Where was From Russia with Love filmed?
1963 UK film by Terence Young
From Russia with Love (1963) was filmed in Istanbul, Venice, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Golden Horn, Bridge of Sighs, Grand Bazaar and 9 more places: 15 recorded filming locations in the United Kingdom, Turkey, Italy. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the James Bond film series · the Eon James Bond series
Filming locations
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Studios & sets
Pinewood Studios
England
British film studio and television studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
“The MI6 office in London, SPECTRE Island, the Venice hotel and the interior scenes of the Orient Express were filmed at Pinewood Studios with some footage of the train.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Istanbul
Turkey
largest city in Turkey
“In 1953 the airport terminal building was opened; it was the location of a few scenes in the 1963 James Bond film From Russia with Love.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Grand Bazaar
Turkey
bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey
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Landmarks & buildings
Spice Bazaar
Turkey
food market in Istanbul, Turkey
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Towns & cities
Venice
Italy
capital city of Veneto, Italy
“The end scenes for the film were shot in Venice.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Turkey
historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
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Landscapes & nature
Snowdonia
Wales
mountainous area in Wales
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Streets & squares
Bridge of Sighs
Italy
Bridge over a canal in Venice
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Towns & cities
Golden Horn
Turkey
urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey
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Towns & cities
Lochgoilhead
Scotland
village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
“Parts of the film From Russia with Love were filmed locally, and Sean Connery stayed at the Goil Inn (then the Lochgoilhead Hotel).” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Hurley
England
village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire
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Towns & cities
Crinan
Scotland
village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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Landscapes & nature
Loch Craignish
Scotland
sea loch on the mid-Argyll coast, Scotland
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Landmarks & buildings
Sirkeci railway station
main railway station in Istanbul, northwestern Turkey
“Locations included the Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia and the Sirkeci railway station, which also was used for the Belgrade and Zagreb railway stations.” Wikipedia
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Streets & squares
Galata Bridge
Turkey
bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 12 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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Landscapes & nature
Great Britain
United Kingdom
island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe
“However, to qualify for the British film funding of the time, at least 70 per cent of the film had to have been filmed in Great Britain or the Commonwealth.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
River Thames
England
river in southern England
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Towns & cities
Trieste
Italy
city and seaport in northeastern Italy
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Landmarks & buildings
Hagia Sophia
Turkey
mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
“Red Grant was added to the Istanbul scenes just prior to the film crew's trip to Turkey; this brought more focus to the SPECTRE plot, as Grant started saving Bond's life there (a late change during shooting involved Grant killing the bespectacled spy at Hagia Sophia instead of Bond, who ends up just finding the man dead).” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Bosporus Strait
Turkey
narrow strait in northwestern Turkey
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Castles & palaces
Heatherden Hall
England
Grade II listed English country house in Iver, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
“The house and gardens have been featured in many British films, including Doctor in the House, Twice Round the Daffodils, The Amazing Mr Blunden, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bugsy Malone, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, From Russia with Love (as the SPECTRE headquarters) and the Carry On films.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Istria
Croatia
peninsula on the Adriatic Sea
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Castles & palaces
Hotel Danieli
Italy
hotel
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Towns & cities
Pendik
Turkey
district of İstanbul, northwestern Turkey
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Landmarks & buildings
Atatürk Airport
Turkey
international airport in Istanbul, Turkey
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Castles & palaces
Basilica Cistern
Turkey
cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
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Towns & cities
Lochgilphead
Scotland
town and former burgh in Argyll, Scotland, UK
Places whose own article says it was shot there
1 place 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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Basilica Cistern Turkey
“The cistern was used as a location for the 1963 James Bond film From Russia with Love.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Switzerland, 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.
Also shot in these places
- The Dark Knight 2008
- V for Vendetta 2005
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010
- Skyfall 2012
- Dr. No 1962
- Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens 2015
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011
- Doctor Strange 2016
- A Clockwork Orange 1971
- Casino Royale 2006
- Aliens 1986
Set in the same places
- James Bond 007: Blood Stone 2010
- Assassin's Creed II 2009
- Tomb Raider II 1997
- Pokémon Heroes 2002
- Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures 2008
- The House of the Dead 2 1998
- The Typing of the Dead 1999
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does From Russia with Love have?
15 places recorded on Wikidata, and 12 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across 3 countries.
In which countries was From Russia with Love filmed?
the United Kingdom, Turkey and Italy.
Was From Russia with Love filmed at a studio?
Yes. Pinewood Studios, recorded on Wikidata as a filming location.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Dark Knight (2008), V for Vendetta (2005), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) 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.