Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Iver Heath, United Kingdom

Large British film studio founded in 1936 in Iver Heath, birthplace of the James Bond saga.

The scene : The large interior sets were built in this studio, the base of the entire production: the interior of the train from 1944, the lobby of the hotel L'Atlantique where Helena puts the fragment of the dial up for auction, the inside of Archimedes' tomb, and the underwater sequences.

007 Stage (Pinewood)

Iver Heath, United Kingdom

The largest soundstage in Europe, at Pinewood Studios, built in 1976 for the James Bond saga and reconstructed after a fire (1984, 2006).

The scene : A life-size replica of the 59th Street subway station was built on this set for the chase in the tunnels of Manhattan, facing an arriving train.

Bamburgh Castle

Bamburgh, United Kingdom

Medieval castle perched on a rocky hill on the Northumberland coast, facing the North Sea. The site was originally a stronghold of the kings of an ancient Brittonic kingdom; the castle was then owned by the Forster family for over four hundred years.

The scene : The prologue of 1944 opens here: it is in this fortress, transformed into a Nazi stronghold, that Indy and Basil Shaw are taken prisoner before escaping by train.

Pickering, United Kingdom

The scene : The sequence of the Nazi train from 1944, featuring the chase on the carriages and the motorcycle scene, was filmed on this railway line.

Grosmont Station

Grosmont, United Kingdom

The scene : In Grosmont, on the North York Moors line, the locomotive depot was dressed as a German base for the 1944 prologue.

Holy Island, United Kingdom

The scene : The crew set up their camp on the island; the sources do not specify which scene was filmed there.

Whitby, United Kingdom

The scene : IMDb lists the city among the filming locations, without specifying the scene.

Londres, United Kingdom

The scene : A street in the neighborhood, lined with vintage cars, was used for several New York exterior shots.

Londres, United Kingdom

The scene : In front of a television store window, at this corner of London that plays New York, Indy watches the news.

Melrose, United Kingdom

Railway viaduct crossing the Tweed near Melrose, in the Scottish Borders; it is also called Drygrange Viaduct.

The scene : The viaduct appears in the prologue of 1944: Indy and Basil's train crosses the Tweed there.

Biggar, United Kingdom

The scene : A filming unit went to this city for landscape shots; sources do not specify the scene.

Glencoe, United Kingdom

The scene : Landscape shots and part of the motorcycle chase were filmed in the Glencoe Valley.

55 Parnie Street (Merchant City)

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The scene : In 1969, Indy, older and dejected, steps out of his New York apartment to go teach at the university: Glasgow Street, between Parnie Street and King Street, is unrecognizable under the sets and digital effects.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The scene : During the parade in honor of the astronauts, Indy is chased down this street, supposed to be in New York.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The scene : The street transforms into an avenue in Manhattan in 1969 for the parade honoring the Apollo 11 crew, which Indy gallops through to escape his pursuers.

Renfield Street (Glasgow)

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The scene : With St Vincent Street, the street hosted the recreation of a New York subway station for the chase in the subway.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The scene : The Apollo 11 parade was filmed along this street like St Vincent Street, with shop windows and facades transformed into Manhattan.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The scene : In the middle of a parade honoring Apollo 11, Indy rides through this intersection at a gallop, amidst the confetti and vintage cars, in front of the columned building at the corner.

John Street & Cochrane Street (Merchant City)

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The scene : Indy exits Hunter College at this intersection, unaware that he is being watched: the entrance to the university is the same as that of the Glasgow City Council buildings.

Ear of Dionysius

Siracusa, Italy

Artificial cave approximately 23 meters high, carved into the limestone of an ancient quarry, in the archaeological park of Neapolis. Its name, attributed to Caravaggio, comes from its ear-like shape, and it is renowned for its echo: legend has it that the tyrant Dionysius the Elder listened to his prisoners here.

The scene : Indy and Helena search for the Ear of Denys, then enter this vast cave to find Archimedes' tomb and the second half of the dial.

Siracusa, Italy

Cave of the archaeological park of Neapolis where families of cord makers wove hemp and agave for centuries; the last artisan left it in 1984, and it reopened to the public in 2021 after forty years of closure.

The scene : The neighboring cave of the Ear of Denys appears in the film; the sources do not specify the scene.

Siracusa, Italy

13th-century citadel built on the rocks of the Ortigia point, at the entrance of the port of Syracuse; it houses a small antiquarium.

The scene : The siege of Syracuse in 212 BC takes place on the ramparts of the citadel, amidst horses, gunfire, and smoke; Archimedes' laboratory was filmed in and around the castle.

Calatafimi-Segesta, Italy

Doric temple built around 420 BC on top of a hill in western Sicily, one of the best preserved in Europe. It seems to have never been completed: its columns have no bases, and there is no indication that it ever had walls, a roof or decoration.

The scene : On the road to Archimedes' tomb, Indy and Helena pass by ancient ruins; the Doric temple stands in the background.

Tonnara del Secco

San Vito Lo Capo, Italy

Abandoned old tuna trap, where tuna was processed, on the coast of Zarbo di Mare near San Vito Lo Capo; its large walls still surround the site.

The scene : The finale takes place here: the plane crashes on the rocky beach, at the foot of the walls of ancient Syracuse besieged by the Romans.

Cefalù, Italy

Arabic-Norman cathedral of the 12th century, renowned for its Byzantine mosaics and its two towers, set against a backdrop of mountains.

The scene : Arriving in Cefalù on the trail of the next clue, Indy and Helena find themselves caught in a procession that passes by the cathedral; Helena and Teddy sit on its steps.

Cefalù, Italy

The scene : The square and the surrounding streets have been transformed back to the 1960s, complete with a barber shop and a café from that era, for the procession.

Cefalù, Italy

Arch that opens onto a small beach in Cefalù; it is one of the most photographed spots in the city.

The scene : Under this arch by the water, Teddy sees Jürgen and his men arrive by boat, then he gets abducted.

Cefalù, Italy

The scene : The street with the large Cinzano billboard, painted for the occasion, was filmed in front of this café in the center of Cefalù.

Cefalù, Italy

The scene : Citalia lists the great beach of Cefalù among the filming locations, without specifying the scene.

Castellammare del Golfo, Italy

Baroque church of Castellammare del Golfo.

The scene : To retrieve Teddy, Indy steals the little Fiat 500 of the newlyweds in front of the church, right in the middle of the wedding.

Castellammare del Golfo, Italy

The scene : Renaldo and his friends wait in the small harbor, where the team of divers sets out to sea.

Marsala, Italy

The scene : Upon arrival in 'Greece', Indy, Helena, and Teddy drive through the gate in a truck and discover the boat in the harbor.

Marsala, Italy

The scene : The dive over the wreck and the sinking of the yacht were filmed from the port and offshore.

Fès, Morocco

The scene : After the ill-fated auction, Indy rushes to retrieve the stolen piece of the dial; the area around the door was used for the chase stunts.

Fès, Morocco

The scene : The wider alleys of the old Jewish quarter hosted the stunts and cameras of the tuk-tuk chase.

Alaouite Square (Fès)

Fès, Morocco

The scene : A building in the square, in front of the golden doors of the royal palace, serves as the exterior for the hotel L'Atlantique where Helena sells the dial at auction.

Fès el-Bali (medina of Fès)

Fès, Morocco

The scene : The tuk-tuk chase in the alleys of "Tanger" was filmed in the medina of Fez, first by the second unit and then with the main actors.

Oujda, Morocco

The scene : A second team filmed the fastest shots of the tuk-tuk chase there, on avenues wider than the alleys of Fes.