Landscapes & nature

French Riviera

Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France

France · 43.3200, 6.6650

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French Riviera is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikipedia names it for 43 more.

“The movie's climax was filmed on the French Riviera.”

Johnny English (2003) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed at French Riviera

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names French Riviera 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.

Johnny English 2003
Never Say Never Again 1983
The Substance 2024
The Transporter 2002
To Catch a Thief 1955
Emily in Paris 2020–
Pierrot le Fou 1965
The Red Shoes 1948
“Filming also occurred on location in London, Monte Carlo, and the Côte d'Azur.” Wikipedia
An Affair to Remember 1957
Magic in the Moonlight 2014
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004
Grace of Monaco 2014
The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez 1964
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988
The Big Blue 1988
The Snows of Kilimanjaro 1952
“The film was shot on location in Nairobi, Kenya, Cairo, Egypt, and the French Riviera, and studio work was done at Stage 14 in 20th Century Fox Studios.” Wikipedia
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 1951
Le clan des siciliens 1969
Grisbi 1954
Mr. Arkadin 1955
The Transporter Refueled 2015
Infinite 2021
Rider on the Rain 1970
The Persuaders! 1971–
Bonjour Tristesse 1958
W.E. 2011
The Comedians 1967
“Filming also took place on the Côte d'Azur in France.” Wikipedia
Classe tous risques 1960
Bedtime Story 1964
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 2016
“Saunders later said that she hoped to shoot the film on the French Riviera.” Wikipedia
The Return of Monte Cristo 1968
The Romantic Englishwoman 1975
“The film was shot in London, Baden-Baden, and on the Côte d'Azur.” Wikipedia
Under the Cherry Moon 1986
The Law Is the Law 1958
The Marseille Contract 1974
The Count of Monte Cristo 1954
Tender Is the Night 1962
Without Apparent Motive 1971
Ill Met by Moonlight 1957
An Easy Girl 2019
Let’s Not Get Angry 1966
Disorder 2015
Angel Face 2018

Set here, per Wikipedia

Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in French Riviera, where Wikidata’s narrative-location statement stops at the country. Still a setting and not a shoot, and still a sentence rather than a statement: two steps from the strongest evidence on this atlas, and labelled at both.

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at French Riviera?

46 productions are recorded as filmed at French Riviera, including The Day of the Jackal (1973), Riviera (2017–) and Menteur (2022). 43 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at French Riviera?

The Day of the Jackal (1973), covered by 43 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is French Riviera?

French Riviera is in France. Its coordinates are 43.3200, 6.6650.

What other filming locations are near French Riviera?

Sainte-Maxime (3 km south-west), Gulf of Saint-Tropez (4 km south-west), Cemetery of Saint-Tropez (5 km south), Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Saint-Tropez (6 km south) 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 Frédéric Ducarme, CC BY-SA 3.0.