Landscapes & nature
Tahiti
island in the Southern Pacific Ocean
France · -17.6667, -149.4667
Tahiti is recorded as a filming location for 13 productions. Wikipedia names it for 12 more.
“More than 150 members of the cast and crew arrived in Tahiti, and MGM rented over 200 hotel rooms.”
Movies filmed at Tahiti
- Mutiny on the Bounty 1962
- Soul Surfer 2011
- Tabu: A Story of the South Seas 1931
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White Shadows in the South Seas
1928
“The production was filmed in Tahiti, some 4000 miles from Hollywood, a rarity for the time.” Wikipedia
- Atlantis 1991
- Endless Summer 1966
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Rebellion
2011
“Set in New Caledonia in 1988 and filmed in Tahiti, the film is a dramatised version of the Ouvéa cave hostage taking, when four policemen were murdered by separatists and 30 taken hostage.” Wikipedia
- Lost and Found on a South Sea Island 1923
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The Pagan
1929
“The Pagan is a 1929 synchronized sound romantic drama filmed in Tahiti and produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.” Wikipedia
- In the Wake of the Bounty 1933
- Sky Pirates 1986
- Tiara Tahiti 1962
- Last of the Pagans 1935
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The Restless and the Damned
1959
“Rafferty and Robinson contributed £40,000 of the film's budget, coming from hire of studio facilities to two films shot in Tahiti and their involvement in several episodes of the US documentary series, High Adventure.” Wikipedia
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Tahiti 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.
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Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
“Director Frank Lloyd purchased the rights to the novel and offered to sell the project to MGM chief Irving Thalberg, on the condition that he be allowed to direct and star, and that the film be shot on-location in Tahiti.” Wikipedia
- xXx 2002
- Couples Retreat 2009
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The Bounty
1984
“The intention was to shoot the film in Tahiti, where De Laurentiis had built a large facility for shooting Hurricane, including a brand-new hotel.” Wikipedia
- Point Break 2015
- Hawaii 1966
- Itinerary of a Spoiled Child 1988
- Love Affair 1994
- Pacifiction 2022
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Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932
“The South Seas comedy adventure featured location filming on Tahiti with working titles being Tropical Knight, A Modern Robinson Crusoe and Robinson Crusoe of the South Seas.” Wikipedia
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Never the Twain Shall Meet
1931
“The film was directed by W. S. Van Dyke and was filmed in Tahiti like Van Dyke's two previous south sea adventures The Pagan and White Shadows in the South Seas.” Wikipedia
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The Stowaway
1958
“The film was shot towards the end of 1957 in Tahiti and the Society Islands.” Wikipedia
Drawn from this place
Productions whose Japanese Wikipedia article names Tahiti as a real place their setting was modelled on. Nothing was filmed here and no story happens here: somebody drew it from here. That is the weakest claim this atlas makes about a place, which is why it sits under its own heading, and each production’s page links the article the claim came from.
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Papeete
France·18 km north-west
capital of French Polynesia
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Towns & cities
Teahupo'o
France·29 km south-east
human settlement
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Tahiti?
25 productions are recorded as filmed at Tahiti, including Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Soul Surfer (2011) and Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931). 12 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Tahiti?
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), covered by 38 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Tahiti?
Tahiti is in France. Its coordinates are -17.6667, -149.4667.
What other filming locations are near Tahiti?
Papeete (18 km north-west) and Teahupo'o (29 km south-east), all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
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 NASA, Public domain.