🏙 Towns & cities
West Berlin
the Western sectors of Berlin between 1945 and 1990
Location unknown · 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 8 more.
“The filming of Octopussy began in West Berlin on 10 August 1982 with the scene in which Bond arrives at Checkpoint Charlie.”
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.
- Octopussy 1983
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The Fall of Berlin
1950
“Chiaureli brought some 10,000 Soviet extras to Berlin for the filming, and also hired many local residents for the tunnel flooding sequence; he was not able to work in the Reichstag as it was located in the British Zone of West Berlin and conducted the photography mainly in the Babelsberg Studios.” Wikipedia
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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
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Possession
1981
“Possession, an international co-production between France and West Germany, was filmed in West Berlin in 1980.” Wikipedia
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Holocaust
1978–
“Holocaust was produced by Robert Berger and filmed on location in Austria and West Berlin.” Wikipedia
- Demons 1985
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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
- It Happened in Broad Daylight 1958
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Berlin
🇩🇪 Germany
federated state, capital and largest city of Germany
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🎬 Studios & sets
Babelsberg Studio
🇩🇪 Germany
film studio in Potsdam, Germany
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🏙 Towns & cities
Potsdam
🇩🇪 Germany
capital city of the German state of Brandenburg
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🏙 Towns & cities
Stahnsdorf
🇩🇪 Germany
municipality in Brandenburg state, Germany
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🏙 Towns & cities
Beelitz
🇩🇪 Germany
town in Brandenburg state, Germany
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Brandenburg Gate
🇩🇪 Germany
triumphal arch in Berlin, Germany
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in West Berlin?
13 productions are recorded as filmed in West Berlin, including Wings of Desire (1987), The Tin Drum (1979) and Querelle (1982). 8 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 a place Wikidata does not name, at 52.5000, 13.2800.
What other filming locations are near West Berlin?
Berlin, Babelsberg Studio, Potsdam, Stahnsdorf 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 Helmut J. Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.