Where was Operation Corned Beef filmed?
1991 film by Jean-Marie Poiré
Operation Corned Beef (1991) was filmed in Arc de Triomphe, Dreux, Orly Airport, Croissy-sur-Seine, Cherisy, Houdan and 4 more places, 10 places named in its Wikipedia article, in France. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Mexico. 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 10 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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Landmarks & buildings
Orly Airport
France
international airport serving Paris, France
“When Le Squale (Jean Reno) returned to Paris by plane from Colombia, he landed at Orly West Airport.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Dreux
France
French commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
“The scenes taking place at the home of the Granianski are supposed to happen at Dreux, at the fictional address "24 avenue du Paris, residence Pompadour".” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Arc de Triomphe
France
triumphal arch in Paris
“The Saviem SM 7 truck of occupational medicine, which acts as a "submarine" for DGSE agents, is parked in front of 74 avenue d'Iéna at Paris, in the 16th arrondissement, near the Arc de Triomphe.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Croissy-sur-Seine
France
commune in Yvelines, France
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Towns & cities
Houdan
France
commune in Yvelines, France
“The scenes where the Citroën BX rolls on the national road with Jean Reno and Christian Clavier on board take place on Route nationale 12 between the villages of Cherisy and Houdan.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Theuville
France
commune in Val-d'Oise, France
“The scene where the old lady enters the portal of a hospice was shot in Theuville, in the Val-d'Oise.” Wikipedia
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Streets & squares
avenue d'Iéna
France
avenue in Paris, France
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Towns & cities
Cherisy
France
commune in Eure-et-Loir, France
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Landscapes & nature
Parc Astérix
France
amusement park in France
“For the end of the film, many scenes were shot in the Parc Astérix and on its parking lot.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Romus et Rapidus
France
water ride at Parc Astérix, France
“A particular scene takes place on the aquatic attraction named at the time "The Descent of the Styx".” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Mexico, 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: Mexico
Also shot in these places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Operation Corned Beef have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 10 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Le clan des siciliens (1969) and The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961), 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.