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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

Where Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The Alps, the Orient Express and the airport chase were not filmed where the story says: Norway, Yorkshire, the Lake District and Birmingham stand in.

Scenes and places

The Empty Quarter handoff (2023)

Ethan reaches the Empty Quarter and meets Ilsa Faust, a disavowed MI6 agent. He takes one piece of the key from her and fakes her death so the bounty on her head is lifted.

Set in Empty Quarter, Arabian Desert — A desert village where Ethan meets Ilsa and collects one half of the cruciform key.

The Empty Quarter is the large sand desert across the south of the Arabian Peninsula.

Filmed at Liwa Desert, Abu Dhabi (Liwa, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) — The desert scenes were filmed in the Liwa area; the village was built for the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Washington briefing (2023)

Ethan slips into a briefing of U.S. intelligence chiefs, where Kittridge explains that the Entity can bend global networks to its will. Ethan reveals himself and forces Kittridge to admit he put a bounty on Ilsa.

Set in U.S. Intelligence Community briefing, Washington, D.C. — A closed briefing where Kittridge explains what the Entity can do.

The airport that is not an airport (2023)

Ethan's team goes to the airport to grab the second half of the key, but it turns out to be a fake. American agents close in, and Grace, a thief, steals the first half from Ethan before he spots Gabriel, a face from his past.

Set in Abu Dhabi International Airport — Ethan's team goes to the airport to intercept the second half of the key, and Grace lifts the first half from him. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Zayed International Airport is the main airport of Abu Dhabi.

Filmed at Midfield Terminal, Abu Dhabi airport — Filmed in a terminal that was still under construction. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Grand Central, Birmingham (New Street · Grand Central, Birmingham, United Kingdom) — Part of the airport sequence was dressed as an airport here (scene link from one source). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Rome car chase (2023)

Ethan breaks Grace out of police custody, and the two, handcuffed together, race through Rome in a small yellow Fiat 500. Police, American agents and an Entity operative named Paris are all after them.

Set in Rome, Monti district and Spanish Steps — Ethan frees Grace from police custody and the two flee across Rome in a yellow Fiat 500. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Rome's Spanish Steps link Piazza di Spagna with the church of Trinità dei Monti.

Filmed at Rione Monti, Rome (Monti, Rome, Italy) — Chase scenes in the Monti streets (Via Milano, Panisperna, Urbana, Cavour, Nazionale). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Spanish Steps, Rome (Piazza di Spagna, Rome, Italy) — The Fiat 500 reverses down the steps. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Piazza Venezia, Rome (Piazza Venezia, Rome, Italy) — Chase passes the square and the Vittoriano (one blog source). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The party at the Doge's Palace (2023)

Ethan and Ilsa follow Grace to Venice and slip into a glittering party at the Doge's Palace. The arms dealer who holds the second half of the key is there, and so is Gabriel.

Set in Doge's Palace, Venice — An arms dealer's party where Ethan and Ilsa try to get close to the key and Gabriel is among the guests. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Doge's Palace was the seat of government of the Venetian Republic.

Filmed at Doge's Palace, Venice (San Marco, Venice, Italy) — Party scenes filmed at the palace and in St Mark's Square. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Venice alley chase (2023)

Ethan chases Grace through Venice while the Entity hacks his earpiece and imitates Benji's voice to steer him wrong. It leads him into a fight with Paris, the Entity's operative.

Set in Venice, canals and alleys — Ethan chases Grace through the narrow streets while the Entity falsely poses as Benji over their comms. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Ponte dei Conzafelzi, Venice (Ponte dei Conzafelzi, Venice, Italy) — One bridge on the chase route (single source). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The fight on the Orient Express (2023)

Ethan drops onto the speeding train to save Grace, while Gabriel gets hold of the completed key. The two men fight on the roof of the train.

Set in The Orient Express, in the Alps — A fight atop the speeding train, with the second half of the key at stake.

Filmed at Stranda and Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Norway (Stranda · Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Norway) — Action scenes atop a train were filmed in these Norwegian municipalities in September 2020 (municipality level only). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The bridge and the falling train (2023)

Gabriel escapes and blows up the bridge ahead. Ethan and Grace cut the runaway locomotive loose to save the passengers, then climb through the carriages as they fall into the gorge.

Set in A railway bridge in the Alps — Gabriel blows up a bridge ahead of the train.

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a heritage steam railway.

Filmed at Levisham, North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Levisham, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom) — Filmed at the heritage railway for the sequence of the train racing toward a bridge about to be blown up. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Darlton Quarry, Stoney Middleton (Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom) — Bridge and carriage wreck were built here (coordinate is the village; quarry coordinate not found). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The speed-wing flight (2023)

Ethan leaps off a mountain edge in a speed wing to get away from the wreck.

Set in Mountains near the wreck — A mountain-edge flight away from the wreck.

Buttermere is a lake in the Lake District, in Cumbria.

Filmed at Buttermere Valley, Lake District (Buttermere, Cumbria, United Kingdom) — Launches from High Crag and Robinson; landings near the lake shore (valley-level coordinate). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Ethan Hunt — The IMF agent hunting both halves of the key to the Entity.
• Ilsa Faust — A disavowed MI6 agent who holds one half of the key.
• Grace — A thief who steals the first piece of the key from Ethan.
• Gabriel — A shadowy figure from Ethan's past who works as a liaison for the Entity.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the Alps train sequence in Mission: Impossible actually filmed?
• Which real Italian places does Ethan race through in Dead Reckoning?
• Where was the speed-wing flight really filmed?