Where was The Silence of the Lambs filmed?
1991 film directed by Jonathan Demme
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) was filmed at 8 places in the United States and The Bahamas, including Pittsburgh, Bimini, Pittsburgh International Airport, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, FBI Academy and South Bimini Airport. Every place comes from Wikidata.
Filming locations
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Towns & cities
Pittsburgh
United States
City and county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
“Filming primarily took place in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Pittsburgh International Airport
United States
Airport in Pennsylvania, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Old Allegheny County Jail
United States
Building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Towns & cities
Bimini
The Bahamas
District-island of the Bahamas
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Landmarks & buildings Carnegie Museum of Natural History
United States
Natural history museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
South Bimini Airport
The Bahamas
Airport in South Bimini on Bimini in The Bahamas
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Landmarks & buildings
FBI Academy
United States
Academy located in Quantico, Virginia
“A scene set in the FBI Director's office was filmed in the office of United States Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole in Washington, D.C. In what was a rare act of cooperation at the time, the FBI allowed scenes to be filmed at the FBI Academy in Quantico; some FBI staff members even acted in bit parts.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Layton
United States
Unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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Also per Wikipedia's article
The Wikipedia article names 12 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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Washington, D.C.
United States
Capital city of the United States of America
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St. Louis
United States
Independent city in Missouri, United States
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Memphis
United States
City in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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McKeesport
United States
City in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Homestead
United States
Borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Bellaire
United States
Village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States
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Perryopolis
United States
Borough of Pennsylvania
“The Victorian home in Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, used as Buffalo Bill's home in the film went up for sale in August 2015 for $300,000.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Western Center
United States
Former hospital in Pennsylvania, United States
“The exterior of the Western Center near Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, served as the setting for Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Canonsburg
United States
Borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Towns & cities Fayette County
United States
County in Pennsylvania, United States
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Rural Valley
United States
Borough of Pennsylvania
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Quantico
United States
Town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States
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Places whose own article says it was shot there
3 places say on their own Wikipedia pages that this film was shot there. Not on the map: each quote is linked so you can check it.
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Towns & cities
Bellaire
United States
Village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States
“The Bellaire Bridge (now abandoned and closed) was filmed in the 1991 motion picture The Silence of the Lambs. The curved railroad viaduct and bridge over the Ohio, the B & O Railroad Viaduct, were featured in the 2010 film Unstoppable and is a registered historic structure.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Western Center
United States
Former hospital in Pennsylvania, United States
“The exterior of Western Center's administration building was used as the setting for the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, where Hannibal Lecter was incarcerated, in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs and its 2002 prequel Red Dragon.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Moon Township
United States
Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
“Parts of the movie The Silence of the Lambs were filmed in Moon Township.” Wikipedia
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