Towns & cities
Geneva
capital of the canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Switzerland · 46.2000, 6.1500
Geneva is recorded as a filming location for 18 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Geneva, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 15 more.
1 production was filmed at 2 places inside Geneva rather than at Geneva itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“Dream Team 1935 was shot in Latvia and Geneva.”
Movies filmed in Geneva
- Contagion 2011
- Three Colours: Red 1994
- Syriana 2005
- The Cassandra Crossing 1976
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1988
- Sandra 1965
- Every Man for Himself 1980
- Hail Mary 1985
- F/X 1986
- The Swindle 1997
- Nouvelle Vague 1990
- The Poppy Is Also a Flower 1966
- Secret Agents 2004
- The Adversary 2002
- After You... 2003
- Dream Team 1935 2012
- Isabelle Eberhardt 1991
- Azzurro 2000
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Geneva 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.
- Goldfinger 1964
- Angels & Demons 2009
- The 10th Victim 1965
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Rollerball
1975
“The sequence where Jonathan E. visits Geneva to consult with Zero the supercomputer concerning corporate decisions uses exterior shots of the Palace of Nations.” Wikipedia
- The Persuaders! 1971–
- Le Petit Soldat 1963
- Place Vendôme 1998
- The Last Face 2016
- A Very Private Affair 1961
- The Girl on a Motorcycle 1968
- Cargo 2009
- Kvadrat 2013
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30 Coins
2020–
“Other brief shooting locations include New York, Jerusalem, Paris, Geneva, Rome, Campo Real, Madrid, and Alcalá de Henares (including outdoor shots).” Wikipedia
- Rowing with the Wind 1988
- Império 2014–
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Geneva
1 production shot at 2 places inside Geneva, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Geneva itself.
Set here, per Wikipedia
Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in Geneva, 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.
Filming locations nearby
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Streets & squares
Quai Gustave-Ador
Switzerland·under 1 km
street of Geneva, Switzerland
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Towns & cities
Carouge
Switzerland·2 km south
city and municipality in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland
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Towns & cities
Canton of Geneva
Switzerland·2 km north-east
canton of Switzerland
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Landmarks & buildings
Palace of Nations
Switzerland·3 km north
building in Geneva, Switzerland
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Towns & cities
Cologny
Switzerland·3 km north-east
municipality in Switzerland
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Towns & cities
Vernier
Switzerland·4 km west
municipality in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Geneva?
34 productions are recorded as filmed in Geneva, 1 of them at places inside it, including Contagion (2011), Three Colours: Red (1994) and Syriana (2005). 15 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Geneva?
Contagion (2011), covered by 52 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Geneva?
Geneva is in Switzerland. Its coordinates are 46.2000, 6.1500. The day trip guide for Geneva lists 158 filming locations within 100 km.
What other filming locations are near Geneva?
Quai Gustave-Ador (under 1 km), Carouge (2 km south), Canton of Geneva (2 km north-east), Palace of Nations (3 km north) 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 Yann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Planning a visit? Filming locations near Geneva: 158 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.