Towns & cities

West Berlin

the Western sectors of Berlin between 1945 and 1990

Germany · 52.5000, 13.2800

West Berlin is recorded as a filming location for 5 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in West Berlin, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 31 more.

1 place inside West Berlin has a page of its own: listed below. Everything shot at it is already named above, recorded against West Berlin as well.

“The filming of Octopussy began in West Berlin on 10 August 1982 with the scene in which Bond arrives at Checkpoint Charlie.”

Octopussy (1983) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in West Berlin

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names West Berlin 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 Lives of Others 2006
Octopussy 1983
Cabaret 1972
Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police 1996–
Mimino 1977
“Initially the latter part of the film was to be shot in America, but because of "purely budgetary reasons", the cast and crew could not film there, opting to shoot in West Berlin; thus, the script was revised.” Wikipedia
Christiane F. 1981
“The film was shot with a low budget in 1980 and released in 1981 but set between 1975 and 1977 in West Berlin.” Wikipedia
A Time to Love and a Time to Die 1958
Possession 1981
“Possession, an international co-production between France and West Germany, was filmed in West Berlin in 1980.” Wikipedia
Holocaust 1978–
“Holocaust was produced by Robert Berger and filmed on location in Austria and West Berlin.” Wikipedia
The Package 1989
The Quiller Memorandum 1966
“The film was shot on location in West Berlin and in Pinewood Studios, England.” Wikipedia
Demons 1985
The Indian Tomb 1959
“Interiors were shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Helmut Nentwig and Willy Schatz.” Wikipedia
The Passerby 1982
It Happened in Broad Daylight 1958
Funeral in Berlin 1966
Target 1985
The Formula 1980
“The Formula was partly filmed at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin, with location shooting in St. Moritz and Hamburg.” Wikipedia
The Holcroft Covenant 1985
A Love in Germany 1983
“Some scenes were shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin.” Wikipedia
Gotcha! 1985
Wild Geese II 1985
A Dandy in Aspic 1968
“Filmed on location in London and West Berlin, this was Anthony Mann's final film.” Wikipedia
The Valley of Death 1968
A Prize of Gold 1955
“A Prize of Gold is a 1955 British Technicolor film noir crime film directed by Mark Robson partly filmed in West Berlin.” Wikipedia
Taxi zum Klo 1980
The Counterfeit Traitor 1962
Wenn der weiße Flieder wieder blüht 1953
Wild Kurdistan 1965
Der Mönch mit der Peitsche 1967
Nekromantik 2 1991
“The apartment of Monika is set in the former East Berlin, with exterior shots depicting a burnt-out Trabant and crumbling building façades, while other locations of the film, such as the meeting place of Mark and his friend, are set in the former West Berlin.” Wikipedia

Filming locations inside West Berlin

1 place inside West Berlin, with a page of its own. Every production shot at it is already listed above, because Wikidata records it against West Berlin too.

Landmarks & buildings

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building complex in Berlin

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in West Berlin?

36 productions are recorded as filmed in West Berlin, including Wings of Desire (1987), The Tin Drum (1979) and Querelle (1982). 31 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in West Berlin?

Wings of Desire (1987), covered by 47 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is West Berlin?

West Berlin is in Germany. Its coordinates are 52.5000, 13.2800.

What other filming locations are near West Berlin?

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (under 1 km), Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin (under 1 km), Funkturm Berlin (under 1 km), Messe Berlin Fairgrounds (under 1 km) and 2 more, 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 Helmut J. Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.