Towns & cities
Cassis
commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, France
France · 43.2156, 5.5372
Cassis is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Cassis, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 7 more.
“It is a filming location featured in The French Connection, notably for heroin smuggler Alain Charnier's house.”
Movies filmed in Cassis
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Cassis as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Filming locations nearby
-
Landscapes & nature
Calanque de Sugiton
France·7 km west
inlet in France
-
Landscapes & nature
Calanques National Park
France·7 km west
national park in France
-
Towns & cities
La Ciotat
France·7 km south-east
commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, France
-
Landmarks & buildings
La Ciotat railway station
France·8 km east
railway station in La Ciotat, France
-
Landscapes & nature
Massif des Calanques
France·8 km west
mountains in France
-
Towns & cities
Aubagne
France·9 km north
French commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Cassis?
8 productions are recorded as filmed in Cassis, including The Old Maid (1972), The French Connection (1971) and The Transporter (2002). 7 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Cassis?
The Old Maid (1972), covered by 12 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Cassis?
Cassis is in France. Its coordinates are 43.2156, 5.5372.
What other filming locations are near Cassis?
Calanque de Sugiton (7 km west), Calanques National Park (7 km west), La Ciotat (7 km south-east), La Ciotat railway station (8 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 Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.