Landmarks & buildings

San Francisco City Hall

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

United States · 37.7793, -122.4193

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

1 film or series was filmed at San Francisco City Hall. Wikipedia names 5 more. Newspapers, film offices and archives name more, listed below.

San Francisco City Hall
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Movies filmed at San Francisco City Hall

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Wikipedia says these were filmed in San Francisco City Hall too. Each title’s page links to the sentence that says so.

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

San Francisco City Hall’s own Wikipedia page says these were shot here. Not on the map: each title’s page quotes the sentence so you can check it.

From published sources

Newspapers, film offices, archives and city filming permits say these were filmed at San Francisco City Hall. Each source is linked.

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Filming locations nearby

What Wikipedia says about San Francisco City Hall

8 sentences quoted word for word from Wikipedia, each with the production it describes and a link to the article it comes from.

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981

    “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.” Wikipedia
  • 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
  • Foul Play 1978

    “The lobby scenes of the opera house were filmed in the rotunda of San Francisco City Hall across the street.” Wikipedia
  • 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