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Dunkirk

commune in Nord, France

🇫🇷 France · 51.0378, 2.3764

Dunkirk is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Dunkirk, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 1 more.

“Filming in Dunkirk took place at the location of the real evacuation, while the street scenes were shot in nearby Malo-les-Bains because most of the buildings in Dunkirk were destroyed in the war.”
Dunkirk (2017) · Wikipedia

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Dunkirk
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Movies filmed in Dunkirk

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Dunkirk 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.

  • Atonement 2007
    “Due to restrictions in the filming schedule, the production only had two full days to film all the war scenes set on Dunkirk beach and lacked the budget to fund the 1000+ extras needed to shoot these scenes.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Dunkirk?

2 productions are recorded as filmed in Dunkirk, including Dunkirk (2017) and Atonement (2007). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Dunkirk?

Dunkirk (2017), covered by 64 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Dunkirk?

Dunkirk is in France, at 51.0378, 2.3764. The day trip guide for Dunkirk lists 49 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Dunkirk?

Calais–Dunkerque Airport, Bray-Dunes, Calais and Royal Galleries of Ostend, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

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 Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Planning a visit? Filming locations near Dunkirk — 49 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.