Where was Ben-Hur (2016) filmed?
2016 American film directed by Timur Bekmambetov
Ben-Hur (2016) was filmed in Rome, Jerusalem, Matera, Palm Springs, Antioch, Billings County and 6 more places, 12 places named in its Wikipedia article, in Palestine, Italy, the United States, Turkey. Wikidata records no filming location for it at all, so the article is the only recorded source. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
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Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 12 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Jerusalem
🇵🇸 Palestine
city in the Middle East, holy to the three Abrahamic religions
“Producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett chose Matera as a location for Jerusalem, one of the same locations where Mel Gibson's biblical movie The Passion of the Christ was filmed.” Wikipedia
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🎬 Studios & sets
Cinecittà
🇮🇹 Italy
film studio in Rome, Italy
“As a result, producers were forced to film the scene at Cinecittà Studios, where much of the 1959 film was also shot.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Rome
🇮🇹 Italy
capital and largest city of Italy
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🏙 Towns & cities
Palm Springs
🇺🇸 United States
resort city in Riverside County, California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Sassi di Matera
🇮🇹 Italy
human settlement in Matera, Province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy
“The Sassi di Matera in Basilicata and the Cinecittà studios in Rome were also chosen among the film's settings.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Matera
🇮🇹 Italy
Italian comune
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Coachella Valley
🇺🇸 United States
valley in southern California, United States
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Painted Canyon
🇺🇸 United States
valley in North Dakota, United States of America
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🏙 Towns & cities
Billings County
🇺🇸 United States
county in North Dakota, United States
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Box Canyon
🇺🇸 United States
canyon in Ouray County, Colorado, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Antioch
🇹🇷 Turkey
ancient Greek city in southern Turkey
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Cinecittà World
🇮🇹 Italy
Italian amusement park
“In order to re-create the sequence, producers and horse race track experts built a 1,000-foot-long arena, with a 250 metre long and 50 metre wide track, stands, and gates, called Circus Tiberius, at Cinecittà World, a film-themed amusement park about 45 minutes south of Rome.” Wikipedia
Also shot in these places
- Hit & Run 2021–
- Gangs of New York 2002
- Once Upon a Time in the West 1968
- The Name of the Rose 1986
- Nights of Cabiria 1957
- Everest 2015
- Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom 1975
- The Shoes of the Fisherman 1968
- Angélique, Marquise des Anges 1964
- The Best Years 2020
- Those About to Die 2024–
- Marquise 1997
Set in the same places
- Message to Adolf
- Assassin's Creed III
- Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo per its source work
- Burnout Revenge
- Cleopatra
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Ben-Hur have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 12 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Hit & Run (2021–), Gangs of New York (2002), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), The Name of the Rose (1986) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.