Germany has a long and important film history, with major studio facilities, historic cities and varied landscapes that have attracted both German and international productions. Berlin is one of the country’s most frequently used filming cities, appearing in films such as “Run Lola Run”, “The Bourne Supremacy”, “Inglourious Basterds” and “Bridge of Spies”. Potsdam’s Babelsberg Studio is one of Europe’s most famous film studios and has been used for productions ranging from early German cinema to modern international films. Other parts of Germany have also become recognisable on screen: Görlitz and several locations in Saxony were used for “The Grand Budapest Hotel”, while Bavaria’s castles, forests and Alpine scenery have often provided dramatic backdrops for historical, fantasy and adventure films. From Cold War thrillers and wartime dramas to contemporary action films, Germany remains one of Europe’s most versatile filming countries.
BMW Headquarters
BMW Headquarters, also known as the BMW Tower or BMW-Vierzylinder, is best known from Rollerball (1975) and Suspiria (1977).
Burresheim Castle
Burresheim Castle is best known internationally from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), where it appears as Castle Brunwald.
Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie are used in productions on the real site are Octopussy, Funeral in Berlin, and A Dandy in Aspic.
Glienicke Bridge
Glienicke Bridge has appeared in Under the Bridges, Hilde, Bridge of Spies, Kundschafter des Friedens and Havelland-Krimi: Hinter der Fassade.
Königsplatz
Königsplatz is in Raumpatrouille, Wenn die tollen Tanten kommen, Derrick, Suspiria, Die zweite Heimat, Ein Vater zu Weihnachten, Fack ju Göhte 2 and Munich.
Metropol
Metropol has appeared in movies and series like The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (1962), Demons (1985), Deathline (1996) and Babylon Berlin (2017–).
Monument to the Battle of the Nations
The Monument to the Battle of the Nations is in Schwarzer Samt, Das Monstrum, The Hunt for the Amber Room and The Hunger Games The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
Phaeno Science Center
Phaeno Science Center has appeared in The International (2009), Helden – Wenn dein Land dich braucht (2013) and the television series Arcadia (2023).
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf is a large forest cemetery in Stahnsdorf, Brandenburg, immediately southwest of Berlin, Germany. The cemetery was created by the Protestant Church in response to…
Swinemünder Brücke
Swinemünder Bridge is in Funeral in Berlin, Target, Judgment in Berlin, Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie, Das Wunder von Berlin, Weissensee and many more.
Teufelsberg
Teufelsberg is in Aufwind (1979), The Gamblers, We Are the Night, Allein gegen die Zeit, Covert Affairs, Manifesto, Berlin Station, You Are Wanted and more.
Wassertor
Wassertor appears in Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922). Wismar was used as the fictional town of Wisborg, and Wassertor is one of the real locations.