FROM Harry Potter to Monty Python, some of the biggest films ever made were shot here in Sussex.
With the rolling hills of the South Downs and picturesque coastline that caresses our county, there are former film sets all over Sussex.
Some of the biggest films ever shot in the county include:
1. Atonement, 2007
Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Director: Joe Wright
Starring: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Brenda Blethyn
Sussex location: Seaford
The beach featured on Robbie’s postcard and seen at the film’s conclusion, is Cuckmere Haven, at the mouth of the River Cuckmere between Seaford and Eastbourne, on the East Sussex coast.
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005
Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
Sussex location: Seven Sisters Country Park
The Seven Sisters cliffs were used for spectacular shots where Harry Potter walks up the hill to find the boots that transport him to the Quidditch World Cup.
3. The Inbetweeners Movie, 2011
Four socially troubled 18-year-olds from the south of England go on holiday to Malia.
Director: Ben Palmer
Starring: James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas
Sussex location: Crawley
As comedy quadruplets, Will, Simon, Jay and Neil jet off to Malia, Gatwick Airport is featured heavily at the start of the movie.
4. The Monuments Men, 2014
An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.
Director: George Clooney
Starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray
Sussex location: Rye, East Sussex
As the Monuments Men made their way onto the Normany beach to join the allied soldiers, this was actually shot at Camber Sands in Rye.
5. Yellowbeard, 1983
After serving two decades in prison, Yellowbeard (Graham Chapman) breaks out determined to recover the treasure that he buried so long ago, alongside his son, old crew, and the British Navy.
Director: Mel Damski
Starring: Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Cheech Marin
Sussex location: Rye, East Sussex
The historic public house, The Mermaid Inn, which was rebuilt in 1420 was featured in the box-office hit Yellowbeard. The Monty Python film also featured the neighbouring church square and infamous cobbled Mermaid Street leading to the inn. The film turned out to be Marty Feldman's last ever project, after he died in Mexico during production.
6. Never Let Me Go, 2010
The lives of three friends, from their early school days into young adulthood, when the reality of the world they live in comes knocking.
Director: Mark Romanek
Starring: Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield
Sussex location: Bexhill-on-Sea
The seafront home of Madame (Nathalie Richard) and Miss Emily is on De La Warr Parade between Brassey Road and Middlesex Road in Bexhill-on-Sea.
7. Mr Holmes, 2015
An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with early dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.
Director: Bill Condon
Starring: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Hiroyuki Sanada
Sussex location: Winchelsea and Seaford Head.
Once set in 1947 Holmes retires to a cottage near the sea, tending bees. This is supposedly ‘Cuckmere Haven’ but is actually Wickham Manor Farm, a National Trust bed and breakfast in Winchelsea near Rye.
Later in the film, Mr Holmes and the housekeeper’s son go for a walk along Seaford Head with the dramatic white cliffs of the Seven Sisters in the background.
8. The Living Daylights, 1987
James Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy to kill all enemy spies and uncovers an arms deal that potentially has major global ramifications.
Director: John Glen
Starring: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbé
Sussex location: Beachy Head
The iconic scene of the Land Rover falling into the water was set in Gibraltar but actually filmed in Beachy Head near Eastbourne, because apparently it was more convenient to film this in England.
9. Wonder Woman, 2017
When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.
Director: Patty Jenkins
Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright
Sussex location: Arundel Castle
The remodelled Arundel Castle was used in Wonder Woman as the German-controlled castle.
10. The Theory of Everything, 2014
A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.
Director: James Marsh
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior
Sussex location: Camber Sands
In this biographical drama about Stephen Hawking’s life, set in Cambridge University, the Camber Sands beach is shown during the film when he spends a day at the beach with his family.
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