Maps of Movies
The Monuments Men (2014)
Where The Monuments Men says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Belgium's Ghent and Bruges are in the story; the film was shot almost entirely in Germany, in a studio castle and Harz mines.
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Scenes and places
The Ghent Altarpiece goes missing
Campbell and Savitz trace the Ghent Altarpiece and find it was stolen while the priests were moving it. The hunt for the panels becomes the unit's central search.
Set in St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent — The Belgian cathedral whose priests moved Van Eyck's altarpiece out for safekeeping.
A Gothic cathedral in Ghent whose chapel houses the Van Eyck altarpiece.
Filmed at Halberstadt Cathedral and Domplatz, Germany — A regional paper reports a shoot on 17 May 2013 at the cathedral, described as the Belgian church; German Wikipedia lists it as an original filming location.
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Claire Simone and the loaded train
Claire Simone, forced to help German officer Stahl, confronts him at the railyard after learning her gallery's collection is loaded on a train for Germany. He ignores her.
Set in Paris railyard, France — A railyard where a Paris gallery's collection is loaded onto a train bound for Germany.
A French railyard in July 1944, with the Allies ashore in France.
Filmed at Neue Wache, Berlin, Germany — One reader comment on a location blog suggests Berlin's Neue Wache stood in; the post itself only confirms filming there, not which scene.
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Into occupied Bruges for the Madonna
British officer Donald Jeffries sneaks into occupied Bruges to save Michelangelo's Madonna. The mission costs him his life.
Set in Church of Our Lady, Bruges — The church that holds Michelangelo's Madonna of Bruges.
The Church of Our Lady in Bruges, home of Michelangelo's marble Madonna and Child.
Winter in the forest camp
The unit is split across the front, and some of its men are in the woods as winter sets in.
Set in Winter camp in the woods, Europe — A forest camp used by American troops in winter 1944.
A wooded winter setting for the American troops.
Garfield and Clermont blunder into a firefight
Garfield and Clermont blunder into a firefight in the countryside. Garfield cannot find medical help for the wounded Clermont.
Set in Countryside battlefield, France/Belgium — Open countryside in December 1944.
A former military barracks near Potsdam, used as a war landscape.
Filmed at Krampnitz former barracks, Potsdam, Germany — German Wikipedia says the old barracks site was used as a war theatre (Kriegsschauplatz).
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Neuschwanstein, rebuilt in the studio
The team learns that looted art is hidden in castles such as Neuschwanstein. They also realise the Soviets are racing for the same art.
Set in Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany — One of the castles where looted art is hidden.
A fairy-tale castle in Bavaria built for Ludwig II.
Filmed at Studio Babelsberg, Potsdam (set replica) — German Wikipedia says the castle was rebuilt (nachgebaut) at the studio; the real castle was not filmed.
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Bad Aussee street
As the war ends in May 1945, the team heads for a mine in Austria.
Set in Bad Aussee, Austria — An Austrian Styrian town.
A spa town in Styria, Austria.
Filmed at Nikolaikirchgasse, Osterwieck, Germany — A regional paper reports Osterwieck became Bad Aussee for the shoot; the position is the town's, not the street.
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The salt mine full of art
Racing to beat the Soviets, the team finds the mine entrances blocked by locals to stop the Nazis destroying the contents.
Set in Altaussee Salt Mine, Austria — The Austrian salt mine used to store looted art.
A working salt mine near Altaussee used to hide art.
Filmed at Rammelsberg mine, Goslar, Germany — A regional paper singles out Rammelsberg for detailed filming.
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Filmed at Ottiliae shaft, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany — Interior mine scenes filmed on 30 April 2013.
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Filmed at Grube Hilfe Gottes, Bad Grund, Germany — Mine exteriors and tunnels.
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Filmed at Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK — Air base and flying scenes
Characters
- Richard Campbell —
- Preston Savitz —
- Claire Simone —
- Donald Jeffries —
- Walter Garfield —
- Jean Claude Clermont —