Where was The Nun's Story filmed?
1959 film by Fred Zinnemann
The Nun's Story (1959) was filmed in Bruges — 1 recorded filming location in Belgium. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
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Filming locations
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🏙 Towns & cities
Bruges
🇧🇪 Belgium
city in West Flanders, Belgium
“Belgian exteriors were shot on location in Bruges, while the novel was set in Ghent.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's Principal photography section
Wikipedia’s Principal photography section names 5 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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🎬 Studios & sets
Cinecittà
🇮🇹 Italy
film studio in Rome, Italy
“Interior scenes for the Belgian portions of the film were shot in Rome at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and Cinecittà on sets designed by Alexandre Trauner.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Kisangani
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
city in the Democratic Republic of Congo
“The film was shot partially in the then Belgian Congo, now Democratic Republic of the Congo, with production based in then Stanleyville, now Kisangani.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Experimental Centre of Cinematography
🇮🇹 Italy
Italian school for teaching, research and experimentation in the field of cinematography
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🏙 Towns & cities
Yakusu
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
place in Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
“Some scenes were shot in Yakusu, a nearby center of missionary and medical activity where cast and crew met the famous missionary Stanley George Browne.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
🇮🇹 Italy
opera house in Rome, Italy
“Extras for these scenes were recruited from the ballet corps of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma company.” Wikipedia
Places whose own article says it was shot there
1 place 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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Yakusu Democratic Republic of the Congo
“The film The Nun's story starring Audrey Hepburn was partially shot at Yakusu in 1958.” Wikipedia
Also shot in these places
- In Bruges 2008
- PK 2014
- Ben X 2007
- Carnival in Flanders 1935
- Le Diable et les Dix Commandements 1962
- Nova Zembla 2011
- Daughters of Darkness 1971
- The Abyss 1988
- Diamant 13 2009
- The Verdict 2013
- Gangs of New York 2002
- Once Upon a Time in the West 1968
More filmed in Belgium
- In Bruges 2008
- PK 2014
- The Fifth Estate 2013
- Sense8 2015–2018
- Rust and Bone 2012
- Now You See Me: Now You Don't 2025
Every filming location in Belgium →
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Nun's Story have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 5 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across Belgium.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
In Bruges (2008), PK (2014), Ben X (2007), Carnival in Flanders (1935) 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.