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Matera

Italian comune

🇮🇹 Italy · 40.6667, 16.6000

Matera is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Matera, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 9 more.

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

“In late August 2019, the second unit moved to southern Italy where they began to shoot a chase sequence involving an Aston Martin DB5 through the streets of Matera, including a doughnut in Piazza San Giovanni Battista.”
No Time to Die (2021) · Wikipedia

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Matera
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Movies filmed in Matera

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Matera 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.

  • The Passion of the Christ 2004
    “The film was produced independently and shot in Italy at Cinecittà Studios in Rome, and on location in the city of Matera and the ghost town of Craco, both in the Basilicata region.” Wikipedia
  • Ben-Hur 2016
  • The Omen 2006
    “The "Jerusalem" scenes were filmed in Matera, Italy and some of the London scenes were shot in Herbert Park, Dublin.” Wikipedia
  • Mary Magdalene 2018
    “The film was shot in Rome and in multiple locations in Southern Italy including Matera in Basilicata, Gravina in Puglia in Apulia, Trapani in Sicily and Naples in Campania.” Wikipedia
  • The Nativity Story 2006
    “The film was shot in Matera, Craco, Cinecittà in Italy and Ouarzazate in Morocco.” Wikipedia
  • The Chosen 2017–
    “The crucifixion scenes were shot in Matera, Italy.” Wikipedia
  • War 2019
    “The film was shot in multiple exotic locations across Delhi, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Portugal, Italy (Amalfi, Capri, Positano, Matera), Finland, Sweden, Georgia and Australia.” Wikipedia
  • Christ Stopped at Eboli 1979
    “The film was mostly shot in Basilicata in the villages of Craco, Guardia Perticara, Aliano and La Martella, near Matera.” Wikipedia
  • Allonsanfàn 1974
    “Among the locations were Matera, Basilicata, and the Altopiano delle Murge in Apulia, at Pulo di Altamura and Castel del Monte.” Wikipedia

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Matera

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

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Matera?

12 productions are recorded as filmed in Matera, 2 of them at places inside it, including No Time to Die (2021), The Passion of the Christ (2004) and Ben-Hur (2016). 9 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Matera?

No Time to Die (2021), covered by 61 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Matera?

Matera is in Italy, at 40.6667, 16.6000.

What other filming locations are near Matera?

Sassi di Matera, Craco, Gravina in Puglia, Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista 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, CC BY-SA 3.0.