🏞 Landscapes & nature
Gran Canaria
One of the main islands of the Canary archipelago
🇪🇸 Spain · 27.9586, -15.5925
Gran Canaria is recorded as a filming location for 4 productions. Wikipedia names it for 10 more.
“By December of that year, Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley were shooting scenes on the film in Gran Canaria with prior shooting done in New Zealand.”
Movies filmed at Gran Canaria
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Gran Canaria 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.
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Fast & Furious 6
2013
“Shooting also occurred on Spain's Canary Islands including the island of Tenerife and Gran Canaria.” Wikipedia
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Clash of the Titans
2010
“Filming also took place in Wales, the Canary Islands (Spain) (primarily at the World Heritage Site, Teide National Park in Tenerife), Maspalomas Dunes, Gran Canaria, and Timanfaya National Park in Lanzarote.” Wikipedia
- The Witcher 2019–
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Allied
2016
“In May 2016 scenes set in Casablanca were shot in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands.” Wikipedia
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Pluribus
2025–
“Additional footage was filmed in Spain, featuring locations such as Oviedo, Bilbao, Gipuzkoa and several places in Gran Canaria and La Palma in the Canary Islands.” Wikipedia
- Jack Ryan 2018–2023
- Rec 4: Apocalypse 2014
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Ma Mère
2004
“An international co-production of France, Portugal, Spain and Austria, the film was shot on location on the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.” Wikipedia
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Hierro
2009
“The film is from the producers of Pan's Labyrinth and The Orphanage, it was directed by short film director Gabe Ibáñez, who shot his film of the Canary Islands in El Hierro, Gran Canaria and Madrid.” Wikipedia
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The Cliff
2016
“Shooting locations included Navarre, Gipuzkoa, and Gran Canaria.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Maspalomas
🇪🇸 Spain
City in Gran Canaria, Spain
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Maspalomas Dunes
🇪🇸 Spain
natural space in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain
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🏙 Towns & cities
Fataga
🇪🇸 Spain
human settlement
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🏙 Towns & cities
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
🇪🇸 Spain
municipality, city of the province of Las Palmas, and cocapital of the Canary Islands, Spain
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Playa de Las Canteras
🇪🇸 Spain
beach of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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🏙 Towns & cities
Gáldar
🇪🇸 Spain
municipality of Spain
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Gran Canaria?
14 productions are recorded as filmed at Gran Canaria, including Moby Dick (1956), Paradise Hills (2019) and 4 latas (2019). 10 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Gran Canaria?
Moby Dick (1956), covered by 28 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Gran Canaria?
Gran Canaria is in Spain, at 27.9586, -15.5925.
What other filming locations are near Gran Canaria?
Maspalomas, Maspalomas Dunes, Fataga, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and 2 more, 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 European Space Agency, CC BY-SA 2.0.