Numerous iconic films have been shot in France, spanning from classic French cinema to major Hollywood productions. Key examples include Amélie (Paris), Breathless (Paris), The French Connection (Marseille), Chocolat (Dordogne/Côte-d’Or), Taxi (Marseille), and Ratatouille (animated Paris). Other notable films include The Bourne Identity, Inception, and Marie Antoinette.
Abbesses Metro Station
Abbesses is a famous, historic Paris Métro station on Line 12 in Montmartre, renowned as the deepest station in the network at roughly 36 meters below ground.
Catacombs of Paris
The Catacombs of Paris are most closely associated with "As Above, So Below" (2014). The location also appears in "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon" (2023–).
Centre Pompidou
The Centre Pompidou is a building complex in Paris, France. The Centre Pompidou served as a primary filming location for the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker.
Deauville Beach Cabins
The Deauville beach cabins have appeared in both A Man and a Woman and Sentimental Value.
La Pallice
La Pallice is the commercial deep-water port of La Rochelle, France used for filming location for Raiders of the Lost Ark and Das Boot.
Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel has appeared in films including Mindwalk, Armageddon and To the Wonder, and it is also used in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
Pont d’Iéna Stairs
Pont d’Iéna Stairs appears in A View to a Kill (1985). The stairway is used as part of one of the film’s best-known Paris action sequences.
Statue of Liberty in Paris
Statue of Liberty in Paris appears in Frantic (1988), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), Lost in Paris (2016), and The Fall (2006).