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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Where Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Paris, Bavaria, the Vosges and Switzerland on screen: most of it was shot in England and Wales
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Scenes and places
The opening bombing (1891)
Holmes narrowly intercepts a bomb meant for a surgeon and a former lover. He already links a string of bombings and murders to one hidden hand.
Set in A German-speaking town (unnamed) — Holmes intercepts a bomb meant for a surgeon and a former lover in an assassination-and-bombing scene set in a German-speaking town.
A Gothic cathedral in Alsace, France, that stands in for a town in the German-speaking world.
Filmed at Strasbourg Cathedral, France — Strasbourg Cathedral, inside and out, covered the opening assassination and bombing. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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London: bachelor party and wedding (1891)
At Watson's bachelor party Holmes meets his brother Mycroft, then Watson marries Mary Morstan. After the wedding he meets Moriarty face to face for the first time.
Set in London — Watson's bachelor party, his wedding to Mary Morstan and Holmes' first meeting with Moriarty take place around London. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A baroque riverside complex in south-east London.
Filmed at Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich — Greenwich served as a London location; the source does not say which scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The honeymoon train (1891)
Moriarty's men ambush the newlyweds on their train to Brighton. Holmes saves Mary in the most startling way he can.
Set in A train toward Brighton — Moriarty's men ambush Watson and Mary on their honeymoon train; Holmes throws Mary into a river.
A rail journey in Britain with no single stage named in the sources.
Crossing to France (1891)
With the honeymoon wrecked, Holmes and Watson head for Paris. They must find Simza before Moriarty's agents do.
Set in The English Channel — Holmes and Watson travel to Paris to find Madame Simza.
Dover's chalk cliffs are the classic first sight of England for Channel travellers.
Filmed at Dover and the White Cliffs — The paddle steamer Waverley carried the crew out of Dover to film the White Cliffs. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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A cafe by the Eiffel Tower (1891)
In Paris the pair sit down at a cafe within sight of the Eiffel Tower while they plan how to locate Simza.
Set in Eiffel Tower, Paris — The story sets a cafe next to the Eiffel Tower. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Tudor palace on the Thames, not Paris at all.
Filmed at Hampton Court Palace, London — The Paris cafe was built as a set at Hampton Court Palace. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The streets of Paris (1891)
Holmes tells Simza her brother works for Moriarty. She takes the pair to the headquarters of an anarchist group.
Set in Paris — Holmes, Watson and Simza move through the streets of Paris. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The same London site that served for London, dressed as another capital.
Filmed at Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich (as Paris) — Greenwich also doubled as Paris; the source does not name the scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The opera that was not the target (1891)
Holmes is sure the bomb is in the opera, but it goes off in a nearby hotel. The blast hides the killing of one arms-maker, Alfred Meinhard.
Set in Palais Garnier, Paris — Holmes deduces the bomb is in the Paris Opera; it is in a nearby hotel. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The grand opera house of Paris, opened in 1875.
The hotel bomb (1891)
The bomb explodes in a hotel, not the opera. It is a cover for a sniper's shot aimed at Meinhard, whose death leaves his arms factory to Moriarty.
Set in A Paris hotel (unnamed) — The bomb kills several businessmen in a hotel, covering the murder of Alfred Meinhard.
A city hotel used here as a cover for an assassination.
Underground in Paris (1891)
The story takes the trio into the Paris sewer system as the hunt for Moriarty's trail goes on.
Set in Paris sewer system — The story has a scene in the Paris sewer system.
A network of defensive tunnels cut into a hillside above the River Medway.
Filmed at Fort Amherst, Chatham — Tunnels at Fort Amherst doubled for the Paris sewers. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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A castle in Bavaria (1891)
The trail leads the trio toward Germany, and a Bavarian castle is one stop on the way.
Set in A Bavarian castle (unnamed) — The story moves into a Bavarian castle.
One of England's largest country houses, in the Kent town of Sevenoaks.
Filmed at Knole House, Kent — An inner courtyard of Knole House was dressed as an Alpine Bavarian castle. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Vosges mountains (1891)
On the way to Germany, the trio crosses the Vosges mountains in eastern France.
Set in Vosges mountains, France — The story passes through the mountains of eastern France.
A region of wooded uplands in north-east France.
Filmed at Welsh valleys, Wales — Welsh valleys stood in for France's Vosges; the exact spot is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Meinhard's factory in Heilbronn (1891)
At the factory Moriarty captures Holmes and spells out a plan to profit from war, while Watson fights Moran outside.
Set in Heilbronn, Germany — Meinhard's arms factory in Heilbronn, now owned by Moriarty. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A historic naval dockyard on the River Medway.
Filmed at Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent — The German Meinhard munitions factory was recreated at Chatham Dockyard. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The peace summit in Switzerland (1891)
Holmes works out that Moriarty wants an international incident at a peace summit, and goes there to stop it.
Set in A peace summit in Switzerland — Holmes works out that Moriarty wants an international incident at a peace summit in Switzerland.
Switzerland hosts the summit; the sources name no venue.
Reichenbach Falls (1891)
The confrontation between Holmes and Moriarty moves toward the Reichenbach Falls.
Set in Reichenbach Falls, Switzerland — Holmes and Moriarty's confrontation leads to the Reichenbach Falls. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A tall waterfall in the Bernese Alps, near Meiringen.
Characters
- Sherlock Holmes — A detective who links a string of bombings to one mastermind.
- Dr. John Watson — Holmes' friend, newly married and dragged back into the case.
- Professor James Moriarty — A mastermind who profits from war.
- Madame Simza — A fortune-teller whose brother is tied to Moriarty's plot.