Where was Superman (1978) filmed?
1978 film by Richard Donner
Superman (1978) was filmed in New York City, San Francisco and Pinewood Studios: 3 recorded filming locations in the United States, the United Kingdom. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Filming locations
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Towns & cities
New York City
United States
most populous city in the United States
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Towns & cities
San Francisco
United States
city and county in California, United States
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Studios & sets
Pinewood Studios
England
British film studio and television studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 18 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
Los Angeles
United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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Towns & cities
London
England
capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
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Landmarks & buildings
Solow Building
United States
Manhattan skyscraper
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Studios & sets
Shepperton Studios
United Kingdom
film studio, special effects studios and pre- and post-production centre
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Towns & cities
Shepperton
England
town in Surrey, England, UK
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Towns & cities
Hollywood Hills
United States
neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States
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Studios & sets
007 Stage
England
sound stage located at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
“The Fortress of Solitude was constructed at Shepperton Studios and at Pinewood's 007 Stage.” Wikipedia
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Streets & squares
Wall Street
United States
street in Manhattan, New York, USA
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Streets & squares
Grand Central Terminal
United States
railway terminal in New York City
“Brief filming also took place in Gallup, New Mexico; Lake Mead; and Grand Central Terminal.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Drumheller
Canada
town of east-central Alberta, Canada
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Towns & cities
High River
Canada
town in Alberta, Canada
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Towns & cities
Brooklyn Heights
United States
neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, USA
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Towns & cities
Gallup
United States
city in and county seat of McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Lake Mead
United States
reservoir on the Colorado River, Nevada and Arizona in the United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Daily News Building
United States
office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
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Towns & cities
Beynon
Canada
community in Alberta, Canada
“Production moved to Alberta for scenes set in Smallville, with the cemetery scene filmed in the canyon of Beynon, Alberta, the high school football scenes at Barons, Alberta, and the Kent farm constructed at Blackie, Alberta.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Barons
Canada
village in Alberta, Canada
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Towns & cities
Blackie
Canada
hamlet in Alberta, Canada
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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RAF Bovingdon England
“In 1977, parts of the Golden Gate Bridge sequence from Superman were filmed on one of the runways.” Wikipedia
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Gallup United States
“Other movies shot here are Redskin (1928), and Superman (1978).” Wikipedia
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Barons Canada
“Barons was a filming location for a scene in the 1978 film Superman; the village's school was used to represent the school that young Clark Kent (the future Superman) attended.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Alberta, New 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.
Also shot in these places
- The Godfather 1972
- The Avengers 2012
- The Godfather Part II 1974
- Spider-Man 2002
- Taxi Driver 1976
- Captain America: The First Avenger 2011
- Joker 2019
- The Godfather Part III 1990
- Catch Me If You Can 2002
- The Wolf of Wall Street 2013
- Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017
- Black Swan 2010
Set in the same places
- Oliver & Company 1988
- Bee Movie 2007
- Max Payne 2001
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011
- Call of Duty: Ghosts 2013
- Balto 1995
- Mary and Max 2009
- Assassin's Creed III 2012
- Mario Bros. 1984
- Need for Speed: The Run 2011
- Deus Ex 2000
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Superman have?
3 places recorded on Wikidata, and 18 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across 2 countries.
In which countries was Superman filmed?
the United States and the United Kingdom.
Was Superman filmed at a studio?
Yes. Pinewood Studios, recorded on Wikidata as a filming location.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Godfather (1972), The Avengers (2012), The Godfather Part II (1974), Spider-Man (2002) 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.