Towns & cities
Auschwitz
German network of concentration and extermination camps in occupied Poland during World War II
Poland · 50.0358, 19.1783
Auschwitz is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 10 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“From 29 September to 4 October 1955, Resnais and his crew filmed at Auschwitz-Birkenau.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Auschwitz as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Schindler's List 1993
- The Zone of Interest 2023
- Baraka 1992
- Night and Fog 1956
- The Last Stage 1948
- Denial 2016
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Anne Frank Remembered
1995
“Blair filmed in the real locations of Frank's life, including the neighbourhood Anne grew up in, the "Achterhuis" of Prinsengracht 263 (where she and her family lived in hiding) in Amsterdam, and the Westerbork and Auschwitz Concentration Camps.” Wikipedia
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War and Remembrance
1988–1989
“Several actual Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors were cast as extras for the Auschwitz-Birkenau selection sequence and former Auschwitz internee Branko Lustig, later a two-time Oscar-winning producer, served as assistant director on the series.” Wikipedia
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Triumph of the Spirit
1989
“Filming with permission at the Auschwitz concentration camp, producers were able to utilize some existing structures but were also tasked with recreating a crematory given the condition of those that remain.” Wikipedia
- The Birch-Tree Meadow 2003
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
Poland·under 1 km
museum and memorial
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Towns & cities
Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp
Poland·under 1 km
one of the three main camps in the Auschwitz concentration camp system
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Towns & cities
women's camp
Poland·under 1 km
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Towns & cities
Oświęcim
Poland·3 km east
town in the Lesser Poland province, Poland
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Towns & cities
Nikiszowiec
Poland·24 km north
part of Katowice
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Towns & cities
Gmina Alwernia
Poland·24 km east
urban-rural gmina of Poland
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Auschwitz?
10 productions are recorded as filmed in Auschwitz, including Schindler's List (1993), The Zone of Interest (2023) and Baraka (1992). 10 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Auschwitz?
Schindler's List (1993), covered by 102 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Auschwitz?
Auschwitz is in Poland. Its coordinates are 50.0358, 19.1783.
What other filming locations are near Auschwitz?
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (under 1 km), Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (under 1 km), women's camp (under 1 km), Oświęcim (3 km east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by pzk net, CC BY 3.0.