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Into the Woods (2014)
Where Into the Woods says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A fairy-tale kingdom put together from an English royal park, a ruined abbey and a Kent castle.
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Scenes and places
The village at the edge of the woods
A baker and his wife wish for a child, but a witch next door says a curse on their family stands in the way. She sends them into the woods to fetch four things within three nights.
Set in The village at the edge of the woods — A small village in a far-off kingdom where a baker and his wife, Cinderella and Jack each make a wish.
The film's opening sets one small village against the dark woods that surround it.
Filmed at Hambleden Village, Buckinghamshire (Buckinghamshire, Hambleden, United Kingdom) — The production filmed in this village; the sources do not say which scene it is. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Into the woods
Everyone sets off on a separate errand and the paths start to cross. The baker and his wife hunt for the witch's four items while Cinderella and Red Riding Hood head for their own goals.
Set in The woods — The forest where the baker, Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and Jack's paths cross.
A royal park of ancient trees, used for many of the woodland scenes.
Filmed at Windsor Great Park, ancient pine forest (Windsor Great Park, Windsor, United Kingdom) — A forest of ancient pine trees here was used for many of the scenes in the woods. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Rapunzel's tower
In the search for hair as yellow as corn, the baker and his wife reach a doorless tower. The witch keeps her adopted daughter Rapunzel locked inside.
Set in Rapunzel's tower — A tall tower with no doors or stairs, deep in the woods, where the witch keeps Rapunzel.
The ruins of a Cistercian abbey in Surrey; the tower itself was a set built for the film.
Filmed at Waverley Abbey ruins, Surrey (Waverley Abbey, Surrey, Farnham, United Kingdom) — The tower was built here between two of the abbey's buildings. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The princes sing "Agony"
Two princes who have each lost the girl they chase trade complaints and try to out-suffer each other. One admits he can only call up to a tower that has no doors.
Set in A waterfall in the woods — A woodland waterfall where the two princes compare their romantic troubles.
An artificial waterfall on Virginia Water Lake inside Windsor Great Park.
Filmed at Virginia Water Lake artificial waterfall, Windsor Great Park (Windsor Great Park, Virginia Water, United Kingdom) — Director Rob Marshall found this artificial waterfall online and used it for the "Agony" duet. The coordinate is the lake centre, not the waterfall. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The palace steps
Cinderella stands on the palace steps with her shoe stuck in pitch. She weighs staying and being caught against running, and cannot say what she really wants.
Set in The royal palace — The king's palace, with the steps where Cinderella has to decide whether to stay or run.
A Kent castle above the White Cliffs, altered digitally to look like a fairytale palace.
Filmed at Dover Castle, Kent (Dover Castle, Kent, Dover, United Kingdom) — The castle was filmed for the production and altered digitally; the sources do not name the scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Richmond Park, London — Woodland scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Studio scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- The Baker — A baker who wants a child and must collect four items for the witch.
- The Baker's Wife — His wife, who sets out into the woods with him.
- The Witch — The neighbour who laid a curse on the baker's family and sends them into the woods.
- Cinderella — A girl whose wish is to go to the king's festival.
Questions answered on the map
- Where did the princes sing Agony in Into the Woods?
- Where was Rapunzel's tower in Into the Woods really built?
- Which forest played the woods in Into the Woods?