Where was Monty Python’s Life of Brian filmed?
1979 film directed by Terry Jones
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) was filmed in Monastir — 1 recorded filming location in Tunisia. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
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Filming locations
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🏙 Towns & cities
Monastir
🇹🇳 Tunisia
Tunisian town
“The film was shot on location in Monastir, Tunisia, which allowed the production to reuse sets from Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth (1977).” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 5 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
Matmata
🇹🇳 Tunisia
Tunisian town
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🏙 Towns & cities
Sousse
🇹🇳 Tunisia
city in Tunisia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Carthage
🇹🇳 Tunisia
historical city in Tunisia
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Ribat of Monastir
🇹🇳 Tunisia
fort in Tunisia
“The Ribat of Monastir in Tunisia was used as a location for the film Monty Python's Life of Brian.” Wikipedia
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Antonia Fortress
🇮🇱 Israel
military barracks in Jerusalem
“On the DVD commentary, Gilliam expresses pride in one set in particular, the main hall of Pilate's fortress, which had been designed so that it looked like an ancient synagogue that the Romans had converted by dumping their structural artefacts (such as marble floors and columns) on top.” Wikipedia
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Monty Python’s Life of Brian have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 5 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across Tunisia.
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.