Elevator to the Gallows (1957)

French title: L'Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
dir. Louis Malle

Veronique and her boyfriend Louis are closing the flower shop where she works - 168 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, Île-de-France, France.

The building where Julien murders his boss is right across the street at 29 rue de Courcelles, Paris. The facade was obviously renovated but it's still an office building.

The café "Royal Camée" is where Florence Carala is waiting in vain for her lover, and where Julien is later arrested. It's now an Italian restaurant - Finzi, 182 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.

Having stolen Julien's car, Veronique and Louis are driving past Hotel Friedland, 2 avenue Friedland, Paris.

Florence Carala wanders into Luigi's Bar (now closed) where she meets Julien's friend - 6 Rue du Colisée, Paris

Motel Trappes where Louis murders two German tourists was somewhere along Route 13 in Normandy.

Veronique and Louis dump the stolen Mercedes at Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Paris.

Veronique's apartment where she and Louis try to commit suicide - 55 Boulevard de Grenelle, Paris.

See also...

Le Cercle rouge

Bob Le Flambeur

True Lies (1994)

dir. James Cameron

Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) crashes the diplomatic party at the Swiss chateau - Ochre Court, Salve Regina University, 16 Ochre Point Road, Newport, Rhode Island.

The foyer and ballroom were filmed at Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. It's not allowed to take pictures inside.

Back in DC - Pennsylvania Avenue at 6th Street NW, Washington, DC

The terrorists try to eliminate Harry - Shops at Georgetown Park (now closed), 3222 M Street NW, Washington, DC

Harry chases Aziz to a luxury hotel - The Historic Mayfair Hotel, 1256 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, California. The hotel interior was filmed at the historic Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC.

The glass elevator where Harry rides his horse is in Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California

The hotel rooftop scene was reportedly filmed at a Marriott in Manhattan, New York.

Gib drives Harry to his wife's office - 13th and E Street, NW, Washington, DC

Harry enters his wife's office - 13th Street at E Street, NW, Washington, DC

Helen Tasker comes to a Chinese restaurant to meet Simon - Eat First Restaurant, 609 H Street, NW, Washington, DC

Harry demands Gib to show the missing page from Helen's phone conversation transcripts - National Gallery Plaza, NW, Washington, DC

Simon tells Helen to meet him under the Key Bridge - 6th Street Bridge, Los Angeles, California

Hotel assignment for Helen - Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California

The rest of the film takes place in Florida. Click here to read about the Florida locations.

See also...

In the Line of Fire

The Living Daylights

Out of the Past (1947)

dir. Jacques Tourneur

Out of the Past is one of the most venerated San Francisco noirs, though practically none of it was shot in the city. The only exception is the moment when Jeff Bailey (Robert Mitchum) comes to visit Meta Carson (Rhonda Fleming.) The cab drives up Broadway Street and stops at Himmelmann Place.

See also...

Double Indemnity

Dark Passage

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

dir. Milos Forman

McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) arrives in the Oregon Department of Corrections, 2575 Center Street NE, Salem, Oregon

The hospital - J Building, Oregon State Hospital, 2600 Center Street NE, Salem, Oregon. The old J Building was demolished in 2010 and is now replaced with a new building. Some props from the movie are featured in the new Museum of Mental Health located on the premises.

McMurphy hijacks a bus with mental patients and drives through Salem - the 400 block of Court Street, Salem, Oregon. That particular portion of the street changed so much over the years, it's almost unrecognizable now. The building in the background is the Reed Opera House that was a department store at the time.

McMurphy takes the patients for a fishing trip - Depoe Bay, Oregon, "the smallest harbor in the world," located on U.S. Route 101 next to the Pacific Ocean.

Repulsion (1965)

dir. Roman Polanski

Carole's apartment house - Kensington Mansions, Trebovir Road, Earl's Court, London SW5

The beauty parlor where Carole works - Thurloe's, 31 Thurloe Place, South Kensington, SW1.

Carole's lunch place - Dino's, 1 Pelham Street, South Kensington, London SW7

Michael drinks with his boorish coworkers - The Hoop and Toy, 34 Thurloe Place, South Kensington, London SW7

Carole wandering - Hammersmith Bridge and Hammersmith Bridge Road, London W6

See also...

The Tenant

Peeping Tom