| Movies are a creative world of imagination and | | | | such as Dragon Heart, Phoenix, Kull the Conquerer, |
| wonder. And does anything evoke this feeling of | | | | The Lion in Winter and The Last Legion. |
| wonder more than castles? They represent power, | | | | British Castles in the Movies |
| wealth, mystery and many other things so they make | | | | There are many British castles, and there are many |
| a perfect setting for movies not just about knights but | | | | movies that feature British castles. These movies tend |
| movies about many other things. | | | | to be more about the later middle ages and the |
| Castles and Movies – A history intertwined | | | | Victorian era where the castles serve as a lush setting |
| Medieval castles have been used in movies since the | | | | for the political and social intricacies of the times. Two |
| earliest movies were made. The silent horror movie | | | | excellent examples of this are the movie Shakespeare |
| Nosferatu that was made in 1922 was filmed in Oratu | | | | in Love, which was filmed in Broughton Castle and |
| castle. This beautiful and very ominous castle was built | | | | Remains of the Day, which was filmed in Powderham |
| on the Orava River in Slovakia around the fourteenth | | | | Castle. This Victorian era use of British castles |
| century. The use of medieval castles continues to this | | | | wasn’t exclusive though. There are many English |
| day with many scenes from contemporary movies | | | | castles that have a feel of the middle ages and Old |
| including the Harry Potter movies being filmed in | | | | Wordour castle was used as the ancestral home of |
| castles. | | | | Robin Hood in Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood Prince |
| Scottish Castles in the Movies | | | | of Thieves. |
| Scottish castles are a very popular setting for movies | | | | Other Countries and other Medieval Castles |
| that take place in the middle ages or require a really | | | | Some other other countries with medieval castles that |
| old and medieval feeling. One of the most popular | | | | have been used in movies include the Italian Rocca |
| castles for this is castle Eilian Donan which has been | | | | Calascio Castle found in the Abruzzo province and |
| used in many movies such as Highlander, Highlander | | | | used in the filming of the 1985 Michelle Pfeiffer movie |
| End Game, and the James Bond movie The World is | | | | Ladyhawke. Germany has many medieval castles that |
| not Enough where it was the northern base for the | | | | have been used in movies and Sean Connery’s |
| British Secret Service. Another popular Scottish castle | | | | The Name of the Rose was filmed in and around |
| for filmmaking is Doune Castle, which was used | | | | Eberbach Cloister on the Rhine River. |
| extensively in the making of the cult classic Monty | | | | Harry Potter |
| Python and the Holy Grail. | | | | The Harry Potter movies, which oscillate between the |
| Eastern European Castles | | | | modern world and a fantasy medieval world, use |
| Eastern Europe has many castles that have found | | | | many of England’s gothic structures to achieve the |
| their way into movies and one of the most famous, | | | | right setting. And one of the most famous of these |
| and oldest, is Spis Castle in Slovakia. It was built in the | | | | locations is Alnwick Castle. |
| twelfth century and has been the setting for movies | | | | |