FILM TRAIL
MALTA The Mercy, 2018 Starring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz and filming in locations including the water tanks at the Malta Film Studios, this adventure film is about an amateur yachtsman who attempts to sail around the world as part of the 1968 Golden Globe Race. Renegades, 2017 This film made use of the deep tank at the Malta Film Studios to shoot various underwater scenes in a controlled environment. The action movie - starring J.K. Simmons – follows a team of Navy SEALs hired to salvage Nazi gold stored in a bank vault in a submerged town at the bottom of a Bosnian lake. Murder on the Orient Express, 2017 Featuring scenes of the Valletta Waterfront, the thriller is based on the book by Agatha Christie and stars Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench and Johnny Depp. Assassin’s Creed, 2016 Featuring scenes filmed in Valletta, Manoel Island and Fort Ricasoli, the action adventure film is based on the popular video game. The Promise, 2016 Filmed on the streets of Valletta for scenes set in the Ottoman Empire, the drama starred Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale. Captain Philips, 2013 Featuring scenes shot in the Malta Film Studio water tanks, the seas around Malta and the Malta Freeport, the thriller - starring Tom Hanks - is based on a true story of the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking. World War Z, 2013 Featuring scenes filmed in the streets of Valletta, the Valletta Waterfront and Luqa airport, the action horror film stars Brad Pitt as a former United Nations investigator who must travel the world to find a way to stop a zombie apocalypse.
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13hours, 2012 Featuring scenes filmed in Valletta, the international airport, Corradino and Manoel Island, the thriller - starring John Krasinski - is one of the biggest productions Malta has hosted. Kon-Tiki, 2012 Featuring scenes filmed at the Valletta Waterfront and in the Rinella water tanks, the adventure film tells the story of the legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal’s epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific Ocean in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia. Game of Thrones, 2011 Season one of Game of Thrones features scenes shot in Fort Ricasoli, Dominican Priory, Fort Manoel, Dwejra Gozo, Birgu and Mdina. Agora, 2009 Featuring scenes from Marsaxlokk, Fort Ricasoli, Valletta and Mdina, this historical drama starring Rachel Weisz, tells the story of a Hypatia who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom. Munich, 2005 Featuring scenes set in the Sliema promenade and streets of Valletta, the historical drama - directed by Steven Spielberg - recounts the covert operation directed by the Mossad to assassinate the suspects of the 1972 Munich massacre that killed 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team. Troy, 2004 Featuring scenes from the Blue Lagoon and Fort Ricasoli, the period war film, starring Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom, is based on the decade-long Trojan War. The Count of Monte Cristo, 2002 Featuring scenes shot in Santa Maria Tower in Comino, Birgu, Mdina and the Grandmaster’s Palace, this adventure drama sees a young man falsely imprisoned by his jealous friend, escape and use a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
Gladiator, 2000 Featuring scenes shot in Fort Ricasoli, the Academy Award winning historical drama starring Russell Crowe - tells the story of a gladiator seeking revenge in Rome. Popeye, 1980 Featuring scenes from the custom built set in Mellieha, the set of this musical production starring Robin Williams is now known as ‘Popeye’s Village’ and is one Malta’s tourist attractions, filled with a number of colourful fun activities for young families. Midnight Express, 1978 Featuring scenes shot at the fort of St. Elmo, Midnight Express is based on William Hayes’ 1977 non-fiction book about his experiences as a young American student sent to prison for trying to smuggle hashish out of Turkey.
GOZO By the Sea, 2015 Featuring scenes from Mgarr ix-xini, the romantic drama, written and directed by Angelina Jolie, was shot in August 2014 during Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s honeymoon in Gozo. Clash of the Titans, 1981 Featuring scenes shot at the now collapsed Azure Window, the action adventure fantasy film is based on the Greek myth of Perseus.
COMINO Swept Away, 2002 Featuring scenes from the island of Comino, the romantic comedy directed by Guy Ritchie, stars Madonna and Adriano Giannini as a couple stranded on an island.
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