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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

Where The Man from U.N.C.L.E. says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Berlin is London and Kent; the island fortress is two places in one frame

Scenes and places

The escape from East Berlin (1963)

Solo smuggles Gaby out of East Berlin with the Soviets on their heels. The chase sets up the film's rule: nothing is quite what it seems.

Set in East Berlin — CIA agent Napoleon Solo extracts Gaby Teller from East Berlin, and a car chase follows. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A divided city, played here by a London street and a Kent naval dockyard.

Filmed at Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent — The car chase of the first act. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Solo and Kuryakin fight in a public toilet (1963)

Solo and Kuryakin, enemies by trade, fight each other. They are then ordered to team up.

Set in East Berlin — Solo and Kuryakin come to blows in a public toilet. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A London park standing in for a Berlin site.

Filmed at Regent's Park, London — The public toilet fight between Solo and Kuryakin. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Arrival in Rome (1963)

Solo, Kuryakin and Gaby arrive in Rome, where Gaby's uncle works for the family they must stop. Kuryakin and Gaby pose as an engaged couple to get close to the Vinciguerras.

Set in Piazza Venezia, Rome — The trio arrive in Rome, where Gaby's uncle Rudi works for the Vinciguerras. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The square at the foot of the Vittoriano monument in central Rome.

Filmed at Piazza Venezia, Rome — Rome panorama of the arrival. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Kuryakin lets the muggers take his watch (1963)

Muggers rob Kuryakin and Gaby, and Kuryakin hands over his father's watch without a fight. Gaby is furious that her fake fiance, a supposed architect, will not defend them.

Set in Via del Foro Piscario area, Rome — Muggers take Kuryakin's father's watch and he does not fight, to keep his cover. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The ruins of an ancient theatre, with modern Rome built into its arches.

Filmed at Theatre of Marcellus, Rome — A late-night scene in a corner of the ruins. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Lunch at the Vinciguerra estate (1963)

Gaby sits down with her uncle Rudi and Alexander Vinciguerra and turns on her two minders. Rudi then tortures Solo until Kuryakin rescues him.

Set in Vinciguerra estate — Gaby meets Rudi and Alexander Vinciguerra at the family estate.

A pentagonal Renaissance palace north of Rome.

Filmed at Palazzo Farnese, Caprarola — Filmed as the Vinciguerra estate. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The island fortress (1963)

Rudi gives up where the weapon is: an island fortress where Gaby has been reunited with her father. Solo and Kuryakin now have to get onto the island.

Set in Vinciguerra island fortress — The weapon is hidden in an island fortress where Gaby has been reunited with her father.

A fortress on a rock in the Gulf of Pozzuoli, near Naples.

Filmed at Castello Aragonese, Baia (Bacoli) — Filmed as part of the island fortress, combined with Vivara island. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Piazza di Spagna, Rome — The walk by the Spanish Steps Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Terrace on Piazza Venezia, Rome — The terrace looking at Trajan's Column Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Castel dell'Ovo, Naples — Not tied to a story place Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Napoleon Solo — A former thief turned CIA agent, recruited rather than jailed.
• Illya Kuryakin — A KGB agent ordered to keep Gaby close and to kill Solo if necessary.
• Gaby Teller — The daughter of nuclear scientist Dr. Udo Teller, raised by a mechanic.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was East Berlin in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. really filmed?
• Which Roman places open The Man from U.N.C.L.E.?
• Where is the villains' island fortress in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.?