Where was Flash Gordon filmed?

1980 film by Mike Hodges

Flash Gordon (1980) was filmed in London, Isle of Skye, Weybridge, Shepperton Studios, Broadford Airfield and Elstree Studios, 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the United Kingdom. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Hertfordshire. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.

See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data

Places per Wikipedia's article

The article names 6 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.

Towns & cities

London

England

capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
Studios & sets

Shepperton Studios

United Kingdom

film studio, special effects studios and pre- and post-production centre
Studios & sets

Elstree Studios

England

film and television production facility on Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

“Flash Gordon was primarily filmed in Britain, including on several soundstages at Elstree and Shepperton Studios, and uses a camp style similar to the 1960s TV series Batman (which Semple developed).” Wikipedia
Landscapes & nature

Isle of Skye

Scotland

largest and most northerly large island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland

“The airfield scene at the beginning of the film, although set in the U.S., was shot at the Broadford Airfield in Skye, Scotland.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities

Weybridge

England

town in the Elmbridge district of Surrey, England
Landmarks & buildings

Broadford Airfield

Scotland

airfield on the Isle of Skye, Scotland

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.

Isle of Skye Scotland

“The Ashaig aerodrome was used for the opening scenes of the 1980 film Flash Gordon.” Wikipedia
Broadford Airfield Scotland

“In 1980 the airport was used as a filming location for the opening scene of Flash Gordon.” Wikipedia

Recorded only at country level

Wikidata also records this film as shot in Hertfordshire, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.

Filming locations that are mapped there: United Kingdom

Also shot in these places

Set in the same places

Frequently asked questions

How many filming locations does Flash Gordon have?

No place recorded on Wikidata, but 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.

Which other productions were filmed at the same places?

Doctor Who (1963–), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 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.