Cloud Atlas (2012)

Clackmannanshire Bridge

Kincardine, United Kingdom

The scene : 2 minLuisa Rey crosses the Swannekke Bridge in San Francisco, which leads to the nuclear power plant: it is actually the Clackmannanshire Bridge, over the Forth.

Torrent de Pareis

Escorca, Spain

Pebble beach at the mouth of the gorge of Torrent de Pareis, framed by walls over 200 meters high, accessible on foot from Sa Calobra by tunnels carved into the rock.

The scene : 2 minAt the very beginning of the film: Adam Ewing arrives on the small beach and joins Dr. Henry Goose, who is busy sifting through the sand. Goose explains to him that an ancient cannibal tribe feasted here and spat out teeth like cherry pits — he collects them to sell.

Escorca, Spain

The scene : 5 minIn the Pacific in 1849, the ship that carries Adam Ewing is anchored in the bay of Sa Calobra.

University of Glasgow (quadrangle)

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world, first located on High Street before moving to Gilmorehill, where its main buildings have been since 1870.

The scene : 10 minSitting on a bench in a quadrangle of the university, young Rufus Sixsmith reads a letter from Frobisher: the Glasgow courtyard plays the role of Cambridge here.

Overtoun House

Dumbarton, United Kingdom

Listed as category A, built in the 19th century for Glasgow industrialist James White and given to the city of Dumbarton in 1938; it served as a maternity hospital until 1970.

The scene : 10 minThe residence serves twice: in 1936, it is the manor of composer Vyvyan Ayrs, where Frobisher arrives; in 2012, it becomes Aurora House, from where Timothy Cavendish will eventually escape.

Düsseldorf, Germany

Office tower of 95 meters, located in the Hofgarten neighborhood.

The scene : 19 minAfter their elevator breakdown, old Rufus Sixsmith and Luisa Rey part ways in front of this office tower, and Sixsmith hails a taxi in a 1973 San Francisco.

Pollença, Spain

The scene : 33 minOn the slopes of Formentor, Zachry leads his herd of goats while chatting with his niece Catkin when he sees the Prescients passing by, skirting the rock of Es Colomer.

Pollença, Spain

The scene : 33 minFrom the slopes of Formentor, Zachry sees the Prescients pass by the rock of Es Colomer.

Brückenruine der Gottleubatalbahn (Langenhennersdorf)

Bahretal, Germany

The scene : 51 minZachry and Meronym cross the ruins of an ancient railway bridge while discussing, with Meronym confiding to him the reason for her presence; when the cannibal tribe led by Hugh Grant arrives galloping, they hide under the bridge to escape.

Bo'ness, United Kingdom

The scene : 53 minSitting in a train stopped at the station, Timothy Cavendish reflects on the past.

Bahretal, Germany

The scene : 1 hrBy the river, Meronym is taking measurements in the water when Zachry rushes in: the little girl has just been stung, and she needs to be saved. The ruins of the railway bridge can be seen behind her.

Édimbourg, United Kingdom

Street below Calton Hill, in the center of Edinburgh.

The scene : 1 hr 55 minBecoming a wanted man after a gunshot, Frobisher hides from the police at the foot of St Ninian's Row, on Calton Road.

George Street & Montrose Street (Glasgow)

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Corner building that long housed the offices of the Procurator Fiscal, the Scottish equivalent of the public prosecutor, before becoming a hotel.

The scene : 2 hr 6 minLuisa Rey exits her building onto a busy street in San Francisco in 1973 — in reality, the intersection of George Street and Montrose Street, where a hotel currently stands at the corner; she doesn't notice that she is being followed.

Inverarnan, United Kingdom

One of the oldest licensed inns in Scotland, opened in 1705 on a cattle droving road, near the hiking path of the West Highland Way.

The scene : 2 hr 10 minEscaped from Aurora House, Cavendish and his companions stop in front of this Scottish pub, where the staff and the families chasing them find them.

Sóller, Spain

The scene : 2 hr 28 minAdam Ewing finally returns home: a wide shot of a coastal town, heavily digitally retouched to give it an air of yesteryear. The port also serves as the anchorage for the ship from the 1849 narrative.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Monument erected from 1840, now listed as category A, the highest level of heritage protection in Scotland.

The scene : 2 hr 30 minTo avoid Rufus Sixsmith who has come to find him, Robert Frobisher hides at the very top of the spire of the monument, where he enjoys going up to contemplate Edinburgh at sunset.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The scene : 2 hr 30 minThe young Rufus Sixsmith, having set off to meet Frobisher, stops in this street and looks up at the Scott Monument; digital effects have erased the modern details of the setting.

Edinburgh City Chambers

Édimbourg, United Kingdom

Seat of the Edinburgh City Council, located on the Royal Mile (High Street), an 18th-century building constructed above the medieval alleys of Mary King's Close.

The scene : In the 1936 storyline, Robert Frobisher runs across the courtyard of the town hall, which is disguised for the occasion as a Cambridge college.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Elevated pedestrian walkway overlooking Victoria Street, one of the old accesses to the old town of Edinburgh, predating the street itself.

The scene : Frobisher steals a bicycle and speeds across this pedestrian terrace suspended above Victoria Street.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The scene : According to the Edinburgh film commission, part of the scenes with Ben Whishaw and James D'Arcy were filmed in this building; it is said that the scene where porcelain shatters was shot here.

George Street (Glasgow)

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The scene : In San Francisco in 1973, Joe Napier calls an annoyed Lloyd Hooks from George Street, where blue mailboxes of the American post office have been installed for the occasion.

Douglas Street (Glasgow)

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The scene : Bill Smoke chases Luisa Rey down Douglas Street; Joe Napier slams his car into the killer's, and the gunfire breaks out.

St Vincent Place (Glasgow)

Glasgow, United Kingdom

A small street extending from George Square, whose name, like that of St Vincent Street and St Vincent Lane, recalls Nelson's victory at Cape Saint Vincent in 1797; it is home to the Anchor Line building, constructed in 1899.

The scene : In London in 2012, the editor Timothy Cavendish exits a luxury clothing store and then turns into Anchor Lane.

St Vincent Lane (Glasgow)

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The scene : It is in this alley that the critic Felix Finch, thrown from a balcony during a London evening, ends his fall; later, Joe Napier parks his car here to guide Luisa Rey.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The scene : At the wheel, Bill Smoke follows Luisa Rey along St Vincent Street before turning onto Douglas Street.

Wellington Lane (Glasgow)

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The scene : The chase bounces into this alley: Joe and Luisa try to shake off Bill Smoke, who has stolen a car.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The scene : Timothy Cavendish strolls down a residential street searching for old memories and stops in front of this villa.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

The scene : According to IMDb, a general view of Cambridge was filmed on location to set the scene for 1936, while other "Cambridge" scenes were shot in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Potsdam, Germany

The oldest large film studio complex in the world, founded in 1912 in Potsdam, the cradle of German cinema (Metropolis, The Blue Angel).

The scene : Main studio of the film: this is where production started on September 16, 2011, and where the interiors were filmed from September to December.

Potsdam, Germany

Babelsberg Studio building which comprises three interconnected stages, stages 1, 2, and 3.

The scene : IMDb cites this grand Babelsberg studio among the filming locations of the movie.

Berlin, Germany

The scene : The crematorium room serves as the setting for the execution of Sonmi~451.

Messe Berlin (Eingang Süd)

Berlin, Germany

The scene : The south entrance of the exhibition center becomes the lobby of the nuclear power plant that Luisa Rey comes to visit.

Flughafen Tempelhof

Berlin, Germany

The scene : The old airport runway serves as the access road to the nuclear power plant.

Berlin, Germany

The scene : This restaurant in Charlottenburg loaned its interiors for a pub scene in the film.

Landhaus Frank

Schwielowsee, Germany

Country house designed and built in 1930 by the architect Ernst Freud, son of Sigmund Freud.

The scene : Desperate, Timothy Cavendish visits his brother Denholme, who lives in this house.

Königstein, Germany

Sandstone cliffs rising up to 398 meters south of Nikolsdorf, on the territory of Königstein.

The scene : These rock formations in Saxon Switzerland served as a natural backdrop for the film.

Schorfheide, Germany

The scene : The aviation museum is among the exteriors shot in Germany before the principal studio filming.

Berlin, Germany

The scene : The Steglitz district is among the Berlin exteriors filmed before the main studio shoot.

Pollença, Spain

The scene : A local blog mentions Formentor beach as one of the locations where the team filmed during the summer of 2011.

Escorca, Spain

The scene : This cove in Mallorca is among the natural settings of the film.

Escorca, Spain

The scene : The highest mountain in Mallorca is among the locations in the Serra de Tramuntana used for filming.

Glenfinnan, United Kingdom

The scene : Timothy Cavendish, on the train, watches the Highlands countryside roll by; the same landscape appears twice in the film, once with a steam train, and once with a ScotRail diesel.

Stadt Wehlen, Germany

The scene : The old sandstone quarry of Stadt Wehlen served as the setting for the film.