Where was Ben-Hur (1959) filmed?
1959 American epic historical drama film by William Wyler
Ben-Hur (1959) was filmed in Rome — 1 recorded filming location in Italy. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Filming locations
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 4 more 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
Culver City
🇺🇸 United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“The sea battle was filmed using miniatures in a huge tank on the back lot at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
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🎬 Studios & sets
Cinecittà
🇮🇹 Italy
film studio in Rome, Italy
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🎬 Studios & sets
Sony Pictures Studios
🇺🇸 United States
American television and film studio complex located in Culver City, California at 10202 West Washington Boulevard
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🏙 Towns & cities
Lifta
depopulated Palestinian village village on the outskirts of Jerusalem
Places whose own article says it was shot there
2 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Sony Pictures Studios United States
“In the Classic Hollywood cinema, MGM Studios was responsible for shooting 52 films a year, from screen epic films such as Ben-Hur (1959) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), to drawing-room dramas such as Grand Hotel (1932) and Dinner at Eight (1933).” Wikipedia
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Leicester Square United Kingdom
“It was the largest on the square until 1959, when a new projection box was built in the centre of the stalls for Ben-Hur, reducing the seating capacity from 2,778 to 1,723.” Wikipedia
Also shot in these places
- Life Is Beautiful 1997
- Roman Holiday 1953
- Spectre 2015
- The Bourne Identity 2002
- Angels & Demons 2009
- La Dolce Vita 1960
- Mission: Impossible III 2006
- John Wick: Chapter 2 2017
- Ocean's Twelve 2004
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 2023
- Fast X 2023
- The Great Beauty 2013
Set in the same places
- Assassin's Creed III
- Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo per its source work
- Burnout Revenge
- Cleopatra
More filmed in Italy
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 1999
- Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005
- Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones 2002
- Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
- Life Is Beautiful 1997
- Money Heist 2017–2021
Every filming location in Italy →
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Ben-Hur have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 4 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across Italy.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Life Is Beautiful (1997), Roman Holiday (1953), Spectre (2015), The Bourne Identity (2002) 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.