake
Inscribed: 2024
2.90
5
2
The Postman's White Nights - Winner Of A Silver Lion In 2014
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Pienza
Pienza
Italy
Inscribed: 1996
3.08
229
8
Scenes Set In The Palace Of The Capulets For The 1968 Movie "Romeo And Juliet" By Franco Zeffirelli Were Shot At Palazzo Piccolomini. Some Of The Street Scenes Were Also Shot In Pienza.
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Kathmandu Valley
Inscribed: 1979
3.83
217
9
Up To His Ears: "The Film Also Includes Approximately 15 Minutes Of Footage Of The Central Area Of Kathmandu"
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Nemrut Dag
Nemrut Dag
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1987
4.14
91
14
About Dry Grasses (2023 Cannes Palme D'Or Nominee, Best Actress Winner): The Last Scene (5-10 Minutes) Of This Masterpiece Movie Is Taking Place In Mount Nemrut Whs, Covering Both Components (Karakus Tumulus And Main Site)
See Www.Imdb.Com