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San Francisco City Hall

city hall for the City and County of San Francisco, California, USA

🇺🇸 United States · 37.7793, -122.4193

San Francisco City Hall is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 4 more.

“Marcia is not credited in the film, but her suggestion led Spielberg to shoot a final exterior sequence on the steps of San Francisco City Hall showing Jones and Marion together.”

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed at San Francisco City Hall

Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names San Francisco City Hall 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.

Milk 2008
“Filming also took place at the San Francisco City Hall, while White's office, where Milk was assassinated, was recreated elsewhere due to the city hall's offices having become more modern.” Wikipedia
Dirty Harry 1971
“Dirty Harry (1971) filmed several scenes at City Hall, including inside the Mayor's office.” Wikipedia
A View to a Kill 1985
“The rest of the major filming was done at Fisherman's Wharf, Dunsmuir House, San Francisco City Hall and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.” Wikipedia
Bicentennial Man 1999
“Various scenes were shot inside San Francisco City Hall, including the ball scene.” Wikipedia

Named here by San Francisco City Hall’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at San Francisco City Hall, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981

“The Grand Staircase is featured in the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) as a stand-in for an unnamed government building in Washington, D.C.” Wikipedia
Bicentennial Man 1999

“Ten-thousand-watt spotlights triggered the fire sprinkler system during the filming of Bicentennial Man (1999), resulting in water damage.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at San Francisco City Hall?

5 productions are recorded as filmed at San Francisco City Hall, including Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Milk (2008) and Dirty Harry (1971). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at San Francisco City Hall?

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), covered by 80 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is San Francisco City Hall?

San Francisco City Hall is in the United States, at 37.7793, -122.4193.

What other filming locations are near San Francisco City Hall?

San Francisco, San Francisco Zoo, San Fierro, San Rafael 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 Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0.