The famous, narrow, and steep staircase where Mrs. Dresner hides from Nazis in Schindler’s List is located at Józefa 12 in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland. This courtyard scene is often referred to as “Schindler’s List Passage”. This, in the heart of the old Jewish quarter (Kazimierz), is the most recognized staircase scene where the child hides under the stairs during the ghetto liquidation.
Schindlers List (1993)
Schindlers List Passage (2018)
Schindler’s List
Schindler's List was shot mainly in and around Kraków, Poland, using a combination of real historical locations, nearby stand-ins and large reconstructed sets.
Liban Quarry
Liban Quarry is a historic limestone quarry in Kraków, Poland. It is also known as the filming location for the camp scenes in Schindler's List.
Orava Castle
Orava Castle appears in Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922), Dragonheart: A New Beginning (2000), and Dracula (2020).
Spiš Castle
Spiš Castle is a vast medieval castle ruin in eastern Slovakia, and appears in Dragonheart (1996), Kull the Conqueror (1997), and The Last Legion (2007).
Čachtice Castle
Čachtice Castle was used as the castle ruins set featured in the opening sequence of the 1996 fantasy movie Dragonheart and the 2008 film Bathory.
Pernštejn Castle
Pernštejn Castle has been used in Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht, Nosferatu, Van Helsing, Journey to the Christmas Star, Borgia and Wanted.
Heroes’ Square
Heroes’ Square appears in A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Red Sparrow (2018), and Gemini Man (2019).
Kerepesi Cemetery
Kerepesi Cemetery appears in Dune: Part Two (2024), Red Sparrow (2018), and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008).
Fisherman’s Bastion
Fisherman’s Bastion has appeared in several international productions, including "I Spy" (2002), "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011) and "Gemini Man" (2019).
Devín Castle
In Kull the Conqueror (1997), Devín Castle is used as one of the film’s fortress locations.