▲Set during the Sierra Leone Civil War, this fast-paced political war thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly was actually filmed in Mozambique.

▲Luc Besson's stylish science-fiction thriller was partly filmed in Mauritania.

▲The true story of naturalist Dian Fossey, played by Sigourney Weaver, was filmed in Rwanda.

▲A German production, this carefully crafted drama about a European women falling in love with a handsome Masai warrior takes place in Kenya.

▲Ridley Scott's gripping depiction of the Battle for Mogadishu took place not in Somalia, but instead was recreated in the Moroccan cities of Rabat and Salé.

▲Italian film director Gillo Pontecorvo's seminal feature starring Jean Martin and Saadi Yacef was filmed entirely on location in the Algerian capital.

▲Based on real-life events involving black activist Steve Biko (starring Denzel Washington as Biko), the film was primarily shot on location in Zimbabwe and in Kenya, though it is in fact set in South Africa.

▲Filming of Jean-Jacques Annaud's fantasy adventure took place partly in Kenya.

▲Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz star in this political thriller directed by Brazilian Fernando Meirelles. Based on events that took place in Nigeria, the filming actually took place in Kenya.

▲Set in a Johannesburg slum, the film tells the story of Tsotsi, a young street thug who steals a car only to discover a baby in the back seat.

▲Robert Redford and Meryl Streep appeared in this film (based loosely on the book 'Out of Africa' by Danish author Karen Blixen), which was mostly shot in Kenya.

▲Filmed in the remote village of Djerrisso, Burkina Faso, Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène's fine example of humanist cinema tackled the controversial subject of female genital mutilation.

▲Directed by Peter Weir and starring Mark Lee and Mel Gibson, the film's pyramid and bazaar scenes were filmed on location in Egypt.

▲A true story based on the testimony of Somalia-born Ifrah Ahmed, one of the world’s foremost international activists against gender-based violence, Morocco stood in as the war-torn East African nation.

▲'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' director Peter Jackson co-produced this hugely successful science-fiction offering, which was filmed in Soweto, South Africa.

▲As you'd expect from the film's title, principal filming took place in Kigali, Rwanda. Other scenes were filmed in Johannesburg, South Africa.

▲This Clint Eastwood-directed sports drama starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon plays out in South Africa.

▲Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor appeared in their seventh film together in this political drama that, while set in Haiti, was actually filmed in Dahomey (today known as Benin).

▲Starring Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger, this second adaption of the 1885 novel by H. Rider Haggard was filmed in a number of locations including Uganda and the Belgium Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo).

▲All all-star cast, including Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot, assembled in Egypt for this entertaining adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel of the same name.

▲Syrian-American producer and director Moustapha Akkad shot this film, which starred Anthony Quinn, in Morocco and Libya.

▲An early scene in this celebrated World War II drama supposedly depicting Carthage, was in fact shot in the ancient Roman city of Volubilis, in Morocco.

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One of the earliest films to be shot on the African continent, in Luxor, Egypt, this silent movie was directed by Canadian Sidney Olcott.

▲Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, this highly regarded film depicts real-life events in Timbuktu, Mali, but was actually shot in Oualata, a town in southeast Mauritania.

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A Hollywood classic that brought together Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn under John Huston's direction, this World War I drama was shot in Uganda and the Belgium Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo).

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Hollywood heartthrob Clark Gable teamed up with Grace Kelly and Ava Gardner for this romantic adventure, which was filmed on locations in Kenya, Uganda, and French Congo (present day Republic of the Congo).

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The highest mountain in Africa provided the dramatic backdrop for this film, based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway. The action takes place in Kenya.

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The film that launched Michael Caine's career was filmed on location in South Africa, not far from Rorke's Drift, the site of the 1879 battle between 150 British soldiers and a force of 4,000 Zulu warriors.

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Hundreds of movies have been set in Africa, or filmed on the African continent as a location for another country. Hollywood has visited this part of the world on many occasions, as have numerous other foreign film crews. And some of the most celebrated films to come out of Africa are those produced by homegrown talent!

Browse the gallery for a selection of films made on the African continent.