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Morocco on screen

Filmed in Essaouira

20 titles shot in Essaouira, including 2 series, oldest first. Each line says where we read it.

  1. Othello 1951
    named in the French Wikipedia article
  2. El secreto de los hombres azules 1961
    named in the French Wikipedia article
  3. Touch and Go 1971
    named in the French Wikipedia article
  4. Jerusalem 1996
    Wikidata, filming location
  5. The Crusaders 2001
    named in the French Wikipedia article
  6. And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen 2002
    named in the French Wikipedia article
  7. C.R.A.Z.Y. 2005
    The scenes set in Jerusalem were filmed in Essaouira, Morocco, with the sand located one kilometre from the city being employed for desert shots. Wikipedia
  8. Rendition 2007
    named in the German Wikipedia article
  9. Lope 2010
    Shooting locations included the Madrid region, Toledo and the Atlantic coast of Morocco (Essaouira and Safi). Wikipedia
  10. Riad Al Maati 2010
    Wikidata, filming location
  11. Hanna 2011
    Most of the filming was done at Studio Babelsberg in Potsdam, but locations also included Lake Kitkajärvi in Kuusamo, Finland, several German locations (including Bad Tölz, the water bridge at Magdeburg, Köhlbrandbrücke and Reeperbahn in Hamburg, and various sites in Berlin, such as Kottbusser Tor, Görlitzer Bahnhof and Spreepark), as well as Ouarzazate and Essaouira in Morocco. Wikipedia
  12. Hniya, Mbarek and Massoud 2013
    Wikidata, filming location
  13. 15 Minutes of War 2019
    named in the French Wikipedia article
  14. Waiting for the Barbarians 2019
    named in the German Wikipedia article
  15. Escape from Mogadishu 2021
    named in the French Wikipedia article
  16. A Moroccan Affair 2023
    It was shot in between Morocco (Essaouira), Cantabria (San Vicente de la Barquera), and Madrid. Wikipedia
  17. Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes 2023
    named in the German Wikipedia article
  18. Agent Zero 2025
    named in the French Wikipedia article
  19. The Odyssey 2026
    Wikidata, filming location
  20. Game of Thrones
    named in the Italian Wikipedia article

Checked 2026-11-15. From Wikipedia's filming-location categories, Wikidata and each article's own words.

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