Hollywood in the Czech Republic: Mission: Impossible, Hellboy and Narnia
Tom Cruise on Charles Bridge, Rasputin’s mausoleum in the Vítkov memorial and winter Narnia among the Tiské stěny rocks. Where three big Hollywood films were shot in the Czech Republic.
Places that act · film stories and the real places where they were made
Prague and its Barrandov Studios are one of Hollywood’s favourite backdrops. After Amadeus and Casino Royale, here are three more big films that found their locations in the Czech Republic.
Locations follow the official lists of the Czech Film Commission. Where another source says what exactly was filmed where, we add it – and name the source.
Mission: Impossible (1996)
The first film of the Tom Cruise series was shot in Prague in 1995. The Czech Film Commission lists Charles Bridge, the National Museum, Kampa Island, the Liechtenstein Palace, the Hotel Europa, Old Town Square, the Powder Tower, the Municipal House, Železná Street and Barrandov Studios.
Hellboy (2004)
Guillermo del Toro shot Hellboy in Prague from February to August 2003; the comic-book New York and New Jersey were created in the Czech Republic. The Czech Film Commission lists Barrandov and ČKD studios, the Ministry of Transport building, the National Memorial on Vítkov Hill, the Invalidovna, Holešovice, Smíchov and Libeň.
According to JoBlo, the Vítkov interiors were used for Rasputin’s mausoleum (the set itself stood at Barrandov) and the surrounding cemetery was shot at Olšany Cemetery. The opening scenes at Scotland’s Trondham Abbey were filmed in Prague during one of the coldest Aprils on record.
The Chronicles of Narnia
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005): according to Czech travel guides, the children first discover winter-bound Narnia among the sandstone towers of Tiské stěny. Scenes were also shot in the Adršpach rocks and at the Pravčická Gate in Bohemian Switzerland.
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Prince Caspian (2008) was filmed in the Czech Republic from April to September 2007: in Prague on 17. listopadu Street, at the Rudolfinum and Barrandov Studios, in Neznabohy, near Teplice and in the forests near Dobříš (Czech Film Commission).
Frequently asked questions
Where was Mission: Impossible filmed in Prague?
According to the Czech Film Commission: Charles Bridge, the National Museum, Kampa Island, the Liechtenstein Palace, Hotel Europa, Old Town Square, the Powder Tower, the Municipal House, Železná Street and Barrandov Studios.
Was Hellboy filmed in Prague?
Yes, Hellboy (2004) was shot in Prague from February to August 2003 – among other places at Vítkov, the Invalidovna, the Ministry of Transport and the Barrandov and ČKD studios.
Where in the Czech Republic were the Narnia films shot?
The first film (2005) partly at Tiské stěny, in the Adršpach rocks and at the Pravčická Gate. Prince Caspian (2008) in Prague, Neznabohy, near Teplice and in the forests near Dobříš.
Filming locations according to the Czech Film Commission; Hellboy scenes according to JoBlo and American Cinematographer, Narnia according to Slevomat and Deník. Photos from Wikimedia Commons. Pamatky.cz is not affiliated with the studios mentioned.