Barrandov Studios

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By:

kjfitz @ 2006-01-29 02:18:11

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Barrandov Studios are a famous film studios in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest film studio in the country and one of the largest in Central Europe.

Several of movies filmed there were awarded with Academy Awards. At present the studios are often called the "European Hollywood" or "Hollywood of the East" due to increasing interest of western productions (such as the movies Mission Impossible, Blade II, and others).

* Lemonade Joe (1964)
* The Shop on Main Street (1965)
* Closely Watched Trains (1966)
* Amadeus (1984)
* Mission: Impossible (1996)
* Les Misérables (1997)
* A Knight's Tale (2001)
* From Hell (2001)
* The Bourne Identity (2002)
* Hart's War (2002)
* XXX (2002)
* Blade II (2002)
* Bad Company (2002)
* The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2002)
* Alien vs. Predator (film) (2002)
* Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
* Shanghai Knights (2003)
* Hellboy (2004)
* The Illusionist (2005)
* Last Holiday (2005)
* Doom (2005)
* Oliver Twist (2005)
* The Omen 666 (2006)
* Young Hannibal (2006)
* Casino Royale (2006)
* Hostel (2006)

I think the dug up area to the south west (called "the backlot") is where the set for Oliver Twist is being built (at the time of the photo that is.)

More Info:

www.barrandov.cz

Location:

Prague, Czech Republic (CZ)
@ 50.02975100, 14.39048100

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