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Foreign Movies Filmed in the Czech Republic

For years, the Czech Republic was a hot destination for foreign movie production. As a result, new studios and soundstages were built and Czech crews and production companies gained considerable experience.  In recent years, the Czech Republic has lost out to other countries, such as Hungary, which provide significant tax incentives to foreign productions. In October 2009, the Czech government approved a 20% tax rebate for productions shooting in the Czech Republic. It went into effect in January 2010.

Over the years, film locations in the Czech Republic have been passed off as sites both historical and current. Sometimes Prague is even cast as Prague. :)

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The films below are ordered alphabetically by year.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
Country: USA
Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Karolina Kurková
Director: Stephen Sommers
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague and Barrandov Studios in Prague

Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
Country: USA
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Charlie Yeung
Directors: Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Babylon A.D. (2008)
Country: USA, France, UK
Cast: Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry, Charlotte Rampling, Gérard Depardieu
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Barrandov Studios in Prague, Brno, and Ostrava

Casino Royale (2006)
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Czech Republic
Cast: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench
Director: Martin Campbell
Czech Republic filming locations: Barrandov Studios in Prague, Prague, and Karlovy Vary with some places as stand-ins for locations in Montenegro

Last Holiday (2006)
Country: UK
Cast: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Gérard Depardieu
Director: Wayne Wang
Czech Republic filming locations: Karlovy Vary and the Grandhotel Pupp

The Brothers Grimm (2005)
Country: Czech Republic/USA
Cast: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger
Director: Terry Gilliam
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Barrandov Studios, Ledeč nad Sázavou, Kutná Hora, Křivoklát Castle, Kačina Castle, Kost Castle
Notes: The fictional plot revolves around the legendary German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm who travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and pulling off exorcisms. They are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse.
Entertainment Tonight Interview with Matt and Heath (video)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (2005)
Country: USA
Cast: Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Tilda Swinton
Director: Andrew Adamson
Czech Republic: planned filming location

Oliver Twist (2005)
Country: UK
Cast: TBA
Director: Roman Polanski
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Beroun, Žatec

A Sound of Thunder (2005)
Country: USA
Cast: Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley, Catherine, McCormack
Director: Peter Hyams
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Barrandov Studios

Tristan & Isolde (2005)
Country: UK/USA
Cast: James Franco, Sophia Myles
Director: Kevin Reynolds.
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

AVP: Alien Vs. Predator (2004)
Country: USA
Cast: Raoul Bova, Colin Salmon, Lance Henriksen
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague
Set visit at Chud.com

Chasing Liberty (2004)
Country: USA/UK
Cast: Mandy Moore, Mathew Goode, Mark Harmon
Director: Andy Cadiff
Czech Republic filming locations: Charles Bridge, National Museum, other Prague locations

Euro Trip (2004)
Country: USA
Cast: Scott Mechlowicz, Michelle Trachtenberg
Directors: Alec Berg, David Mandel, Jeff Schaffer
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Hellboy (2004)
Country: USA
Cast: Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague
Hellboy Travelogue at Chud.com

The Prince and Me (2004)
Country: USA
Cast: Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Miranda Richardson
Director: Martha Coolidge
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague and some castles

Van Helsing (2004)
Country: USA
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsdale
Director: Stephen Sommers
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Country: USA/Germany/Czech Republic/UK
Cast: Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah
Director: Stephen Norrington
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Shanghai Knights (2003)
Country: USA/UK/Czech Republic
Cast: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson
Director: David Dobkin
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Karlovy Vary, Kutná Hora, Hluboká Castle
Notes: Read Jackie Chan's insightful diary about the filming and his time in the Czech Republic.

Underworld (2003)
Country: USA/Germany/Hungary/UK
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman
Director: Len Wiseman
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Bad Company (2002)
Country: USA/Czech Republic
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock
Director: Joel Schumacher
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Blade II (2002)
Country: USA/Germany
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

The Bourne Identity (2002)
Country: USA/Germany
Cast: Matt Damon, Franka Potente
Director: Doug Liman
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague
Notes: Prague is passed off as Zurich in scenes at the beginning of the movie.

Hart's War (2002)
Country: USA
Cast: Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague, Milovice, Zvoloněves
Notes: Until 1991, the town of Milovice was used as a training camp for the Soviet Army during the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia, and served the same purpose for a good part of the 20th century (a training camp for the Austrian Army was set up there as early as 1904). The train attack was filmed in Zvoloněves.

XXX (2002)
Country: USA
Cast: Vin Diesel, Asia Argento
Director: Rob Cohen
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague
Notes: This film is one of the few foreign movies in which Prague is really supposed to be Prague and not another European city. Many scenes were filmed at various locations around the city, such as the Old Town Square, Hradčanské náměstí, and Prague bridges.

The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
Country: USA
Cast: Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce
Director: Charles Shyer
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Dobříš, Lednice, Valtice, Kutná Hora (St. Barbara's Cathedral)

From Hell (2001)
Country: USA/UK/Czech Republic
Cast: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham
Director: The Hughes Brothers
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

A Knight's Tale (2001)
Country: USA
Cast: Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell
Director: Brian Helgeland
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic

Spy Game (2001)
Country: USA/UK
Cast: Robert Redford, Brad Pitt
Director: Tony Scott
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Canone inverso - Making Love (2000)
Country: Italy
Cast: Hans Matheson, Mélanie Thierry
Director: Ricky Tognazzi
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague, Mariánské Lázně
Notes: Locations used in this film include the Tyl Theatre, Charles Bridge, the Main Train Station in Prague, and the Mariánské Lázně collonade.

Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
Country: USA/Czech Republic
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Bruce Payne
Director: Courtney Solomon
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague, Kutná Hora

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Country: France
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Dustin Hoffman
Director: Luc Besson
Czech Republic filming locations: Bruntál, Rázová

Die Hard Dracula (1998)
Country: USA
Cast: Bruce Glover, Denny Sachen
Director: Peter Horak
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Ústí nad Labem

Les Misérables (1998)
Country: USA/UK/Germany
Cast: Christopher Adamson, Tim Barlow
Director: Bille August
Czech Republic filming locations: Kutná Hora, Vrbno, ®atec, Prague
Notes: This movie was filmed mostly in the towns of Kutná Hora, Vrbno, and ®atec. Prague locations include the Trója Chateau and Hradčanské náměstí.

Mission: Impossible (1996)
Country: USA
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight
Director: Brian De Palma
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague
Notes: The first part of the movie takes place in Prague and has some great scenes on Charles Bridge, off of which one of the main characters falls, and on Kampa Island. The National Museum on Wencelas Square passes for the U.S Embassy and is where the party took place. Max's headquarters is in the Grand Hotel Europa.

Underground (1995)
Country: France/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Germany/Hungary
Cast: Miki Manojlovic, Lazar Ristovski
Director: Emir Kusturica
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Immortal Beloved (1994)
Country: UK/USA
Cast: Gary Oldman, Isabella Rossellini
Director: Bernard Rose
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Kroměříž

The Trial (1993)
Country: UK
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Anthony Hopkins
Director: David Hugh Jones
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague

Kafka (1991)
Country: France/USA
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Country: USA
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche
Director: Philip Kaufman
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Amadeus (1984)
Country: USA
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce
Director: Miloš Forman
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Kroměříž

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