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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Where Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Greece is Sicily, New York is Glasgow, and Tangier is Fez: where the dial hunt was really shot
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Scenes and places
The Nazi-held castle in the French Alps (1944)
In the last months of World War II, Jones and his friend Basil Shaw are captured by Nazis at a castle in the French Alps. They had come to retrieve the Spear of Longinus. Astrophysicist Jürgen Voller tells his superiors the Lance is fake, but says he has found half of Archimedes' Dial.
Set in Castle in the French Alps — A castle where Nazis hold Jones and Basil Shaw while they look for the Spear of Longinus.
A castle on the Northumberland coast, filmed as the Alpine castle.
Filmed at Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland — Used for the opening sequence. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The train to Berlin (1944)
Jones escapes onto a Berlin-bound train packed with stolen antiquities and frees Basil. He gets hold of a piece of the dial, and the two jump free just before Allied warplanes derail the train.
Set in Train bound for Berlin — A train full of looted antiquities, heading to Berlin.
A railway in North Yorkshire and a viaduct near Melrose in the Scottish Borders.
Filmed at North Yorkshire Moors Railway, near Grosmont — Filmed on this railway near Grosmont. Train interiors were built at Pinewood. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Leaderfoot Viaduct, Scottish Borders — The railway bridge scenes were filmed here. Which exact moment of the train sequence is the bridge is our reading of the Plot and the Filming section. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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New York, 1969: the moon parade (1969)
Twelve years after Peru, a weary Jones is retiring from Hunter College when his goddaughter Helena Shaw turns up wanting to research the Dial. Before long he is framed for two murders and has to flee through the Apollo 11 parade and an anti-war protest.
Set in Hunter College and the Apollo 11 parade, New York City — Jones is about to retire from Hunter College while New York celebrates the moon landing. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Hunter College is in Manhattan; the film's New York streets were shot in Glasgow city centre.
Filmed at St Vincent Street, Glasgow — Glasgow city centre was dressed as New York in 1969; the Glasgow shoot lasted two weeks. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Hatton Garden, London — Another part of the New York scenes, shot in London. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The tuk-tuk chase in Tangier (1969)
Jones crashes Helena's illegal private auction, but Voller and his men arrive and steal the artifact. Jones, Helena and her teenage accomplice Teddy give chase through the streets in a tuk-tuk.
Set in Tangier, Morocco — Helena's illegal auction, then a tuk-tuk chase through the streets. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A port city in northern Morocco; its chase streets were shot in Fez.
Filmed at Fez, Morocco — The chase was shot here by a second unit crew; the actors filmed their parts later at Pinewood against a blue screen. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The harbor where Renaldo waits (1969)
Jones, Helena and Teddy follow Voller to Greece and team up with Renaldo, an old friend and a professional diver. Guided by Basil's notes, they set out to dive to the Antikythera wreck for directions to the second half of the dial.
Set in Greek harbor, Greece — The port where Jones's diver friend Renaldo keeps his boat.
A harbor town in the Trapani area of Sicily, playing a Greek harbor.
Filmed at Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily — Served as the harbor where Renaldo meets with Jones. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Ear of Dionysius (1969)
In Sicily, Jones and Helena follow the Grafikos clue to a cavern where the sound of every whisper carries. They make noise until they find the spot where the echo is loudest, and find an entrance hidden there.
Set in Ear of Dionysius, Syracuse — A limestone cave in Sicily. A line in the Grafikos tells Jones to search where Dionysius hears every whisper like a hurricane. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A cave in Syracuse's Neapolis archaeological park, named for Dionysius.
Filmed at Ear of Dionysius, Neapolis Archaeological Park — The cave scenes were shot here. The tomb of Archimedes itself was a set at Pinewood. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Grotta dei Cordari, Syracuse — A second cave in the same park was filmed too. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Temple of Segesta, Trapani — The approach to the tomb Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Syracuse, Sicily — Sicily Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Castello Maniace, Syracuse — The siege of Syracuse Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Cefalù, Sicily — Sicily Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Oujda, Morocco — Morocco Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Indiana Jones — An archaeologist retiring from Hunter College in 1969 who never destroyed the Dial.
- Helena Shaw — Jones's goddaughter, an archaeologist and antiquities smuggler who wants to research the Dial.
- Teddy Kumar — Helena's teenage accomplice.
- Jürgen Voller — A Nazi astrophysicist who has found half of Archimedes' Dial and later works for NASA as "Dr. Schmidt".
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Greek harbor in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny really filmed?
- Which city played 1969 New York in the Dial of Destiny?
- Where was the Tangier tuk-tuk chase really shot?