🏙 Towns & cities
Sassi di Matera
human settlement in Matera, Province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy
🇮🇹 Italy · 40.6667, 16.6083
Sassi di Matera is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“Filming locations in southern Italy included Sassi di Matera, Castel del Monte and Camerota.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Sassi di Matera as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Wonder Woman 2017
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Ben-Hur
2016
“The Sassi di Matera in Basilicata and the Cinecittà studios in Rome were also chosen among the film's settings.” Wikipedia
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The Gospel According to St. Matthew
1964
“For Mary and Joseph's working-class home, Pasolini used the real-life cave dwellings of the Sassi di Matera.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Craco
🇮🇹 Italy
Italian comune
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🏙 Towns & cities
Matera
🇮🇹 Italy
Italian comune
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Gravina in Puglia
🇮🇹 Italy
Italian municipality
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
🇮🇹 Italy
church in Matera, Italy
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🛣 Streets & squares
Ponte Acquedotto
🇮🇹 Italy
bridge in Gravina in Puglia, Italy
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Aliano
🇮🇹 Italy
Italian comune
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Sassi di Matera?
3 productions are recorded as filmed in Sassi di Matera, including Wonder Woman (2017), Ben-Hur (2016) and The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964). 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 Sassi di Matera?
Wonder Woman (2017), covered by 71 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Sassi di Matera?
Sassi di Matera is in Italy, at 40.6667, 16.6083.
What other filming locations are near Sassi di Matera?
Craco, Matera, 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, by Bönisch, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.