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Manila

capital city of the Philippines

🇵🇭 Philippines · 14.5958, 120.9772

Manila is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Manila, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 3 more.

2 productions were filmed at 4 places inside Manila rather than at Manila itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“Several scenes were shot overseas, mostly in Manila and Marikina (both within Metro Manila), as well as in the Paradise bay of El Nido, Palawan, in the Philippines.”
The Bourne Legacy (2012) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Manila

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Manila 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.

  • Apocalypse Now 1979
    “On March 1, 1976, Coppola and his family flew to Manila and rented a large house there for the planned four-month shoot.” Wikipedia
  • Platoon 1986
    “Scenes were shot in Mount Makiling, Laguna (for the forest scenes), Cavite (for the river and village scenes), and Villamor Air Base near Manila.” Wikipedia
  • The Year of Living Dangerously 1982
    “Although originally set to be filmed in Jakarta, permission to film in Indonesia was denied, so the bulk of the film was shot in the Philippines, in Manila's Quiapo district and the Banaue Rice Terraces.” Wikipedia

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Manila

2 productions shot at 4 places inside Manila, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Manila itself.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Manila?

7 productions are recorded as filmed in Manila, 2 of them at places inside it, including The Bourne Legacy (2012), General Commander (2019) and Apocalypse Now (1979). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Manila?

The Bourne Legacy (2012), covered by 46 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Manila?

Manila is in the Philippines, at 14.5958, 120.9772. The day trip guide for Manila lists 16 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Manila?

University of the Philippines, Villamor Airbase, Metro Manila, Marikina 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 Mike Gonzalez (TheCoffee), CC BY-SA 3.0.

Planning a visit? Filming locations near Manila — 16 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.