Where was On the Beach filmed?
1959 film by Stanley Kramer
On the Beach (1959) was filmed at 2 places in the United States and Australia: Melbourne and San Diego. Every place comes from Wikidata.
Filming locations
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Towns & cities
San Diego
United States
Seat of San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California
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Towns & cities
Melbourne
Australia
Capital city of Victoria, Australia
“A notable film shot and set in Melbourne during this lull was On the Beach (1959).” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's article
The Wikipedia article names 13 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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Streets & squares
Golden Gate Bridge
United States
Suspension bridge on the San Francisco Bay
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Landmarks & buildings
Riverside International Raceway
United States
Motorsport track in the United States
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Towns & cities
Riverside County
United States
County in California, United States
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Towns & cities Berwick
Australia
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Towns & cities Frankston
Australia
City in Victoria, Australia
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Towns & cities
Mount Eliza
Australia
Town in Victoria, Australia
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Landmarks & buildings
Queenscliff High Light
Australia
Lighthouse in Victoria, Australia
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Landmarks & buildings
Geelong oil refinery
Australia
Oil refinery near geelong in Victoria, Australia
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Landmarks & buildings
State Library Victoria
Australia
Central library for the state of Victoria, Australia
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Streets & squares
Flinders Street
Australia
Metropolitan railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Landmarks & buildings Queen Victoria Village
Australia
Shopping centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Landmarks & buildings
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Australia
Race track on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia
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Landmarks & buildings
Williamstown Dockyard
Australia
Shipyard in Victoria, Australia
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Places whose own article says it was shot there
3 places say on their own Wikipedia pages that this film was shot there. Not on the map: each quote is linked so you can check it.
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Landmarks & buildings
Riverside International Raceway
United States
Motorsport track in the United States
“The facility was used in the filming of On the Beach (1959), Viva Las Vegas (1964), The Killers (1964), Red Line 7000 (1965), Fireball 500 (1966), Grand Prix (1966), The Love Bug (1968), Winning (1969), Stacey (1973), and The Betsy (1978).” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Mount Eliza
Australia
Town in Victoria, Australia
“Hollywood glamour came to Mt Eliza in 1959 when movie stars Fred Astaire, Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner arrived to shoot the Stanley Kramer film, On The Beach, based on the novel of the same name by British novelist Nevil Shute who had lived at nearby Langwarrin.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
State Library Victoria
Australia
Central library for the state of Victoria, Australia
“The exterior of the Library is prominently featured at the conclusion of the post-World War III-set movie On the Beach.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Also filmed in Australia, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.
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