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Berlinale: Roter Teppich vor dem Berlinale Palast in Berlin
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Eager for films, cinema and celebrities

Berlin’s cinemas offer exciting diversity – besides major multiplexes showing the latest blockbusters, you’ll also find arthouse cinemas with discerning programmes and charming historic cinemas. As a moviegoer in Berlin, you’ll be spoilt for choice every day: the latest mainstream hype, experimental art film or classic masterpiece rerun? Take your pick. We’ve put together a list of tips for a particularly special cinema experience.

Film city Berlin: Where a film set turns into reality

From the heart of the city to the neighborhoods, from the river Spree to the lakes, from the rooftops to the underground, from the streets into nature: Where a film set turns into reality - Film city Berlin!

Film locations

What was shot where?

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Brandenburg gate in Berlin: Reflection of the Brandenburg Gate in a puddle
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Brandenburg Gate: "One, Two, Three"

Filming of the American comedy directed by Billy Wilder lasted from June to September 1961. The main location for the comedy about the East-West conflict was Berlin. But after construction of the Wall began in August, the Brandenburg Gate had to be reconstructed at the Bavaria Film Studios because the filming could no longer be completed in the border zone. Because of its contemporary relevance, the comedy received largely negative reviews and it took until the 1980s for "One, Two, Three" to enjoy success with an audience now ready for a satire on the Cold War.

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Read more Alexanderplatz / "The Bourne Supremacy"
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Alexanderplatz / "The Bourne Supremacy"

The Bourne Supremacy, the second part of the Bourne series, takes place to a large extent in Berlin. Some sequences set in Moscow were actually also shot in Berlin. The Tiergarten tunnel was used to film the chase scene before it was opened to traffic. Bourne meets agent Nicky Parsons at the World Time Clock on Alexanderplatz and manages to disappear into a crowd of demonstrators.

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Read more Rummelsburger Bucht: "Die Legende von Paul und Paula" ("The Legend of Paul and Paula")
Peninsula Stralau in Berlin
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Rummelsburger Bucht: "Die Legende von Paul und Paula" ("The Legend of Paul and Paula")

Scenes of the DEFA classic, "The Legend of Paul and Paula", were shot on the Rummelsburger Lake - viewers will find the scene with the boat ride especially memorable. In honour of the film, a stretch of the waterfront has been named "Paul and Paula Shore" and a lovers' bench has been installed.

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Exhibitions, Festivals and Events

Film not only in the cinema: In Berlin, numerous exhibitions, plays, events and even concerts are dedicated to film.

Babylon Berlin: Ilja Tretschkow (Tim Fischer) in the Dutchman

Babylon Berlin

The spectacular TV series from Berlin

  • Who's who? The actors of the series
  • A look behind the scenes: Interview with an extra
  • Where was it filmed? The locations

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You know cinema? Berlin’s film museums

Visit the Museum für Film und Fernsehen on Potsdamer Platz for a fascinating trip back in time through the history of German filmmaking. Fans of Marlene Dietrich will love the museum especially – her former possessions are the exhibition’s centrepiece. Her tiny shoes and her make-up case and costumes, including the legendary swan down coat, present to be marvelled at.

The film museum in Potsdam and the other museums and filming locations also make for exciting visits if you’re a film fan.

Berlin - City of films

Berlin is the city of films, of stars, of glamour: Berlin is the site of German film shoots as well as international blockbusters, stars meet on festivals’ and premieres’ red carpets. If you’re lucky, you might sit down in a restaurant to find yourself side-by-side with George Clooney.

In the cinemas the current blockbusters, art house productions and exciting film series are shown. The big cinemas are at the cutting edge of technology. The IMAX overwhelms you with never-before-seen impressions. Other cinemas, such as the International in Mitte, inspire with their architecture. And the smaller neighbourhood cinemas have their own individual charm. 

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