Where Was The Fallen Movie Filmed On Location?

When I think of Fallen I immediately think of a gritty, rainy thriller set in Philly. As I understand it, most of the movie was shot on location around Philadelphia, PA. I love how the environment and setting of the film bring an additional character to the screen in the form of the damp and cool streets and old brick buildings of the city. The production primarily shot on location using the alleyways, staircases, and other location environs in order to create a certain mood, and bring a sense of reality to the otherwise supernatural story.

After researching, I found that the majority of the movie was actually shot on location in Philly, with a lot of the scenes being shot in alleyways and other very ‘urban’ locations. However, some of the interior scenes, such as Fallarino’s apartment, were shot in studios for other films, as well as in other locations outside of Philly. You can check out the film’s page on the Internet Movie Database to find all of the movie’s filming locations. I also looked up the film locations on the website of the Philadelphia film commission and in the special features on the DVD of the movie “Fallen.” Each of these sources lists the main locations for the majority of the film, as well as a few of the more minor locations. Walking around Philly and seeing the various corners that resembled locations from the movie really brought it all to life for me, and made me really appreciate the film and the job that the location scouts and the director did to really bring the story to life through the locations of the city.

However, I believe you are confusing it with another film also called “Fallen”. There are a few movies with this title. I would need to know which “Fallen” you are referring to (i.e., what year did it come out and who starred in it). The younger supernatural/YA Fallen films were shot in various countries outside of the U.S. and thus would look quite different from the gritty 1998 thriller.

It’s worth noting there are several films by the title of ‘Fallen’ (the 1998 thriller with Denzel Washington being the most well-known) – for the most part that was shot on location in and around Philadelphia, and as such it looks very urban and weathered. Subsequent Films with the same title (a YA supernatural thriller and a number of subsequent indie features) have locations scattered all over the globe – in many places throughout North and in various parts of Europe – again, all depending on release date.

To get a more precise idea of exactly where a particular ‘Fallen’ film was shot I recommend checking the film’s IMDb page under ‘Filming Locations’ or the disc/DVD extras where often are mentioned the cities and locations where specific scenes were shot. Let me know which ‘Fallen’ you are looking for (year and/or lead(s) actors) and I’ll be happy to provide more information for you about the on-location shooting for that film.

In an era of extensive CGI use, many filmmakers resort to generating environments purely by computer. However, Greengrass, as anticipated, fought against the extensive use of CGI and went on location to shoot for months. He sought to convey the majesty and abandoned state of the fallen city above all and chose remote locations around Petra, away from the typical tourist trails, plus the breathtaking solitude of Wadi Rum. His ‘living’ cities were shot in the historic medieval towns of Český Krumlov and Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic with all modern elements such as power lines and cars digitally removed to create the impression of a real, living world stuck in a pseudo-medieval age. The difficulties of shooting at these UNESCO World Heritage Sites were undoubtedly extreme but, significantly, paid off in the most tangible of ways.