Where was Darkest Hour filmed?
2017 film directed by Joe Wright
Darkest Hour (2017) was filmed in Manchester, Buckingham Palace, Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, Chartwell, John Rylands Library, Manchester Town Hall and 4 more places, 10 places named in its Wikipedia article's Filming section, in the United Kingdom. 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 Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 10 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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🎬 Studios & sets
Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
studio complex in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Buckingham Palace
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch
“For locations, the exterior of Chartwell House near Westerham, Kent (Churchill's actual country home), was used for the sequence that sees Churchill's secretary Elizabeth Layton receive a telegram from Buckingham Palace.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Manchester
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
city in Greater Manchester, England
“Filming took place in Manchester, England, at both the Town Hall and John Rylands Library, both doubling for the Houses of Parliament and featuring heavily in the film.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Manchester Town Hall
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
municipal building in Manchester, England
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Fort Amherst
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
fort in Chatham, UK
“Fort Amherst in Kent featured as the location for both Admiral Ramsay's operational HQ and the Calais garrison.” Wikipedia
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Wentworth Woodhouse
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
country house in the village of Wentworth, South Yorkshire, England, UK
“For the interior of Buckingham Palace, Wentworth Woodhouse in Wentworth, South Yorkshire, was used.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
John Rylands Library
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
building on Deansgate in Manchester, England
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Chartwell
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
country house south of Westerham, Kent, England, UK
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🏙 Towns & cities
Wentworth
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Mangapps Railway Museum
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
railway museum near Burnham-on-Crouch
Also shot in these places
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 1999
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010
- Barbie 2023
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016
- The Batman 2022
- House of the Dragon 2022–
- Justice League 2017
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 2018
- Sleepy Hollow 1999
- Edge of Tomorrow 2014
- Jupiter Ascending 2015
Set in the same places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Darkest Hour have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 10 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), Barbie (2023) 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.