Richard Donner's medieval romance with Michelle Pfeiffer and Rutger Hauer made Rocca Calascio famous around the world.
Locations in Abruzzo
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Rocca Calascio
Calascio · L'Aquila · 1,460 m
The hermitage of the monk Imperius. The crew added fibreglass and papier-mâché battlements to the towers.
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Campo Imperatore
Gran Sasso · L'Aquila
Isabeau, in hawk form, is wounded by the Bishop's guards.
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Also filmed outside Abruzzo
Torrechiara Castle (Parma) for Aguillon's courtyards; Rocca Sforzesca di Soncino for the dungeon escape; Castell'Arquato; Giau Pass and Lake Antorno in the Dolomites; Monterano; Cinecittà interiors.
Locations compiled from public sources (Abruzzo Film Commission, Italy for Movies, production notes). Entries marked “Reportedly” are cited by some sources but not confirmed by official ones.