Where was Darkest Hour filmed?

2017 film directed by Joe Wright

Darkest Hour (2017) was filmed in Manchester, University of Manchester, Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, Chartwell, John Rylands Library, Manchester Town Hall and 3 more places, 9 places named in its Wikipedia article, 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 article

The article names 9 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.

Studios & sets

Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden

England

studio complex in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England

“Filming also took place at Warner Bros Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire for the scene where Churchill gets onto the London Underground, with a 1959 stock train hired from Mangapps Railway Museum in Essex.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities

Manchester

England

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
Landmarks & buildings

University of Manchester

United Kingdom

public research university in Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Landmarks & buildings

Manchester Town Hall

England

municipal building in Manchester, England
Castles & palaces

Fort Amherst

England

fort in Chatham, UK

“Fort Amherst in Kent featured as the location for both Admiral Ramsay's operational HQ and the Calais garrison.” Wikipedia
Castles & palaces

Wentworth Woodhouse

England

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
Landmarks & buildings

John Rylands Library

England

building on Deansgate in Manchester, England
Castles & palaces

Chartwell

England

country house south of Westerham, Kent, England, UK

“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
Towns & cities

Wentworth

England

village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England

Also shot in these places

Set in the same places

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Frequently asked questions

How many filming locations does Darkest Hour have?

No place recorded on Wikidata, but 9 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.