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Unbroken (2014)

Where Unbroken says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Almost none of Louie's Pacific and Japan was filmed there: it is Sydney harbour, a Queensland bay and a country town

Scenes and places

The Nauru bombing run

Louie, a bombardier, flies a bombing run over Nauru. His B-24 is hit and barely limps back to land.

Set in Nauru — The Pacific island that Louie's bomber raids in April 1943. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A small Pacific island that was a Japanese-held target in the war.

Torrance, the boy who ran

Young Louie steals, drinks and gets bullied for his Italian roots. His brother Peter turns him into a disciplined distance runner nicknamed "The Torrance Tornado".

Set in Torrance, California — Louie's home town, where he steals and brawls as a boy until his brother Peter trains him to run.

A Los Angeles coastal suburb, Louie's home town.

Filmed at Werris Creek, New South Wales — Four days of filming were done in this small New South Wales town; the film's page does not say which scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The 1936 Berlin Olympics

Louie runs the 5,000 metres at the 1936 Olympics and sets a record in the final lap, finishing 8th.

Set in Olympiastadion, Berlin — The stadium of the 1936 Summer Olympics, where Louie runs the 5,000 m. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The stadium built for the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Adrift on the Pacific raft

Louie, Phil and Mac survive the crash and drift on two rafts. Mac dies six days after a Japanese fighter strafes them.

Set in Open Pacific Ocean — After the crash, Louie, Phil and Mac drift on two rafts; no fixed place is given.

Open ocean with no fixed point.

Filmed at Moreton Bay, Queensland — Some scenes were shot at sea here on the first day of filming; the film's page does not say these are the raft scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Captured by the Japanese ship

On the 47th day, Japanese sailors capture Louie and Phil. They are now prisoners of war.

Set in At sea (Pacific) — On day 47 Japanese sailors pick up Louie and Phil.

Open sea.

Filmed at Sydney Harbour (aboard MV Cape Don) — The capture by the Japanese destroyer was filmed in Sydney Harbour aboard the MV Cape Don. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Interrogation on Kwajalein

Louie and Phil are interrogated about aircraft and the Norden bombsight. Louie gives away nothing important before they are sent to Japan.

Set in Kwajalein Atoll — Marshall Islands atoll where Louie and Phil are held and interrogated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A coral atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Ōmori camp and the Bird

Corporal Watanabe is especially hard on Louie. Louie refuses to read a propaganda broadcast and is punished.

Set in Ōmori POW camp, Tokyo — The Tokyo camp where Corporal Watanabe beats Louie again and again.

A prisoner-of-war camp in Tokyo.

Filmed at Cockatoo Island, Sydney — The island's Wikipedia page says Unbroken was filmed here; the film's page only names the coal scenes, so which scenes stood in for Ōmori is not confirmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Naoetsu and the coal barges

At the coal barges Louie pauses and Watanabe makes him hold a heavy beam overhead. He refuses to drop it.

Set in Naoetsu POW camp, Japan — The camp where Louie loads coal and Watanabe orders him to hold up a beam.

A Sea of Japan port camp.

Filmed at Cockatoo Island, Sydney — All the POW coal scenes were filmed on this Sydney harbour island. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Louie Zamperini — An Olympic runner turned bombardier who survives a crash at sea and then prison camps.
• Mutsuhiro Watanabe — A Japanese corporal who commands the camps and beats Louie.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the Japanese ship capture in Unbroken really filmed?
• Where were the POW camps in Unbroken really filmed?