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Italian film director Sergio Leone had already made 'A Fistful of Dollars' (1964) and 'For a Few Dollars More' (1965) when he cast Clint Eastwood for a third time and concluded the trilogy with this epic Western, shot mostly in Spain. The iconic graveyard finale was filmed near Burgos, in Castile and León.
'Pandora and the Flying Dutchman' takes place in the fictitious small Spanish port of Esperanza, but was actually filmed in Tossa de Mar near Girona on Spain's Costa Brava. The romantic drama stars James Mason and Ava Gardner.
This film adaptation of the 1926 Ernest Hemingway novel of the same name stars Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, and Errol Flynn and was partly filmed in Spain, specifically at Pamploma during the famous "Running of the Bulls."
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This British comedy stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon who embark on an hilarious road trip as fictionalized versions of themselves through Cantabria, the Basque region, Aragon, La Rioja, Castile, La Mancha, and Andalusia.
Woody Allen's comedy-drama takes place in Barcelona as well as in Avilés and Oviedo. Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, and Rebecca Hall head the cast.
The Tabernas Desert in Spain's Almeria province served as the location for the chase scene where Indiana (Harrison Ford) is pursued on horseback by a tank. Parts of the movie were also filmed in Andalusia.
Palacio de los Hornillos in Las Fraguas, Cantabria, and locations in Madrid and northern Spain were used to film this horror movie, which stars Nicole Kidman.
Seville's Casa de Pilatos and the Castle of Loarre in Huesca province number among locations in Spain used by director Ridley Scott to make 'Kingdom of Heaven.' Orlando Bloom is among the stars.
Spain's Canary Islands, including the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, provided scenic backdrops for parts of the sixth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise.
The Spanish cities of Cadiz and Madrid features in this action comedy starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz.
Cadiz is where scenes for 'Die Another Day' were filmed, the Spanish city doubling as Havana, Cuba. Pierce Brosnan is James Bond, with Halle Berry as NSA agent Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson.
George C. Scott is the aging career criminal in semi-retirement who is hired for one last job, to drive an escaped killer and his girlfriend across Spain and into Portugal.
The first feature film made about the 1937 bombing of the Basque city by the Luftwaffe, 'Guernica' stars James D'Arcy and María Valverde, and was made in and around Bilbao.
Principal photography for Paul Greengrass' 'Green Zone' began in Spain, at the disused Los Alcázares air base in Murcia. The war drama stars Matt Damon.
This psychological thriller starring Christian Bale was filmed in its entirety in and around Barcelona. The picture is noted for Bale's drastic weight loss in preparation for the role, when the actor lost 28 kg (62 pounds) and dropped to 54 kg (120 pounds) before filming.
As its title suggests, this film noir starring Maureen O'Hara was primarily shot on location in Malaga, on Spain's Costa del Sol.
Calle Buzones, a street in Toledo, provided one of the locations for Roman Polanski's neo-noir horror thriller, which stars Johnny Depp.
Though set in France, a lot of scenes in 'Perfume: The Story of a Murderer' were shot in Catalonia, specifically in Girona and Figures. The streets of Barcelona stood in for those of Paris. Ben Whishaw is the homicidal olfactory genius.
Pamplona and the wider Navarra province in northern Spain stood in for the medieval English countryside for this movie, based on the Robin Hood legend and starring Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn.
The battle scenes you see in Stanley Kubrick's 'Spartacus' were filmed on a vast plain outside Madrid. Other shooting locations included the countryside near Guadalajara and Iriépal.
Most of the exterior scenes shot during the production of John Milius' sword and sorcery yarn starring Arnold Schwarzenegger were filmed in the countryside outside Madrid and in Almeria province, among other Spanish locations.
This epic historical drama was filmed at various locations in Spain, notably along the beaches of Peniscola, the backdrop for the set piece Battle of Valencia. Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren head the cast.
Directed and produced by Luis Buñuel and starring Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, and Franco Nero, 'Tristana' was filmed in Toledo, Buñuel's one-time home city.
Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg star in this action-adventure movie, most of which was filmed in Alicante and Valencia, with additional scenes shot in Madrid and Barcelona.
Sergio Leone's other Western masterpiece was shot primarily in Granada province and the Tabernas Desert, in Almeria.
The prisoner of war camp in Stephen Spielberg's epic coming-of-age drama was created near Jérez, north of Seville.
Though set in Iraq, this psychological thriller was actually filmed in Barcelona. Ryan Reynolds stars as a civilian contractor who wakes up to find himself buried alive in a wooden coffin.
Set in the '70s against the scenic backdrop of Barcelona and Sitges in Spain's Catalonia region, 'Savage Grace' is based on a true story and stars Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, and Eddie Redmayne.
British director David Lean's epic historical drama starring Peter O'Toole made full use of southern Spain's desert-like terrain. Scenes were shot in the Almeria region, with the Sierra Nevada mountains filling in for Qasr Azraq (Jordan), Lawrence's winter headquarters.
Lean also chose to film large parts of 'Doctor Zhivago' in Spain, at locations that included Campo de Gómara, near Soria, and the Moncayo mountain range in Aragon.
Spain has for decades provided a homegrown backdrop for numerous Spanish filmmakers, where some of cinema's most celebrated pictures have been set. But Hollywood also recognized early on Spain's potential as an alternative filming location, and has long since taken advantage of its historic cities and beautiful and diverse landscape.
Intrigued? Click through and discover great movies shot in Spain.
Spectacular movies shot in Spain
Spain is indeed a favorite Hollywood backdrop
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Spain has for decades provided a homegrown backdrop for numerous Spanish filmmakers, where some of cinema's most celebrated pictures have been set. But Hollywood also recognized early on Spain's potential as an alternative filming location, and has long since taken advantage of its historic cities and beautiful and diverse landscape.
Intrigued? Click through and discover great movies shot in Spain.