Where was Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back filmed?
1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) was filmed in Finse: 1 recorded filming location in Norway. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the Star Wars film series · the Star Wars original trilogy
Filming locations
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Towns & cities
Finse
Norway
mountain village in Ulvik in Vestland, Norway
“The first shooting location was the Hardangerjøkulen glacier near Finse, Norway, representing the planet Hoth.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article 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
London
England
capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
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Studios & sets
Elstree Studios
England
film and television production facility on Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
“Filmed from March to September 1979 in Finse, Norway, and at Elstree Studios in England, The Empire Strikes Back faced production difficulties, including actor injuries, illnesses, fires, and problems securing additional financing as costs rose.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Borehamwood
England
town in Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Towns & cities
Wembley
England
area in the London Borough of Brent
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Landscapes & nature
Hardangerjøkulen
Norway
glacier in Norway
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Towns & cities
Ulvik Municipality
Norway
municipality in Vestland, Norway
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Landscapes & nature
Hardangervidda
Norway
mountain range
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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Finse Norway
“For the 1980 movie The Empire Strikes Back, the second feature film of the Star Wars franchise, Finse was used as filming location for several scenes taking place on the ice planet Hoth.” Wikipedia
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Eilean Donan Scotland
“The castle was the setting for the 1980 short film Black Angel, filmed to accompany screenings of The Empire Strikes Back in cinemas.” Wikipedia
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Eilean Donan Castle Scotland
“The castle was the setting for the 1980 short film Black Angel, filmed to accompany screenings of The Empire Strikes Back in cinemas.” Wikipedia
Also shot in these places
- Doctor Who 1963–
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010
- Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2011
- Lawrence of Arabia 1962
- The King's Speech 2010
- Skyfall 2012
- Sherlock 2010–2017
- Gravity 2013
Set in the same places
- Cars 2 2011
- Captain Flamingo & Pac Man And The Ghostly Adventures 2006
- Assassin's Creed III 2012
- Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 1999
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 2011
- Mass Effect 3 2012
- Need for Speed: Shift 2009
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
- Assassin's Creed Syndicate 2015
- Tomb Raider III 1998
- Rise of the Tomb Raider 2015
- Resistance: Fall of Man 2006
More filmed in Norway
- Dune 2021
- No Time to Die 2021
- Tenet 2020
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout 2018
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 2023
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2011
Every filming location in Norway →
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 7 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, all in Norway.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Doctor Who (1963–), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 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.