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Hollywood Films Shot Entirely or
in Part in Germany (or Austria)
Made in Germany
Germany has always been a popular place for Hollywood studios to shoot movies, but in recent years Hollywood has more and more frequently decided to film and produce movies in Germany – for several reasons.
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| The Ghost Writer was filmed at Studio Babelsberg near Berlin. |
Secondly, the German government has been increasingly willing to help finance films made in Germany, as long as certain conditions are met. Germany grants subsidies to a film as long as a German-based producer is involved and a certain percentage of the costs go to German companies. Tom Cruise’s Valkyrie (2008) was subsidized by the German Federal Film Board to the tune of 4.8 million euros ($6.5 million).
The lists below include British and international English-language productions that may or may not be true “Hollywood” films in the strict sense of the term.
Hollywood films made in Germany since 1990
Films listed alphabetically.
Æon Flux (2005)
Director: Karyn Kusama. Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand.
Anonymous (2011)
Director: Roland Emmerich. Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson.
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
Director: Frank Coraci. Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Kathy Bates (cameo), Arnold Schwarzenegger (cameo).
Beyond the Sea (2004)
Director: Kevin Spacey. Kevin Spacey, John Goodman, Kate Bosworth.
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The German DVD version of The Bourne Supremacy. |
Director: Paul Greengrass. Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, Karl Urban.
Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007)
Director: Paul Greengrass. Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, Scott Glenn, David Strathairn.
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The Bourne Identity Although The Bourne Identity (2002), the first film in the Bourne series, featured German star Franka Potente (Run Lola Run), the film was shot primarily in France, plus in Prague and some other European locations. The next two films in the series were directed by Paul Greengrass and were filmed primarily in Berlin and at the nearby Studio Babelsberg. Berlin also stood in for some of the Moscow scenes. |
Constant Gardener, The (2005)
Director: Fernando Meirelles. Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Bill Nighy.
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud. Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Ed Harris, Bob Hoskins.
Equilibrium (2002)
Director: Kurt Wimmer. Christian Bale, Emily Watson.
Flightplan (2005)
Director: Robert Schwentke. Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean.
Ghost Writer, The (2010)
Director: Roman Polanski. Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan and Olivia Williams.
Hanna (2011)
Director: Joe Wright. Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana.
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Director: Quentin Tarantino. Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger.
Joe and Max (2002, TV)
Director: Steve James. Til Schweiger, Leonard Roberts.
Ninja Assassin (2009)
Director: James McTeigue. Rain, Rick Yune, Naomie Harris.
Pandorum (2009)
Director: Christian Alvart. Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster.
Pianist, The (2002)
Director: Roman Polanski. Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann.
Reader, The (2008)
Director: Stephen Daldry. Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross.
Ripley’s Game (2003)
Director: Liliana Cavani. John Malkovich, Dougray Scott, Ray Winstone.
Shining Through (1992)
Director: David Seltzer. Michael Douglas, Melanie Griffith, Liam Neeson, John Gielgud.
Three Musketeers, The (2011, 3D)
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson. Orlando Bloom, Milla Jovovich, Til Schweiger, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson.
Unknown (2011)
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra. Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, Bruno Ganz, and Frank Langella.
Valkyrie (2008)
Director: Bryan Singer. Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin McNally, Eddie Izzard, Christian Berkel, Bill Nighy, Terence Stamp, David Schofield.
V for Vendetta (2006)
Director: James McTeigue. Natalie Portman, John Hurt.
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Hollywood films made in Germany before 1990
Films listed alphabetically. Not listed: Some British or Hollywood films that were set in Berlin or Germany, but not actually shot there (e.g., The Spy Who Came in from the Cold).
Big Lift, The (1950)
Director: George Seaton. Montgomery Clift, Paul Douglas, O.E. Hasse.
Cabaret (1972)
Director: Bob Fosse. Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Joel Grey, Helmut Griem.
Enemy Mine (1985)
Director: Wolfgang Petersen. Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett, Jr.
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Although Hitchcock was notorious for preferring the studio over on-location shooting, parts of this 1966 movie were actually filmed in West Germany. |
Director: Billy Wilder. Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund.
Fräulein (1958)
Director: Henry Koster. Theodore Bikel, Helmut Dantine, Mel Ferrer, Dana Wynter.
Funeral in Berlin (1966)
Director: Guy Hamilton. Michael Caine, Eva Renzi, Paul Hubschmid, Oskar Homolka.
Great Escape, The (1963)
Director: John Sturges. Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson, James Coburn.
NeverEnding Story, The (1984)
Director: Wolfgang Petersen. Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver.
Night Crossing (1981)
Director: Delbert Mann. John Hurt, Beau Bridges, Jane Alexander.
One, Two, Three (1961)
Director: Bily Wilder. James Cagney, Arlene Francis, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffen, Lilo Pulver, Leon Askin.
Quiller Memorandum, The (1966)
Director: Michael Anderson. Alec Guiness, George Segal, Max von Sydow, Senta Berger, George Sanders.
Sound of Music, The (1965, filmed in Austria)
Director: Robert Wise. Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn.
Third Man, The (1949, filmed in Austria)
Director: Carol Reed. Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Valli.
Torn Curtain (1966)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Ludwig Donath.
Town Without Pity (1961)
Director: Gottfried Reinhardt. Kirk Douglas.
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