Where was Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace filmed?
1999 film directed by George Lucas
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) was filmed in Palace of Caserta, Hever Castle, Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, Whippendell Wood and Cassiobury Park — 5 recorded filming locations in the United Kingdom, Italy. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the Star Wars film series · the Star Wars prequel trilogy
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Filming locations
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🎬 Studios & sets
Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
studio complex in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England
“A succession of major feature films made use of the site; in 1997, the first of the Star Wars prequels, The Phantom Menace, and later Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow.” Wikipedia
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Hever Castle
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Grade I listed country house in Hever, Kent, England, UK
“It was previously used for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Palace of Caserta
🇮🇹 Italy
former royal residence in Caserta, Italy
“The Italian Caserta Palace was used as the interior of the Theed City Naboo Palace; it was used as a location for four days after it had been closed to visitors.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Cassiobury Park
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
park in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
“The forest scenes on Naboo were filmed at Cassiobury Park in Watford, Hertfordshire.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Whippendell Wood
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
ancient woodland in Hertfordshire, England, UK
“Whippendell Wood has been used as a filming location for Star Wars; exterior shots for scenes set on the planet Naboo were filmed here for the 1999 prequel, The Phantom Menace.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 3 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
Tozeur
🇹🇳 Tunisia
city in southwest Tunisia
“The Tunisian desert was again used for the Tatooine scenes; Mos Espa was built outside the city of Tozeur.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Watford
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
town in Hertfordshire, England
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🏙 Towns & cities
Nafta
🇹🇳 Tunisia
Tunisian town
Places whose own article says it was shot there
3 places 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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Palace of Caserta Italy
“In 1998, the palace was a filming location for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, specifically as the interior of the Theed City Naboo Palace.” Wikipedia
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Cassiobury Park United Kingdom
“In 1997 Whippendell Wood served as a Star Wars filming location when it provided the backdrop of a forest on the planet Naboo which featured in the scene in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, in which Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and his Jedi apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) first meet Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best).” Wikipedia
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Palace of Fine Arts United States
“Lucasfilm headquarters was constructed near the Palace of Fine Arts, which has been noted for its similarity to the city of Theed on Naboo as it appears in the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999).” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Tunisia, 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
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010
- Barbie 2023
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016
- The Batman 2022
- House of the Dragon 2022–
- Justice League 2017
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 2018
- Sleepy Hollow 1999
- Edge of Tomorrow 2014
- Jupiter Ascending 2015
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore 2022
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace have?
5 places recorded on Wikidata, and 3 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across 2 countries.
In which countries was Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace filmed?
the United Kingdom and Italy.
Was Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace filmed at a studio?
Yes. Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, recorded on Wikidata as a filming location.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), Barbie (2023), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) 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.