Where was Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom filmed?
1975 film by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) was filmed in Bologna, Salò, Cinecittà, Gardeletta and Villa Riesenfeld — 5 recorded filming locations in Italy. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
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Filming locations
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🎬 Studios & sets
Cinecittà
🇮🇹 Italy
film studio in Rome, Italy
“The noble hall of the building and the courtyard were filmed in the Cinecittà studios.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Bologna
🇮🇹 Italy
city and commune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
“Several outdoor scenes were filmed in Villa Aldini, a neoclassical building on the hills of Bologna.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Salò
🇮🇹 Italy
Italian comune
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Villa Riesenfeld
🇮🇹 Italy
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🏙 Towns & cities
Gardeletta
🇮🇹 Italy
human settlement in Italy
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 7 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
Lido di Ostia
🇮🇹 Italy
human settlement in Rome, Lazio, Italy
“At the trial for Pasolini's murder, it was hypothesized that Pasolini was told the film reels were discovered in Ostia Lido.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Villa Aldini
🇮🇹 Italy
building in Bologna, Italy
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🏙 Towns & cities
Castelfranco Emilia
🇮🇹 Italy
town in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Reno
🇮🇹 Italy
river in Italy
“The town on the Reno replaces the fictional location in Marzabotto.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Marzabotto
🇮🇹 Italy
Italian comune
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🏙 Towns & cities
Gargnano
🇮🇹 Italy
Italian comune
“Other scenes were filmed in Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli in Gargnano.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Villimpenta
🇮🇹 Italy
Italian comune
“The shooting, carried out mainly in the 16th-century Villa Gonzaga-Zani in Villimpenta in the spring of 1975, was difficult and involved scenes of homophilia, coprophagia and sadomasochism.” Wikipedia
Also shot in these places
- Gangs of New York 2002
- Once Upon a Time in the West 1968
- The Name of the Rose 1986
- Nights of Cabiria 1957
- Everest 2015
- The Shoes of the Fisherman 1968
- Angélique, Marquise des Anges 1964
- The Best Years 2020
- Those About to Die 2024–
- Marquise 1997
- I Vitelloni 1953
More filmed in Italy
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 1999
- Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005
- Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones 2002
- Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
- Life Is Beautiful 1997
- Ben-Hur 1959
Every filming location in Italy →
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom have?
5 places recorded on Wikidata, and 7 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across Italy.
Was Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom filmed at a studio?
Yes. Cinecittà, recorded on Wikidata as a filming location.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Gangs of New York (2002), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), The Name of the Rose (1986), Nights of Cabiria (1957) and 7 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.