Studios & sets

Cinecittà

film studio in Rome, Italy

Italy · 41.8500, 12.5667

Official site

Cinecittà is recorded as a filming location for 16 productions. Wikipedia names it for 60 more.

“All sets were built completely on the exterior stages of Cinecittà Studios in Rome.”

Gangs of New York (2002) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed at Cinecittà

Gangs of New York 2002
Once Upon a Time in the West 1968
“Interiors for the film were shot in Cinecittà studios, Rome.” Wikipedia
The Name of the Rose 1986
Nights of Cabiria 1957
“Nights of Cabiria was filmed in many areas around Italy, including Acilia, Castel Gandolfo, Cinecittà, Santuario della Madonna del Divino Amore, Porta Maggiore, the Baths of Caracalla and the Tiber River.” Wikipedia
Everest 2015
“Base camp exteriors were filmed on the backlot at Cinecitta Studios in Rome, where bright sunlight could be achieved to resemble the lighting at the base camp.” Wikipedia
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom 1975
“The noble hall of the building and the courtyard were filmed in the Cinecittà studios.” Wikipedia
The Shoes of the Fisherman 1968
Angélique, Marquise des Anges 1964
The Best Years 2020
“The film, which was initially to be titled I migliori anni, began to be filmed on 3 June 2019 between Cinecittà, Rome, Naples, and Ronciglione and continued for the next nine weeks.” Wikipedia
Those About to Die 2024–
Marquise 1997
Un medico in famiglia 1998–2016
“The location used was Teatro 20 in Cinecittà for the main shooting.” Wikipedia
M. Son of the Century 2025–
Holiday on Mars 2020
Roma Elastica 2026
“The film is a co-production between France and Italy and was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome, and also in Nice and La Gaude in France between 26 May and 18 June 2025.” Wikipedia
Wonderwell 2023

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Cinecittà 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.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966
Ben-Hur 1959
The Godfather Part III 1990
The English Patient 1996
Roman Holiday 1953
“The film was shot at the Cinecittà studios and on location around Rome during the "Hollywood on the Tiber" era.” Wikipedia
The Last Emperor 1987
For a Few Dollars More 1965
“The film was shot in Tabernas, Almería, Spain, with interiors done at Rome's Cinecittà Studios.” Wikipedia
Once Upon a Time in America 1984
“Interior scenes were filmed mostly at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome.” Wikipedia
8½ 1963
La Dolce Vita 1960
“Most of the film was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome.” Wikipedia
The Passion of the Christ 2004
“The film was produced independently and shot in Italy at Cinecittà Studios in Rome, and on location in the city of Matera and the ghost town of Craco, both in the Basilicata region.” Wikipedia
La Strada 1954
Conclave 2024
Cleopatra 1963
“On June 30, Skouras reversed his decision and agreed to allow Mankiewicz shoot the film at Cinecittà in Rome, where the sound stages had been occupied for the studio's television series and George Stevens's The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965).” Wikipedia
Cliffhanger 1993
Rome 2005–
“Between March 2004 and May 2005, Rome was filmed in co-production with Rai Fiction in the Italian countryside on Cinecittà studios' six sound stages in Rome.” Wikipedia
The Two Popes 2019
“Filming locations included a refugee camp in Rome, a full-size reproduction of the Sistine Chapel interior created at the Cinecittà studios in Rome, an area outside Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer palace), various locations in Rome as stand-ins for scenes at the Vatican, and poor areas of Buenos Aires.” Wikipedia
Quo Vadis 1951
Contempt 1963
“Contempt was filmed in Italy where it is set, with location shooting at the Cinecittà studios in Rome, and the Casa Malaparte on Capri island.” Wikipedia
Romeo and Juliet 1968
“In the same period, the studios were used for further international productions such as Francis of Assisi (1961), Cleopatra (1963), The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968), Fellini's Casanova (1976), La Traviata (1982) and many other productions.” Wikipedia
Daylight 1996
The Nun's Story 1959
“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
Barbarella 1968
House of Gucci 2021
The Barefoot Contessa 1954
Ben-Hur 2016
“As a result, producers were forced to film the scene at Cinecittà Studios, where much of the 1959 film was also shot.” Wikipedia
The Conformist 1970
War and Peace 1956
“The film was shot primarily at Ponti-De Laurentiis and Cinecittà Studios in Rome, as well as at locations in Rome, Turin, and Sardinia.” Wikipedia
The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964
“Interior scenes were shot in Madrid at the Samuel Bronston Studios (formerly known as the Chamartín Studios) and at the Cinecittà studios in Rome where Commodus's baths and gymnasiums were constructed.” Wikipedia
The Legend of 1900 1998
“The interior of the ocean liner RMS Virginia (patterned after the real liners RMS Lusitania and RMS Mauretania) were sets constructed at Cinecittà Studios.” Wikipedia
U-571 2000
“Shooting also took place at Cinecittà studios.” Wikipedia
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004
The Cassandra Crossing 1976
“The Cinecittà studios in Rome were chosen for interiors, with French and Swiss locales providing most of the location footage.” Wikipedia
Ladyhawke 1985
Zoolander 2 2016
“The film was shot at Cinecittà studios in Rome, Italy.” Wikipedia
The Damned 1969
“The film was shot on location in West Germany and Austria, and at Cinecittà Studios in Rome.” Wikipedia
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988
Fellini's Casanova 1976
“Shot entirely at the Cinecittà studios in Rome, the film won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, with the Oscar going to Danilo Donati.” Wikipedia
Nine 2009
Juliet of the Spirits 1965
“Juliet of the Spirits was shot on location in Fregene, and at Safa-Palatino and Cinecittà Studios in Rome.” Wikipedia
Satyricon 1969
The Night Porter 1974
The Young Pope 2016–
“Principal photography, which took seven months, started in August 2015 and took place mainly in the Cinecittà studios, where the interior of the Vatican was recreated.” Wikipedia
Bellissima 1951
El Cid 1961
“Filming was reported to spend at least four months of exterior shooting in Spain which would be followed by a final month of interior shooting at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome.” Wikipedia
Ludwig 1973
“Ludwig was filmed at Cinecitta Studios in Rome, and on-location in Bavaria, West Germany.” Wikipedia
Under the Tuscan Sun 2003
Roma 1972
La Cage aux Folles 1978
“Exterior filming was on-location in Saint-Tropez and Nice, and interiors were shot at Dear Film and Cinecitta Studios in Rome, Italy.” Wikipedia
Exorcist: The Beginning 2004
A Farewell to Arms 1957
Barabbas 1961
Cast a Giant Shadow 1966
Medea 1969
The New Pope 2020–
“More recently, Paolo Sorrentino's series The Young Pope and The New Pope were almost entirely shot at Cinecittà, including reconstruction of the interiors of the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter's Basilica.” Wikipedia
White Nights 1957
“The entire film was shot on a soundstage at Cinecittà Studios in Rome on an elaborate set that recreated the streets, stores, waterways, and monuments of Livorno.” Wikipedia
Ginger and Fred 1985
The Nativity Story 2006
“The film was shot in Matera, Craco, Cinecittà in Italy and Ouarzazate in Morocco.” Wikipedia
Queer 2024
Spirits of the Dead 1968

And 109 more, per Wikipedia:

Inferno 1980
Dark Eyes 1987
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1999
Tea with Mussolini 1999
Six Underground 2019
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist 2005
We Have a Pope 2011
Legend of the Lost 1957
It Started in Naples 1960
The Secret of Santa Vittoria 1969
The Cat o' Nine Tails 1971
The Desert of the Tartars 1976
Bloodline 1979
The Old Guard 2 2025
The Dog Stars 2026
The Mother of Tears 2007
The Inglorious Bastards 1978
Titus 1999
The Golden Coach 1952
Little World of Don Camillo 1952
The Quiet American 1958
Burn! 1969
What? 1972
Leviathan 1989
Year of the Gun 1991
The Phantom of the Opera 1998
Ripley's Game 2002
The Savage Innocents 1960
Jeux sans frontières 1965–
Flesh for Frankenstein 1973
The Sicilian 1987
Borgia 2011–2014
Romeo & Juliet 2013
Come September 1961
Hercules in the Haunted World 1961
Angelique and the Sultan 1968
The Clowns 1970
Kaamelott 2005–2009
There Is Still Tomorrow 2023
The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One 2027
Four Steps in the Clouds 1942
Angelina 1947
Prince of Foxes 1949
Marvelous Angelique 1965
Adiós, Sabata 1970
Starcrash 1978
The Return of Don Camillo 1953
Boy on a Dolphin 1957
Blood and Roses 1960
The Charterhouse of Parma 1948
Don Camillo's Last Round 1955
I Vampiri 1957
Carthage in Flames 1959
Don Camillo: Monsignor 1961
The Visit (1964 film) 1964
Texas, Adios 1966
The Honey Pot 1967
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell 1968
Il Marchese del Grillo 1981
The Young Messiah 2016
A Brighter Tomorrow 2023
Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal 1937
Bengasi 1942
The Angel Wore Red 1960
The Trojan Horse 1961
Untamable Angelique 1967
Double Face 1969
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie 1974
The Count of Monte Cristo 1975
La Dolce Villa 2025
Rose scarlatte 1940
Four Ways Out 1951
The Hellbenders 1967
The Thirteen Chairs 1969
Città violenta 1970
Escape from the Bronx 1983
Hundra 1983
Moon in the Gutter 1983
Adagio 2023
The Iron Crown 1941
Love Story 1942
Heaven over the Marshes 1949
Neapolitan Carousel 1954
Anna of Brooklyn 1958
The Adventurers 1970
Lady Liberty 1971
The World of Don Camillo 1983
Momo 1986
A Cat in the Brain 1990
Sparrow 1993
Unfair Competition 2001
Voice from the Stone 2017
The Name of the Rose 2019–
Without Blood 2024
The Siege of the Alcazar 1940
To Live in Peace 1947
The Most Wanted Man 1953
Voice of Silence 1953
Too Bad She's Bad 1954
The Little Hut 1957
This Angry Age 1957
Venere Imperiale 1963
Kill Them All and Come Back Alone 1968
One on Top of the Other 1969
Il ragazzo di campagna 1984
The King's Whore 1990
Into the Labyrinth 2019
The Decameron 2024–
Domina 2021–

Named here by Cinecittà’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Cinecittà, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Rome 2005–

“In addition, the BBC/HBO series Rome was filmed there from 2004 to 2007, the show being widely acclaimed for its sets and designs.” Wikipedia
Cabiria 1914

“Visitors enter Cinecittà World through the jaws of the Temple of Moloch, seen in Cabiria, a silent movie filmed in Turin in 1914.” Wikipedia
The Old Guard 2020

“A third fire in August 2022 destroyed part of a partially dismantled set depicting Renaissance-era Florence and disrupted filming of the sequel to The Old Guard.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Cinecittà?

185 productions are recorded as filmed at Cinecittà, including Gangs of New York (2002), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and The Name of the Rose (1986). 169 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Cinecittà?

Gangs of New York (2002), covered by 68 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Cinecittà?

Cinecittà is in Italy. Its coordinates are 41.8500, 12.5667.

What other filming locations are near Cinecittà?

Parco degli Acquedotti (under 1 km), San Giovanni Bosco (under 1 km), Quadraro (2 km north-west), Appian Way (3 km west) 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 Andrea Martella, CC BY-SA 4.0.