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'Ben-Hur' (1959) -

Actors Stephen Boyd and Charlton Heston are pictured riding a Vespa behind the scenes at Cinecitta Studios in Rome in 1959.

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'Thelma & Louise' (1991) -

Actresses Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon are pictured talking to director Ridley Scott behind the scenes.

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'The Italian Job' (2003) -

Charlize Theron plays backgammon during a break as Jason Statham watches, on set of 'The Italian Job' in October 2002.

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'The Last Emperor' (1987) -

Actor Richard Vuu holds a clapperboard on set of the iconic movie directed by Bernardo Bertolucci in 1987.

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'Drive Angry' (2011) -

Nicolas Cage looking rather relaxed while he gets his special makeup put on behind the scenes of the movie 'Drive Angry.'

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'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1982) -

Italian special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi is pictured with one of his creations: E.T.

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'Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981) -

Director Steven Spielberg is pictured on set of 'Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.'

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'Spencer' (2021) -

Kristen Stewart is pictured playing Diana, Princess of Wales in a wedding dress on set of 'Spencer.'

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'The Misfits' (1961) -

Actor Clark Gable poses with his stepson, Bunker Spreckels, during a break, while shooting 'The Misfits,' circa 1960.

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'Titanic' (1997) -

Pictured is the MIR submarine used to capture underwater footage for James Cameron's famous movie.

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'West Side Story' (2021) -

Director Steven Spielberg looking pumped behind the scenes during the filming of 'West Side Story.'

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'Judge Dredd' (1995) -

Actors Sylvester Stallone and Rob Schneider pose against a greenscreen during an action shot.

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'Dr. Who and the Daleks' (1965) -

Roy Castle and Jennie Linden are pictured with a Dalek at Shepperton Studios in London, in 1965.

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'I Love Melvin' (1953) -

Debbie Reynolds is pictured applying lipstick behind the scenes of Don Weis' movie in 1952.

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'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' (2016) -

Prince Harry meets Chewbacca during a tour of the Star Wars sets at Pinewood Studios in April 2016 in Iver Heath, England.

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'Mission: Impossible' (1996) -

Tom Cruise shoots a 'Mission: Impossible' scene on a replica of a TGV train in a studio, in 1995.

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'King Kong' (2005) -

Actress Naomi Watts being grabbed by much softer "King Kong" hands.

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'Yentl' (1983) -

Barbra Streisand is pictured behind the scenes while shooting the movie 'Yentl,' circa 1983.

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'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' (1979) -

A man works on a spacecraft model behind the scenes of Robert Wise' 1979 movie.

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'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' (2002) -

Andy Serkis is pictured wearing a motion capture suit during the shooting of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.'

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'The Island' (2005) -

Scarlett Johansson and Ewan McGregor film an action scene on set of 'The Island.'

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'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' (2005) -

The iconic candy boat can be seen against a green screen on set of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.' 

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'Crank' (2006) -

Actor Jason Statham is pictured shooting an action scene for the movie 'Crank.'

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'Race to Witch Mountain' (2009) -

When we watch 'Race to Witch Mountain,' it's hard to imagine that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Alexander Ludwig shot the cab scenes like this.

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'The Only Living Boy in New York' (2017) -

Cynthia Nixon is pictured on set of Marc Webb's movie in the Upper West Side, New York City, in 2016.

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'Evan Almighty' (2007) -

Actor Steve Carell poses for a photo in the ark used in the movie 'Evan Almighty.'

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'Slumberland' (2022) -

Actor Jason Momoa practices his dance moves before shooting a scene for 'Slumberland' in Toronto.

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'Cruella' (2021) -

A costume designer fixes a dress behind the scenes of the 2021 movie 'Cruella.'

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'Reminiscence' (2021) -

Rebecca Ferguson and director of photography Paul Cameron are pictured on set of 'Reminiscence.'

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'Long Shot' (2019) -

Actress Charlize Theron is pictured on set of 'Long Shot' in Montreal.

See also: Essential films that go behind the scenes of Hollywood 

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